NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and aviation regulator DGCA to develop guidelines to address unruly air passenger behavior, stressing on the need for “something creative” in handling such incidents, according to news agency PTI. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan was hearing a plea from a 73-year-old…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said protection of citizen’s safety and their right to live in safe social environments is as important as incorporating mechanisms in provisions of new penal laws to protect the rights of a person accused in organised crimes, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.The observationcame from a bench of Justices Surya Kant…
NEW DELHI: Observing that a fair trial was given even to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, Supreme Court on Thursday suggested that a makeshift courtroom could be set up in Tihar jail to physically cross-examine prosecution witnesses in the Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping case, as CBI said it was not possible to make terror convict Yasin Malik…
NEW DELHI: Within hours of passing an order requesting the President to decide Beant Singh murder convict Balwant Singh Rajoana‘s mercy plea, Supreme Court withdrew its order after solicitor general Tushar Mehta assured that he would brief the court on the Centre’s stand on the issue.A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra…
New Delhi: With air pollution in Delhi reaching life-threatening ‘severe plus’ levels, Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and NCR states – UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab – to strictly enforce stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) and immediately take a call on measures such as closing schools for all classes, allowing…
Sukhu-led government has rushed to SC seeking to validate appointment of six parliamentary secretaries NEW DELHI: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government of Himachal Pradesh has rushed to Supreme Court seeking to validate appointment of six parliamentary secretaries based on a 2006 state law that was quashed by high court two days ago for being illegal…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Ajit Pawar‘s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) asking it to “stand up on your legs” and not use Sharad Pawar‘s name and photos in the ongoing election campaign in Maharashtra for the upcoming assembly polls.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned Ajit…
NEW DELHI: Marking out hate speech as a cause for concern, Justice D Y Chandrachud said its impact was multi-fold with the rise of social media.“Hurtful comments have far-reaching consequences on the psyche and emotional well-being of people,” he said while warning that curbs on hate speech must not have the effect of “chilling free…
CJI interacts with AI lawyer NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Thursday interacted with an AI lawyer at the inauguration of the National Judicial Museum and Archive (NJMA). During the event, the Chief Justice asked the AI whether the death penalty is constitutional in India. The AI promptly responded, “Yes, the…
Children burning crackers during Diwali celebrations NEW DELHI: Taking note of the unchecked bursting of crackers on Diwali night in violation of its ban order, the Supreme Court Monday issued a notice to the Delhi government and Delhi police asking them to explain noncompliance of its order and sought their response on imposing a round-the-year…
