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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court took serious note of the rising incidents of digital arrest across the country and sought a response from the government and CBI on Friday. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a case registered as suo motu after a senior citizen couple from Haryana’s Ambala was…
NEW DELHI: The father of Air India pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the main pilot of the ill-fated flight that crashed in Ahmedabad, on Thursday approached the Supreme Court seeking a retired judge–monitored probe into the tragedy. He urged that the investigation be fair, transparent, and technically sound.In June, Air India flight AI171, a…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the government is “not ready to evolve” after the Centre said it may not be “very feasible” to give death row convicts the option to choose lethal injection as a mode of execution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking…
Supreme Court allows bursting of green crackers for Diwali celebrations in Delhi-NCR NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the bursting of green crackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) for Diwali between October 18 and 21.According to the top court’s order, firecrackers will be permitted from 6 am to 8 am…
NEW DELHI: Around 98 students have taken their lives in premier educational institutes since 2018, of which 39 were from IITs, 25 from NITs, 25 from central universities, four from IIMs, but educational institutions do not seem serious about the problem as 57,000 educational institutes including most of the IITs, IIMs, AIIMSs and NITs are…
NEW DELHI: In what could make sparks fly between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, already in an uneasy relationship over the Mullaperiyar dam, Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from both states and the Centre on an NGO’s plea for a comprehensive safety audit of the 130-year-old dam and remedial measures, including its possible decommissioning.A bench…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into allegations of irregularities and manipulations in electoral rolls levelled by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and asked the petitioner to approach EC for redressal of grievance.The petitioner’s counsel, senior advocate Shashi Kiran, told a…
Supreme Court of India has recently dismissed a petition filed by a lady doctor who claimed that her access to WhatsApp was a fundamental right, after her account was blocked by the messaging platform. However, the Apex Court ruled that the ruse of a private messaging service does not fall under the purview of constitutionally…
NEW DELHI: A mix of anticipation and anxiety has gripped Delhi with the Supreme Court hinting that it may allow the sale of green crackers in the city just a week before Diwali. The apex court is likely to deliver its verdict on Monday. While many residents welcomed the prospect of fireworks returning to the…
NEW DELHI: Why should people facing trial in petty cases to heinous crimes, like murder or rape, be denied right to vote given the golden legal principle that presumes a person to be “innocent till found guilty by a court of law”.A PIL asked this question in Supreme Court on Friday and said because of…
