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The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre, the governments of Sikkim and West Bengal to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the National Highway 31A, the lone road linking Sikkim to rest of the country which is frequently blocked by pro and anti-Gorkhaland supporters. A Bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir also ordered the organisations, agitating in favour and against the creation of G..

In a major relief to the UPA government at the Centre which is already facing heat due to alarming inflation, the Supreme Court today restrained the rice exporters from exporting rice till further orders. A vacation bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and G S Singhvi also stayed all the proceedings pending in various High Courts of the country challenging the ban imposed by the Union govern..

E-FILING by Supreme Court of India The Supreme Court of India has introduced E-FILING. Now you can file a case in the Supreme Court through the internet and also avail of the following services: Filing of cases by any Advocate-on-Record or Petitioner-in-person through internet from anywhere in the world Electronic payment of court fee and other charges by visa/master card/debit card ..

It was a first of its kind in India, a gay parade in three Indian cities - Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata, an attempt by a community to finally be heard. The gay community marched for equal legal rights to repeal section 377 of the Constitution, which criminalises sexual minorities. For transgenders like Chandni, the march was an opportunity to tell the world and her family that she was proud..

Frowning on real estate developers who refuse to pay compensation for delayed deliveries, a court here has fined leading builders er Ansal Properties and Infrastructure (API) Rs. 27.3 lakhs for not handing over an apartment on time. The National Consumer Redressal Commission also asked API to pay it Rs.50,000 for the 'rough behaviour' of one of its officials. The case dates to 1998 when Kunj B..

A lawyer and his cousin were seriously injured on Monday evening when four men entered the lawyer's office northeast Delhi and fired several rounds at them, in an apparent act of revenge, police said. The lawyer, Hashim, received five bullets and Intezar Ali was shot twice. A third man sitting with them was unhurt, said an officer. The police said the attackers, who came on motorcycles, fled af..

Govt launches E-passport scheme Government launched the ambitious 'E-passports' scheme with President Pratibha Patil receiving the first copy from External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Wednesday. While the E-passports launched today are meant for the diplomats, it would be issued for the category of officials from next month and general people from September nex..

New Delhi, Jun 24 (UNI) The Delhi High Court has served notices to the Centre and the Judo Federation of India on the present selection procedure of women players for the Beijing Olympics. Justice S L Bhayana also issued notices to the Sports Authority of India and Indian Olympic Association on a petition filed by Bittu Sharma, who challenged the federation's selection of Divya in ..

The Allahabad High Court today pulled up the Lucknow Development Authority for demolition of Sahara Sahar during the night without prior notice and asked the Uttar Pradesh government to restore possession of land to the Sahara Group company. Taking strong exception to the demolition drive being carried out by LDA late last night, the Lucknow bench of the high court directed the state gover..

New Delhi, Jun 19 Taking serious view of the Centre's move to regularise 1400 unauthorised colonies in Delhi, without providing basic amenities like water, power and roads, the Supreme Court today directed the Delhi government to file an affidavit stating therein the steps being taken to provide basic infrastructure for resettlement colonies having a population over 25 lakh. A vacati..

New Delhi, June 20 The Utter Pradesh Government today moved the Supreme Court challenging the stay granted by the Allahabad High Court on the demolition of Sahara group's commercial property Shara Sahar. The case will come up for hearing before the apex court next week. A vacation bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat did not give relief to the state gover..

The Delhi High Court is all set to go high-tech as its premises is soon going to get a wi-fi facility. "We have identified 10 hot spots where the instruments would be put in place so that lawyers and others could have wireless internet access in the court premises without facing any glitches", Delhi High Court Bar association's president K C Mittal said. Apart from wi-fi, all the la..

They may be taking decisions that affect millions, but politicians are a most unscientific lot in India, says a new study based on the opinions of 1,100 Indian scientists. The study, 'Worldviews and Opinions of Scientists in India', carried out by Trinity College of the US with the help of the Centre for Inquiry (CFI) India, a non-profit organisation, has found that politicians have a very low ..

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of 18 Rajasthan MLAs for allegedly breaching their oath of office by making inflammatory statements on the Gujjar agitation. "We are not inclined to interfere in this petition as the petitioner has an alternative remedy by way of special appeal before the High Court, " a vacation Bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat and ..

The Supreme Court has deplored the growing tendency of litigants attributing motives to judges and seeking transfer of cases from one court to another. "We will not allow the image of the judiciary to be tarnished by such accusations," a vacation bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and G S Singhvi observed, while dismissing the appeal filed by a widow, Mithilesh. The apex court sa..