SC pulls up Govt for filing over 700-page document

A controversy broke out last week after a three-judge Bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur had held virtually stayed the operation of a verdict delivered on February 8 by another three-judge Bench of SC.

Justice Madan B Lokur today said time has come to "introspect" on the "effectiveness" of the law to protect children from sexual abuse and what has been achieved in the nearly six years since the enactment of the POCSO Act.He said there is a need to carry out ...

Justices Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, who had held the press conference, attended the function and were even seen shaking hands with the CJI amid camera glare Press Trust of India | New Delhi Last Updated at January 30, 2018 22:41 IST Justice Kurien ...

Judiciary cannot remain silent or inactive in case of violation of human rights and access to justice is available to people through the PIL which is sometimes confused with judicial activism, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Madan B. Lokur has said.The judiciary ...

FC Bureau City: New Delhi Reiterating the legal position that the Chief Justice of India is the “Master of the Roster”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the CJI’s authority in allocation of cases and selection of benches couldn’t be questioned ...

"We are being befooled by the executive", was how a "frustrated" Supreme Court said today while ruing the fact that around Rs one lakh crore worth of funds meant to protect the environment and benefit the people, was being diverted for other purposes.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Centre for diversion of funds from around Rs 1 lakh crore collected to protect the environment. "We are being befooled by the executive. It is very clear that the amount was used for purposes other than what it was ...

A wife is not a "chattel" or an "object" and she cannot be forced to reside with her husband even if the man desires to live with her, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while hearing a matter in which a woman, who lodged a criminal case against her husband alleging cruelty, said that she do not want to live with him while the man maintained that he wants to reside with her. "She is not a chattel. You (man) cannot force her. She does not want to live with you. How can you ...

The Supreme Court has restored an order of dismissal of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable, who had assaulted his senior officer with a rifle butt, taking a stern view of the misconduct by the member of a "disciplined force".The top court, which upheld ...