H L Dattu
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Collegium likely to meet soon on appointing HC Chief Justices
India | Nov 01, 2015, 02:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: After recommending extension of the tenure of 21 Additional Judges, the Supreme Court Collegium is likely to take a call on appointing regular Chief Justices in 8 high courts in the coming days.Sources
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SC may limit cracker bursting time this Diwali
India | Oct 26, 2015, 02:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would consider limiting cracker bursting time in Delhi this Diwali between 5 pm to 10 pm.The apex court said this while admitting a plea filed
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SC dismisses plea for beef ban case to be heard in Jammu
India | Oct 14, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking that the hearing on the beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir be heard by a three-judge bench of the high court at Jammu.An apex court bench of Chief Justice HL
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Life of judges in miserable condition, observes CJI HL Dattu
India | Sep 29, 2015, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the two-decade-old collegium system of appointing judges to higher judiciary had enough checks to weed out the corrupt.The SC bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu said
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Supreme Court stays Gujarat High Court order on judges' plot allotment PIL
India | Aug 12, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order issuing notices to its sitting and former judges and also a sitting apex court judge over the allotment of residential plots to them
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Can't ask PM or CMs to have women ministers: Supreme Court
India | Aug 08, 2015, 09:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined a plea seeking direction to chief ministers of seven states to consider inducting women in their council of ministers in conformity with the fundamental right to equality
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CBI again seeks more time to take over Vyapam cases
India | Aug 08, 2015, 08:04 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday made yet another attempt to gain two months' time to take over all the 187 Vyapam—admission and recruitment - scam cases in Madhya Pradesh citing the
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Nun with headgear not allowed to write PMT exam
India | Jul 25, 2015, 05:17 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: A nun who refused to remove her headgear was on Saturday barred from writing the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) here in line with a Supreme Court ruling."I was told I can't sit for
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Nun with headgear not allowed to write exam
World | Jul 25, 2015, 11:52 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: A nun who refused to remove her headgear was on Saturday barred from writing the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) here in line with a Supreme Court ruling."I was told I can't sit for
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No hurdle in carrying business by using God, Goddess names: SC
India | Jul 24, 2015, 07:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a PIL to stop the use of names and images of Gods and Goddesses for commercial exploitation, saying “this country has 33,000 crores of Gods.”“It is
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Death penalty better than entire life behind bars: Supreme Court
India | Jul 23, 2015, 09:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The award of life imprisonment with a rider that it means “remainder of life” today came under sharp attack from the Supreme Court which said that it would be better to award death
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When an NGO blew lid from an MMS scandal and got the kingpin arrested
India | May 15, 2015, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: It is not everyday that the government pays any heed to the individual voices raising red alerts, but for once when it happened, the court and CBI acted immediately and got the accused
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Crimes against women: SC bats for stricter punishment
India | May 10, 2015, 11:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has stressed on the need for “stricter yardstick” on courts' sentencing policy in cases related to crime against women so as to act as a deterrent, saying punishment awarded to
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SC puts on hold privilege notice to Shobhaa De
India | Apr 28, 2015, 12:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the privilege notice issued to author Shobhaa De for criticising the Maharashtra government's decision to screen Marathi films at multiplexes during prime time.While stalling the
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1997 Uphaar fire: Victims' families await closure of case
India | Apr 26, 2015, 02:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nearly 18 years after 59 cinegoers died of asphyxia in the massive fire that engulfed the Uphaar theatre here, victims' families are still waiting for judicial closure of the case.A bench of justices
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SC rejects plea against NGT's order to ban 15-yr-old vehicles
India | Apr 20, 2015, 04:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today rejected a plea against an order of the National Green Tribunal banning all vehicles which are more than 15 years old from plying on Delhi roads.“Let us assist them
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Row over Judges' meet unfortunate; govt had no role: Naidu
National | Apr 06, 2015, 05:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terming as “unfortunate” the controversy over Judges' conference, the government today said it had no role in organising it on Good Friday and slammed those trying to link the issue to secularism.Parliamentary Affairs
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CJI pitches for financial autonomy to judiciary in spending allocated funds
India | Apr 05, 2015, 04:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Chief Justice of India H L Dattu today emphasised the need for continuous "institutional dialogue" and "coordinated effort" among legislature, executive and judiciary to resolve issues related to delivery of justice including the
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I am head of the family, will settle it ourselves: CJI on Judges' conference controversy
India | Apr 05, 2015, 03:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) HL Dattu today downplayed the controversy over holding a judges' conference on Good Friday saying the issue 'will be settled within the family'."I am the head of the
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Nun gangrape case: SC to hear matter after filing of petition
India | Mar 20, 2015, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today refrained from taking suo motu cognizance of the gangrape case of 71-year-old nun of West Bengal but gave liberty to a woman advocate to file a petition for hearing