Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan directed the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority to provide free legal aid to dependants of all those affected in the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks.It is for the first time that the Supreme Court has co ..
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two weeks time to the Union Government to file its reply on a petition challenging appointment of Justice Ashok Kumar as a permanent judge of the Madras High Court.The petition filed by former Union Law Minister ..
The Supreme Court has ruled out the applicability of American standards to review the law providing 27 per cent quota for OBCs in central educational institutions, saying "the gamut of affirmative action in India is fully supported by Constitutional ..
The Supreme Court has directed Tata Motors Ltd to replace a defective car and pay Rs 3,000 as compensation to the purchaser of the vehicle.A bench headed by Justice B N Agarwal dismissed the Tata Motors' petition and asked the company to replace the ..
Supreme Court dismisses the petition filed against Lalu Prasad challenging his continuance as Union Minister on the ground that he had contested Lok Sabha election from Chapra while being a member from another constituency."We will not consider it. W ..
The Supreme Court today stayed the construction of a parking lot at Siri Fort Sports Complex as part of preparations for the Commonwealth Games 2010 on a plea filed by a morning walker who objected to the felling of trees for the project.A bench head ..
Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee filed a petition in the Bombay High Court on Friday challenging the Ahmednagar District Collector's order cancelling her ownership of a plot near Shirdi due to irregularities in the deal.The petition filed before the ..
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Citizens unhappy with the performance of an elected government should vote it out of power rather than rushing to a court which "is not a remedy for all evils," the Supreme Court said today."This is democracy where elections ar ..
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Tamil Nadu govt on a petition seeking revival of the Common Entrance Test (CET), abolished last year, for admissions to professional courses in the state for academic session 2008-09.A Bench headed by ..
Couples seeking divorce will not be able to untie the knot quickly with a court ruling in Mumbai that the one-year mandatory period of separation cannot be shortened under any circumstance. The Bombay High Court gave the ruling while dismissing a pet ..