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New IT rules: SC refuses to stay proceeding before various High Courts

In its plea, the Centre said, the issue of regulating the OTT platform was pending before the top court.

Repeal UAPA

The statute has no place in a democracy

K'taka court directs ex-PM Deve Gowda to pay Rs 2 cr damages to NICE

The NICE Road is a 4 to 6-lane private toll expressway in Karnataka, to connect Bengaluru and Mysuru.

HC extends activist Stan Swamy's stay at private hospital till July 5

Activist Stan Swamy is an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case

'Infringement of liberty': SC shocked as bail plea not listed for a year

"The accused has a right to hearing of his application for bail. In fact, the denial of hearing is an infringement of right and liberty assured to an accused" - SC

Actively considering live telecast of SC proceedings: CJI N V Ramana

Chief Justice N V Ramana Thursday said he was actively considering the proposal to live telecast the proceedings of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court advances summer vacation in view of surge in COVID cases

The vacation will now commence from May 10 instead of May 14

Soli J Sorabjee: A man of law and all things jazz

Padma Vibhushan Soli Sorabjee died of Covid-19-related complications at 91 on April 30, 2021

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar expresses grief over death of ex-AG Soli Sorabjee

NCP president Sharad Pawar on Friday expressed grief over the death of former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee

Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general, dies at 91 after contracting Covid

Sorabjee, a senior lawyer and Padma Vibhushan recipient, was being treated at a private hospital

Delhi district courts to take up only urgent matters through virtual means

Delhi High Court on Monday ordered that all the judicial officers of the District Courts in Delhi will take up only urgent cases of their respective Courts

SC asks govt for reasonable timeline to clear names given by collegium

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to apprise it of a reasonable time frame within which it can respond to the recommendations made by its collegium for appointment of judges

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking uniform retirement age for judges

SC refused to entertain a PIL seeking uniform retirement age for judges of High Courts and the top court

SC to hear on Apr 9 plea of Mukhtar Ansari's wife for his protection in UP

SC will hear on Friday the plea of the wife of Mukhtar Ansari seeking directions to the UP authorities to ensure that her husband's life is protected, besides being accorded fair trial in cases

SC to hear Centre's plea to close cases against Italian marines on April 9

Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on April 9 the Centre's plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in Feb 2012

Justice N V Ramana appointed as next CJI, to assume charge on April 24

Justice Ramana will assume charge as the 48th CJI on April 24, a day after the retirement of incumbent CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde

CJI invokes Rudyard Kipling to advise judges against social media slander

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Saturday invoked poet Rudyard Kipling to advise judges against social media slander

Supreme Court as change agent

Book review of Supreme Court

Chief Justice of India recommends Justice NV Ramana as his successor

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Wednesday recommended Justice NV Ramana as his successor

Fed up with cut, copy and paste business of HCs in this computer age: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it is fed up with cut, copy and paste business done in this computer age by the High Courts