Supreme Court

SC judge stresses on pre-litigation mediation

2:19 pm August 18, 2019

Nagpur: Justice Sharad Bobde of the Supreme Court emphasised the need for pre-litigation mediation and the role of the legal aid system to ensure people get speedy justice. He was speaking on Saturday at the inaugural function of the 17th All India Meet of State Legal Services Authorities here. Justice Bodbe said 1,07,587 matters were […]

SC slaps cost on 7 states for not filing responses

7:46 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday slapped cost of up to Rs 1 lakh on seven states for failing to file responses regarding setting up of human rights courts despite its January 2018 direction. The top court imposed cost of Rs 1 lakh each on Rajasthan and Uttarakhand while noting that neither have they filed […]

Ayodhya: On 5th day of hearing, arguments in SC on whether temple existed on disputed site

5:00 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: Arguments on whether a temple existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya were presented on Tuesday before the Supreme Court which heard the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case for the fifth day. Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, appearing for deity Ram Lalla Virajman, advanced arguments on whether there was an existing temple […]

Ayodhya: On 5th day of hearing, arguments in SC on whether temple existed on disputed site

1:44 pm August 13, 2019

Essar case: New amendments in IBC come under SC scanner

8:35 pm August 7, 2019

New Delhi: The recent amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), passed by Parliament and awaiting assent of the President, were brought to the notice of the Supreme Court by a section of creditors on Wednesday. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant was told by some operational creditors in Essar […]