Taking note of high “politicisation” of mercy petitions by three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of their cases to itself from the Madras high court.

In a major verdict on the controversial Armed Forces Special Power Act, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that prior sanction from the Union government is must for prosecution of the Army officers and personnel for any alleged “excesses” by them in the area where the Act is in force if the cases go for trial to the normal criminal courts.

Taking note of high 'politicisation' of mercy petitions by three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the transfer of their ca

The Supreme Court on Monday finally allowed the withdrawal of two special leave petitions against former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in mining-related land deal cases ahead of the forest bench’s hearing on the CEC’s report recommending CBI inquiry into the matter.

The Supreme Court on Monday disapproved Italy government’s move to “tinker” with the judicial system of the country by entering into a compromise deal with the kin of two Kerala fishermen killed by its Marine guards and came down heavily on the Kerala high court for passing a decree in favour of the Italian government.

In an important verdict on reservation, the Supreme Court has held that once the quota benefit was given to the backward classes in the appointment, it could not be extended in promotion unless the government has collected viable data to show that reserved categories were “inappropriately” represented in the public services.

Deeply concerned about the alarming use of vehicles with tinted glasses in heinous crimes like kidnapping, rape and dacoity, the Supreme Court in a hard-hitting verdict on Friday banned the use of “bl

The Supreme Court, proposing guidelines for the media about reporting of the proceedings of pending criminal cases, on Tuesday discounted the impression that the norms will affect the media as a whole

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition questioning the government’s lobbying for the election of Supreme Court’s sitting judge, Justice Dalveer Bhandari as a member of the International Cou

After a marathon hearing spreading nearly a month, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab’s appeal challenging the award of death sentence to him in th