Satisfied with the follow-up action taken by the government on Medical Council of India’s proposal to have common national eligibility-cum-entrance test (NEET) for medical college admissions across th

As Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa came under attack by the Opposition for alleged irregularities in granting the mining licences after the “leaked” contents of yet to be released state Lokyayukta’s report, the BJP in a counter offensive has targeted three former CMs and Union government during governor’s rule for granting far more number of licences “without” MoEF clearance.

Dissatisfied with the cold response shown by the states on its order for putting in place schemes for rehabilitation of sex workers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a five-member committee to assist it in the matter and in issuing the directions to the states and Union Territories from time to time.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Sikkim high court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran’s fresh petition challenging the impeachment inquiry committee’s order allowing a private organisation to participate in the probe proceedings while the Rajya Sabha chairman inducted a new member in the probe panel in place of advocate P.P. Rao.

In a major boost to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for initiating welfare measures for the poorest sections, the Supreme Court on Monday showered praise on it for taking concrete steps to implementing its order on providing night shelters to homeless in the big cities.

The Union government has distanced itself completely from the oral arguments of former Solicitor-General Gopal Subramaniam in the black money case if they amounted to giving any “concession” to the Su

Though the UPA government has questioned the Supreme Court’s order setting up of a Special Investigating Team to probe the black money issue, its challenge seemed to be contrary to its earlier stand strongly supporting the formation of SITs for probing the Gujarat riot and Sohrabuddin encounter cases.

Even as the Supreme Court in a latest judgment this week had tried to dispel any notion about judicial activism in its verdicts, the Union government on Friday filed a review petition for recalling of its order on “black money” case citing the “overreach” of its jurisdiction by the top court in setting up an SIT to investigate the matter.

As voices against “judicial activism” were raised once again from certain quarters on Supreme Court’s recent orders in cases like 2G scam, black money and Salwa Judum issues, the apex court in a hard-hitting judgement on the enforcement of citizen’s rights flayed the tendency of raking up the “bogey” every time when it passed any direction to the executive for implementing the welfare schemes for poor and downtrodden.

The contempt case initiated by the Supreme Court against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday seemed to be veering around a settlement with the court offering him another opportunity to say “sorry” and get out of it.