Supreme Court

MP CM Kamal Nath submits his resignation to Governor

4:27 pm March 20, 2020

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath submitted his resignation to state governor Lalji Tandon at the Raj Bhawan here on Friday. “Nath submitted his resignation to the governor,” a Raj Bhawan official told PTI. His move came a day after the Supreme Court directed that a floor test be conducted in Madhya Pradesh Assembly […]

Coronavirus: Plea in SC seeks more testing labs, quarantine centres

11:50 pm March 16, 2020

New Delhi: A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking more authorised laboratories for testing coronavirus, increase in quarantine centres, temporary hospital beds in rural areas and thermal screening at public places to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea, filed by journalist Prashant Tondon and social activist Kunajana Singh, has sought exponential […]

SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19, decides to restrict hearings to urgent cases only

7:36 pm March 13, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent matters shall be taken up for hearing and no persons except concerned lawyers will be allowed inside its courtrooms. The decision was taken in a meeting presided over by Chief Justice of India S A […]

NHRC bats for 'right to water' for citizens

SC takes notes of contaminated water supply in Shimla

9:29 pm March 9, 2020

New Delhi: Taking note that several diseases are spreading due to contaminated water supply in Shimla, the Supreme Court has directed the Himachal Pradesh government and the concerned civic body to submit a “concrete action plan” on improvement of quality of water supply. The apex court, which directed that quality of supply water in Shimla […]

SC grants protection to newly married inter-caste couple

9:23 pm March 9, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted protection to a newly married inter-caste couple from any coercive action and directed the police of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to provide them adequate security due to the alleged threat to their lives from their family members. The couple, who married on February 28 as per […]