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SC nudges Delhi court to conclude 2008 blasts trial in six months

India, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday nudged a Delhi court to conclude within six months the trial of Saquib Nisar, a suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorist facing prosecution in the September... Read More


'Let panel work': SC on plea seeking Amit Shah, Delhi Police chief's role in protest case

India, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the five-member high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC), headed by its former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy, should be allowed to conduct its independ... Read More


'Overcrowded prisons can't be reason for bail in serious cases'

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Overcrowded prisons or the burden of pendency cannot be reasons for releasing convicts in serious cases on bail, the Supreme Court has emphasised, cautioning judges against adopt... Read More


No separate probe into claims of sexual assault, says top court

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that there was no need to initiate separate suo motu proceedings to examine allegations of sexual assault against women protesters during th... Read More


SC seeks j'khand Reply in plea for CBI probe in JPSC

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Jharkhand government's response on a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhan... Read More


'Overcrowded prisons can't be reason for bail in serious cases'

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Overcrowded prisons or the burden of pendency cannot be reasons for releasing convicts in serious cases on bail, the Supreme Court has emphasised, cautioning judges against adopt... Read More


SC seeks j'khand Reply in plea for CBI probe in JPSC

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Jharkhand government's response on a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged irregularities in the Jharkhan... Read More


'Overcrowded prisons can't be reason for bail in serious cases'

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Overcrowded prisons or the burden of pendency cannot be reasons for releasing convicts in serious cases on bail, the Supreme Court has emphasised, cautioning judges against adopt... Read More


'Caseload no reason for bail to serious convicts'

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Overcrowded prisons or the burden of pendency cannot be reasons for releasing convicts in serious cases on bail, the Supreme Court has emphasised, cautioning judges against adopt... Read More


No clear majority? The puzzle in top court's new 'industry' test

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court's nine-judge Constitution Bench judgment on what constitutes an "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, raises an important question that the judgme... Read More