Experts favour saving Ram Setu
The expert committee on highly controversial Setusamundram project is believed to have favoured diversion in the Palk Strait sea channel route to save the mythological “Ram Setu” from any damage while
No RTI immunity for SC, CJI: CIC
The Central Information Commission in a significant order has said that the Chief Justice of India or the Supreme Court could not claim total immunity of disclosing any information under Right to Info
Centre refutes Amit Shah charge of ‘destabilisation’
The UPA government, virtually at the receiving end in former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah case in the Supreme Court for about two weeks, on Wednesday hit back strongly refuting his charge that the
SC fines Haryana govt for land act misuse
The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Central and state governments for the misuse of the archaic Land Acquisition Act in the past two decades of the opening of economy to acquire farmers’ land in name of development. The court sought to stop the trend to save precious agriculture
5 top execs in 2G case free on bail
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to five top corporate executives accused in the 2G case, who were jailed seven months, but set stringent conditions to protect witnesses being “influenced”. The CBI was also given full liberty to seek cancellation of the bail if any of these conditions was violated.
Special courts to try violence during stir: SC
Taking a dig at politicians, including ministers, who lead agitations which often turn violent and cause huge damage to public and private property, the Supreme Court indicated Tuesday that special courts might be set up across the country for speedy trials and “punitive” damages.
Charges by Modi govt get Centre’s attention
The allegations against UPA government by former Gujarat home minister Amit Shah in the Supreme Court that he was “framed” in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case to “destabilise” the Modi government by using the CBI for this purpose seems to have been taken very seriously by the Centre as it pressed the services of three of its top law officers to take note of the case.
Defence ministry gives clean chit for NDA on Kargil
Despite a decade-long spar between the Congress-led UPA and the BJP-led NDA on defence purchases during Kargil conflict, the ministry of defence has given 'clean chit' to the Atal Behari Vajpayee gove
Govt can’t make last minute changes: SC
The Supreme Court has declared as illegal any last minute changes made by the government in admission norms for the university courses after the already existing rules had been spelt out clearly in th
Mulayam plots case ‘diluted’
Even as former Utter Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh’s brother Shivpal Singh joined him to file an affidavit in the Supreme Court accusing the Congress of targeting them in the Gomti Nagar plots allotment case, the Mayawati