The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reinstated convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his role in the 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others, agreeing with the federal government.The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reinstated convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence for his role in…Continue Reading
India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of term-2 exams for classes 10 and 12 in the offline mode in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar and comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar dismissed the appeal, saying that such a…Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on Thursday, while setting aside the High Court order staying the Haryana government’s law reserving 75 per cent of private sector jobs for residents of the state, asked the HC to decide within four weeks, petitions challenging the validity of the legislation. The top court also restrained the state government from taking…Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has directed the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to undertake a detailed scrutiny of state-specific RERA general rules and agreement for sale regulations in a ruling that may drive significant changes in the implementation of the Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Act, 2016 across the states. While homebuyers have been raising…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented stand that could dent the premier probe agency’s image, the Centre on Monday accused the CBI of presenting fundamentally wrong facts regarding PSU Hindustan Zinc’s disinvestment during the Vajpayee government’s tenure and said it had misled the Supreme Court to direct registration of a fresh FIR for probe into alleged…Continue Reading
“I strongly felt that my grievance was genuine,” said Prince, who turns 18 on November 25. Barely two generations ago, his family tilled the land of others, struggling at the lowest rung of the social ladder in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district. So it hardly came as a surprise to his family that he would leave…Continue Reading
Oklahoma’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked three antiabortion laws that were scheduled to take effect Nov. 1 that abortion rights supporters say would have devastated abortion access in the state.OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma’s Supreme Court on Monday blocked three anti-abortion laws that were scheduled to take effect Nov. 1 that abortion rights supporters say would have…Continue Reading
The SC resumed physical hearings on Thursday, nearly seven months after they were suspended due to the second Covid-19 wave that saw several judges and court staff contracting the infection. The court will hold physical hearings from Tuesday through Thursday every week. Hearings on Mondays and Fridays – the days on which the courts hear…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Despite the Centre repeatedly expressing its reservations, the Supreme Court collegium has reiterated at least 12 names for appointment as high court judges — nine advocates for judgeship of the J&K, Calcutta and Karnataka HCs, and three district judges for the Allahabad HC. Some of the collegium’s recommendations have been repeated twice since…Continue Reading