NEW DELHI: Holding that segregation of prisoners in barracks on the basis of caste and allocation of work among them based on their their place in caste hierarchy was discriminatory and amounted to forced labour, Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an end to all such practices and granted three months to states and Union Territories…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed all states and Union territories to revise their jail manuals within three weeks and remove any provisions that perpetuate caste-based discrimination in prisons. During a hearing on a plea seeking to prevent caste-based discrimination and segregation in jails, the bench, led by Chief Justice of India Chandrachud, observed…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said Tuesday that it will soon frame guidelines on bulldozer action which will apply across the country and to all communities. It added that under these rules, there would be no restriction on govt authorities taking action against encroachers of public land, which can be done without prior notice. Even states…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reiterated its stance on ‘bulldozer justice‘ and said that mere accusations or even conviction of heinous crime can’t be ground for demolition of property.“We are going to make it clear that merely because somebody is an accused or convict, it can’t be a ground for demolition,” the top…
NEW DELHI: Invoking its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice, Supreme Court on Monday came to the rescue of a Dalit youth who could not get admission in IIT-Dhanbad because he could not pay the admission fee of Rs 17,500 on time to secure his seat. Observing that “it…
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday said the ongoing CBI probe into financial irregularities in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, following the rape-murder of a doctor, could be expanded to include other medical institutions of West Bengal after it was alleged that there was a well-entrenched gang working in the state. A bench of…
NEW DELHI: Observing that politics should be kept out of the issue of faith and there was nothing prima facie to prove that contaminated ghee was used to make laddus at Tirumala Tirupati temple, Supreme Court on Monday slammed Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu for going public with his allegation of adulterated prasadam without…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Assam govt seeking its response on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against it for violating its order that no demolition should take place across the country without the court’s prior permission.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan agreed to hear…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court used extraordinary power on Monday and directed IIT Dhanbad to grant admission to a Dalit youth who lost his seat after missing the deadline to deposit fees. The court was hearing the case of an 18-year-old student Atul Kumar who lost his hard-earned seat in IIT Dhanbad after he narrowly…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu‘s claim that animal fat was used in making Tirupati laddus, stating that at least the Gods should be kept out of politics.The court sought proof of the claim and noted that the chief minister made the statement on September 18,…
