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Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, States on disaster management

After the devastating tragedy that struck upon Uttarakhand and which resulted in numerous deaths the Supreme Court issued notice to Uttarakhand and six other states for their alleged...

July 24, 2013

Supreme Court: No acid sale without ID

The Supreme Court gave an interim direction and has totally banned the counter sale of the chemical taking into the account acid attacks. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) should also...

July 22, 2013

Supreme Court refuses to reduce juvenile age from 18 to 16 years

A bench lead by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir dismissed a batch of PILs which were filed in the apex court demanding that the Act should be amended and...

July 22, 2013

After 7 years of ban dance bars in Maharashtra all set to run

Supreme Court stayed with the Bombay High Court’s verdict to repress the State Government’s order to close the dance bars, 7 years after they were banned dance bars...

July 22, 2013

Supreme Court: Persons in lawful custody not entitled to vote/contest elections

Upholding a 2004 judgement of Patna High court, the Supreme Court has held that persons in lawful custody – whether convicted in a criminal case or otherwise –...

July 19, 2013

Membership of MPs, MLAs to be disqualified on date of criminal conviction: Supreme Court

In a major ruling the Supreme Court held that charge-sheeted Members of Parliament and MLAs, on conviction for the offences, will be immediately disqualified from holding membership of...

July 12, 2013

Curb sale of adulterated milk: Supreme Court to State govts

Expressing concern over the sale of adulterated milk in the country, the Supreme Court has directed the governments of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi to file their response...

July 5, 2013

Supreme Court: If a cheque from joint a/c bounces, liability is on person signing cheque

The Supreme Court has held that in case of issuance of cheque from joint accounts, only the person who signs the cheque can be prosecuted in a cheque...

July 3, 2013

Even foreign nationals are entitled to right to life, liberty: Apex Court

The Supreme Court, while quashing the Videocon case filed against three Ugandan nationals, observed that the right to life and liberty, enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution,...

June 21, 2013

Supreme Court allows the functioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

The apex court has allowed the functioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNP) with a view of ‘safe and secure’ plant by issuing 15 guidelines on commissioning, safety,...

May 9, 2013

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