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Gay rights activists hold placards during a protest against a Supreme Court verdict that upheld section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality, in New Delhi recently (Photo: AP)

Spell out stand on validity of IPC Section 377: Supreme Court to...

A bench of CJI and Justices AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud gave a week's time to ASG Tushar Mehta for the govt to file...

23 April 2018 5:41 PM IST

Despite a slew of Supreme Court directives for the effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act this month, the government has taken no step to constitute Child Welfare Committees (CWC).

Aadhaar not mandatory for enrolment in NEET, other all India exams: SC...

A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra directed the CBSE to upload the information on their...

7 March 2018 5:01 PM IST

Earlier in November 2017, the Supreme Court had slapped a cost of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for not filing its response on Odisha govts plea in a matter pertaining to Polavaram Project on river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. (Photo: ANI)

Appointment of Lokpal in process, meeting on March 1: Centre tells SC

Attorney General KK Venugopal made this submission before a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi,

23 Feb 2018 6:57 PM IST

Kerala actress Priya Prakash Varrier moves SC seeking to quash the FIRs and fatwa issued against her in Maharashtra and Telangana for the Malayalam song in movie Oru Adaar Love. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Priya Varrier moves SC, wants FIRs, fatwa against her viral song...

FIR were issued against Varrier for a song in her debut movie on grounds that it hurt religious sentiments of Muslims.

19 Feb 2018 6:04 PM IST

The Supreme Court relied on a report of BJ Government Medical Colleges medical board that there was no medical treatment for the anomaly. (Photo: PTI)

SC slams CBI for its approach into probe on Manipur fake encounter...

SC also directed the NHRC to depute 3 persons to associate with the SIT to carry out investigation in 17 out of the 42...

12 Feb 2018 9:39 PM IST

The Supreme Court has ordered the appointment of a new three-member Special Investigating Team to probe 186 anti-Sikh riot cases.

Pleas seeking probe in Loya's death politically motivated: Maharashtra...

Senior counsel appearing for Maharashtra said 'Apart from politics, there is nothing amiss in the death of Loya.'

12 Feb 2018 9:22 PM IST

Supreme Court of India

Don't deny social benefits to citizens without Aadhaar, SC tells...

Sibal in his tirade against the Aadhaar law said it violated fundamental right to privacy of the individual.

8 Feb 2018 5:58 PM IST

Cabinet restored the minimum permissible distance limit for quarrying to 50 metres from roads, canals, rivers, and residential buildings.

SC stays Madras HC order banning all sand quarrying activities in...

A Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, Deepak Gupta stayed the HC order on a special leave petition filed by Tamil Nadu...

5 Feb 2018 8:19 PM IST

The Supreme Court has ordered the appointment of a new three-member Special Investigating Team to probe 186 anti-Sikh riot cases.

SC rejects plea to make rape gender neutral offence, terms as...

The apex court said, 'We are not saying a woman cannot rape a man but these come under different offence under the IPC.'

2 Feb 2018 7:46 PM IST

2008 Malegaon blast case accused Lt Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit. (Photo: PTI)

SC refuses to stay trial against Shrikanth Purohit in Malegaon blast...

The court said, prayer for stay would be considered after 4 wks after the NIA and Maharashtra government filed their...

29 Jan 2018 9:34 PM IST

The Supreme Court has ordered the appointment of a new three-member Special Investigating Team to probe 186 anti-Sikh riot cases.

Cow vigilantism: SC's contempt notice to Maha, Gujarat, Haryana,...

SC issues notice to 4 states for not implementing its order to prevent violence in the name of cow vigilantism.

29 Jan 2018 7:32 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that triple talaq form of divorce in the Muslim community has no sanction in Holy Quran and was bad in law. (Photo: AFP/File)

Triple talaq a sin, has no sanction in Quran, rules SC

The question that needs to be answered is only whether triple talaq has any legal sanctity, Justice Kurian Joseph said.

22 Aug 2017 9:17 PM IST