Apex court

Gopal Sankaranarayanan, secretary of the Lodha panel when it made the report, criticised the bid to dilute clauses in a report approved by the court in 2016. read more

Earlier authorities had decided to carry out ‘controlled implosion’ to bring down the huge concrete structures spreading over 8 lakh square feet and shortlisted two firms for this. Experts say controlled implosion is an accepted demolition technique... read more

Improve judicial infrastructure, expand judicial training, and develop an evidence-based approach to reforms read more

Settling a fractious issue that goes back more than a century, the top court in a historic judgement backed the construction of a Ram Temple by a trust at the disputed site, and ruled that an alternative five-acre plot must be found for a mosque in the... read more

The judgement was scheduled to be delivered at 10:30 AM but lawyers representing various parties and journalists have started reaching the apex court two hours in advance. read more

Eventually, the piece of land has been given away to one whose undisputed ownership has not been established by the apex court even in this verdict. read more

The government’s move comes days after the Supreme Court ordered it to give financial assistance to such farmers within a week. read more

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Ayodhya Land Dispute Case: Supreme Court held that “the high court was not seized of a suit for partition” to divide the land among the contesting parties. read more

The Supreme Court verdict was preceded by appeals for calm by top religious and political leaders and a nationwide security alert to prevent any attempt by miscreants to inflame tempers in a case that has been followed intently by the Hindu and Muslim... read more

The CM also ordered stringent action against those found violating the ban on stubble burning, in line with the apex court’s directives on the penalisation of such farmers read more

Adityanath conveyed this during a late-night video conference on Thursday with the state’s top civil and police officials, divisional commissioners and district magistrates. read more

In a majority judgment of 2:1, a bench headed by Justice R F Nariman dismissed the plea filed by the convict Manoharan and said there are no grounds to review the verdict. read more

In a majority judgment of 2:1, a bench headed by Justice R F Nariman dismissed the plea filed by the convict Manoharan and said there are no grounds to review the verdict. read more

Cases come a day after the Supreme Court cracked the whip on the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and said that their entire administrative and police hierarchy will be held responsible if even one instance of stubble burning comes to... read more