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SC may widen its scrutiny of buildings to cover PGs

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it may expand its court-monitored exercise against illegal constructions and unauthorised change of land use in Delhi to cover the safety o... Read More


NCERT textbook case: Open to criticism, not uninformed assertions, says top court

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The judiciary, as an institution, is not, and cannot be, averse to criticism, the Supreme Court has asserted while cautioning that fair, informed and constructivecritique is a le... Read More


Expert panel to curb unethical pharma marketing, says Govt to SC

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Centre has decided to constitute a three-member expert committee to examine whether pharmaceutical companies need to be brought under a legally enforceable framework to preve... Read More


SC says judiciary not averse to criticism, but cautions schools

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The judiciary, as an institution, is not, and cannot be, averse to criticism, the Supreme Court has asserted while cautioning that fair, informed and constructive critique is a l... Read More


SC may expand safety checks to PGs in Delhi

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it may expand its court-monitored exercise against illegal constructions and unauthorised change of land use in Delhi to cover the safety o... Read More


SC not averse to critique, warns on school texts

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The judiciary, as an institution, is not, and cannot be, averse to criticism, the Supreme Court has asserted while cautioning that fair, informed and constructive critique is a l... Read More


Panel probe not prerequisite criteria for rights cases: SC

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- The Supreme Court has strengthened the hands of human rights courts by ruling that criminal proceedings for offences arising from human rights violations need not be preceded by ... Read More


Delhi PG collapse: Plea to seek action expansion against illegal constructions

India, Sept. 8 -- A plea is expected to be mentioned before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking an urgent expansion of the court-monitored exercise against illegal constructions and unauthorised cha... Read More


'They're waiting for my retirement': CJI Surya Kant junks Aravalli panel's plea to extend deadline

India, Sept. 8 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday questioned whether a high-powered committee constituted by the Supreme Court to arrive at a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills... Read More


SC takes 2 year to deliver verdict after setting 3-month deadline for HCs

India, Sept. 8 -- The Supreme Court's prescription for judicial delay has run into an uncomfortable question of its own. It took a bench in the top court more than two years to pronounce a judgment it... Read More