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Deadline for guvs, Prez will tilt power balance: Centre

New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- The Union government has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on state bills, as mandated by the court in an April ruli... Read More


State government stonewalling attempts to appoint VCs of varsities: TN Guv

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, has accused the state government of "stonewalling" the appointment of vice-chancellors (VCs) to state universities and of attempting to usurp... Read More


SC strikes down Army's quota policy for JAG corps

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday struck down the Indian Army's policy of reserving six out of nine Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch vacancies for men and only three for women, call... Read More


Won't remove voters without notice: EC tells Supreme Court on Bihar SIR

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday told the Supreme Court that no eligible voter in Bihar will be removed from the electoral rolls without prior notice, an opport... Read More


Won't remove voters without notice, EC tells Supreme Court on Bihar SIR

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday told the Supreme Court that no eligible voter in Bihar will be removed from the electoral rolls without prior notice, an opport... Read More


Use leaves to clear verdict backlog: SC to Jharkhand HC judges

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday advised judges of the Jharkhand high court to take their sanctioned leave, not for rest, but to clear a growing backlog of reserved judgments. The adv... Read More


Will step in if there is any mass exclusion of voters in Bihar: Supreme Court

New Delhi, July 30 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that it will "step in" if there is any mass exclusion of voters in poll-bound Bihar, asking petitioners challenging the Election Commission of... Read More


Supreme Court questions Justice Yashwant Varma over challenging internal panel probe

New Delhi, July 29 -- The Supreme Court on Monday posed sharp questions to Justice Yashwant Varma over his challenge to an in-house judicial inquiry that found "strong inferential evidence" of his "co... Read More


CJI Gavai laments delays in judicial appointments

New Delhi, July 25 -- Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai on Thursday said he has been trying to persuade the Union government on the administrative side to expedite judicial appointments, even as ... Read More


'You're educated... you should earn': SC questionswoman's demand for rRs.r12 cr alimony, BMW car

New Delhi, July 23 -- "You are so educated. You should not have to ask, you should earn for yourself," Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai told a woman during a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday, as... Read More