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SC urges Centre to fine tune ad hoc judge appointment policy

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Union government to revisit and fine-tune its policy on appointing ad hoc judges in high courts to tackle mounting pendency, observing tha... Read More


SC inches closer to deciding euthanasia case, to meet family

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a "final call" on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old man who has remained ... Read More


Centre urges SC restraint on PIL on 'unopposed' elections

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Union government on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to exercise restraint on a public interest litigation questioning the law that allows "unopposed" candidates an automatic... Read More


TOP court JUNKS 'luxury' PETITION OVER bottledwater PACKAGING

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an "urban-centric approach" to PIL, refusing to entertain a plea seeking stricter standards for polyethylene terephtha... Read More


SC junks 'luxury' plea over packaged water

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an "urban-centric approach" to public interest litigation, refusing to entertain a plea seeking fresh and stricter sta... Read More


Top court inches closer to deciding euthanasia case, to meet family

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a "final call" on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old man who has remained ... Read More


SC inches closer to deciding euthanasia case, to meet family

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a "final call" on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old man who has remained ... Read More


Sikkim HC row derails judge's elevation as chief justice

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended new chief justices for five high courts, including Sikkim, where Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, the senior-most judge appears to... Read More


SC refuses to stay MCD's new policy for stray dogs

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to halt the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) newly notified stray dog policy, which mandates a revised sterilisation-and-release prog... Read More


SC junks 'luxury' plea over packaged water

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an "urban-centric approach" to public interest litigation, refusing to entertain a plea seeking fresh and stricter sta... Read More