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Supreme Court calls for simplicity in administrative procedures

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Emphasising that simplicity in public transactions is "good governance" and a constitutional value, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that executive actions imposing unnecessary o... Read More


Supreme Court directs states to deploy more staff, substitutes for SIR exercise

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that states governments cannot distance themselves from their statutory obligation to provide adequate manpower for electoral work, makin... Read More


Govt to bring back pregnant woman deported to Bangladesh

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Union government on Wednesday agreed to bring back a pregnant woman deported to Bangladesh earlier this year along with her eight-year-old son, after a strong nudge from the S... Read More


Divorced Muslim woman has right to return of dower, dowry, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a Muslim woman, who has been divorced, is legally entitled to recover cash, gold and other articles given to her or her husband by her pare... Read More


SC sets aside HC order, says 'parity not sole ground for bail'

New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Emphasising that the principle "bail is the rule and jail, an exception," does not entitle all accused to automatic relief, the Supreme Court has held that courts must also weigh ... Read More


Marriage reduced to 'commercial transaction': Supreme Court flags dowry deaths

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a scathing denunciation of dowry-related cruelty, lamenting that the "pious bond of marriage has regrettably been reduced to a mere commerci... Read More


Time to reinforce predictability in judicial approach: CJI Surya Kant

New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday delivered a call for predictability within the judiciary itself, urging the evolution of a uniform national judicial policy that co... Read More


Online games involving real money linked to terror financing, Centre tells SC

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- The Union government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that unregulated real-money online gaming has demonstrable links to terror financing and money laundering, offering to shar... Read More


Top court releases first study on 'judicial conceptions of caste'

New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- In a first-of-its-kind institutional exercise, the Supreme Court has released a report on "judicial conceptions of caste" that urges judges to adopt constitutionally sensitive vo... Read More


SC to give opinion on President's reference today

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Supreme Court will on Thursday deliver its advisory opinion on a rare presidential reference that asks whether constitutional courts can prescribe timelines for the President... Read More