‘Courts can scrap policy decisions’
The Supreme Court in its two verdicts in the 2G scam case on Thursday outrightly rejected the government’s argument that judiciary cannot interfere in the policy decisions of the executive, saying if any policy was contrary to the public interest and helped a handful of powerful people, the court has the inherent powers to exercise its jurisdiction in such cases to correct the illegalities committed.
Top court to decide PC ‘fate’ in 2G case today
The Supreme Court (SC) will decide the fate of Union home minister P. Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum scam Thursday while fixing for delivery of three more crucial judgments in the case.
The cases to
Arms Act: SC strikes down death clause
In an important verdict on a draconian provision in the Arms Act making capital punishment mandatory to a person for causing death in any non-Army or paramilitary operations by the weapons listed as “prohibitory” for civilians, the Supreme Court struck down the provision holding it as contrary to the principle of equality of law defined in Article 21 of the Constitution.
Clean chit to Central agencies on leak
The income-tax department on Tuesday finally filed its comprehensive probe report in the Supreme Court in the 2G case, which includes investigation into the leak of Radia tapes to the media.
SC ‘indicts’ PMO for 2G case delay
The Supreme Court on Tuesday severely indicted the Prime Minister’s Office over the “delay” in granting sanction for prosecuting former communications minister A. Raja in the 2G spectrum scam. It has, however, not held Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “directly” responsible for the delay.
SC: Fix time-limit for graft cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Parliament to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act to make granting of sanction for prosecution mandatory in three months in graft cases.
The top court disapp
SC split on state, Centre ‘conflict’
As the country is witnessing a debate on the crucial issue of federalism in the wake of Centre intending to enact certain laws on the subjects essentially falling in the “state list”, a two-judge benc
SC: Students can’t suffer for college mistake
The Supreme Court has allowed a large number of medical students in Kerala to complete their MBBS degree despite their admission made by four private colleges in “violation” of rules framed by regulator, MCI.
SC warning on ‘affluent’ prostitution
The Supreme Court on Friday virtually rang the alarm bell to the authorities on the menace of “prostitution” taking in its grip young girls from well-to-do families, including those getting education even at the university level, driven with the desire of high lifestyle and sex trade attaining “transgender” proportion.
FIR against SMK is premature, rules SC
In a major relief to external affairs minister S.M. Krishna, facing an FIR on illegal mining in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings against him before the lokayukta court in Bengaluru as well as a direction of the state high court for continuing the investigation in the case.