Taking note of strong arguments by the counsel for city dentist couple Rajesh Talwar and Nupur Talwar accusing CBI of “planting” stories in media about their “involvement” in the murder of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help, the apex court agreed to examine the validity of the trial court over converting the agency’s closure report into the chargesheet against them.

A senior IPS officer of Gujarat, in an affidavit to the Supreme Court on the 2002 riots, has accused chief minister Narendra Modi of “instructing” top administrative and police officers to let Hindus vent their anger against the death of 59 karsevaks burnt alive in the Sabarmati Express at Godhra while returning from Ayodhya as he wanted the Muslims to be taught a lesson.

Mounting pressure on the government to set up a special investigating team to probe the stashing of black money abroad, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Centre’s proposal to create an “in-house” body for better coordination among its different agencies, saying these agencies had been “sleeping” on the issue for more than two years.

Mounting pressure on the government to set up a special investigating team to probe the stashing of black money abroad, the Supreme Court on Thur-sday rejected the Centre’s proposal to create an “in-house” body for better coordination among its different agencies, saying these agencies had been “sleeping” on the issue for more

Warning the government about the serious consequences of its alleged “faulty” food distribution policy leading to creation of “two Indias of haves and have-nots,’ the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought detailed affidavits form the Centre and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission that why its BPL figure of 36 per cent was much lower than those projected by almost all the states.

Terming the decrees of “khap panchayats” in North India and of “katta panchayats” in the South on “honour killings” as barbaric and heinous crimes against young people who want to lead their lives according to their free will, the Supreme Court, in an unprecedented order on Tuesday, directed all state governments to make the district magistrates and district police chiefs accused in such cases if they fail to do their duty.

Lokpal Bill drafting committee co-chairman Shanti Bhushan on Monday filed a contempt petition against Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, accusing him of “fabricating” a CD against him in an “attempt to derail” the legislation as well as the 2G spectrum case and the “Amar Singh CD” cases in the nation’s highest court.

Brushing aside the Centre’s stiff resistance to the CBI proposal for appointing senior advocate Udai Lalit as special public prosecutor for the 2G case, the Supreme Court, using its discretionary powers, on Monday ordered him to take charge of the case and put it on fast track.

Brushing aside the stiff resistance of the Centre to the CBI proposal for appointing senior advocate Udai Lalit as special public prosecutor for the 2G scam case, the Supreme Court using its discretionary powers under the Constitution on Monday ordered him to take charge of the case and put it on fast track.

As the government virtually succumbed to the “satyagraha” by Anna Hazare on the Lokpal Bill agreeing to consider the suggested changes and the Gandhian setting a deadline of “independence day” for its