The Supreme Court on Thursday came down on the Centre for allotting coal blocks to companies by undermining the Mines and Minerals Act, which empowers only state governments, and not the Union government, to make such allocations, saying the Centre has to give “legal explanation” on the matter.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Maharashtra government seeking explanation on whether a Muslim policeman can be allowed to sport a beard. A bench of justices P. Sathasivam and J.S.
Khehar sought the governments’ response within four weeks, saying, “A few high courts are against Muslim policemen sporting beards... We will look into this issue. We want to know the reaction of the Centre.”

The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the plea of the Italian government challenging the jurisdiction of Indian courts to try two Marines from Italy accused of shooting to death two Indian fishermen

Criticising the culture of providing excessive security to “all and sundry”, especially MPs, MLAs and their relatives who do not face any security threat, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Ce

Shocked and angry at the death of the 23-year-old woman who was brutally gangraped and assaulted in a moving bus here, a sea of humanity thronged Jantar Mantar in the heart of the national capital on

Politicians and bureaucrats are not interested in bringing police reforms for better law and order situation as they want policemen to be under their control and to “salute” them always, former senior

The city police faced the ire of the Delhi high court on Friday for failing to provide, despite the court’s specific instruction, details of the police officials who were on patrolling duty along the route taken by the private chartered bus in which a 23-year-old woman was gangraped and brutally assaulted on December 16.

The Delhi high court on Wednesday decided to set up five special fast track courts to deal with cases of sexual assault on women, as suggested by the city government.

Outraged over the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus here, a group of women lawyers approached the Delhi high court on Tuesday urging it to take cognisance of the matter and monitor the probe in the case.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to “independently” carry on its investigation into the disproportionate assets case against Samajwadi Party chief and MP Mulayam Singh Yadav, his elder son and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and younger son Prateek Yadav.