NEW DELHI: Holding that a person cannot be denied the right to life and dignity upon conviction and that constitutional values are not suspended in prisons, SC Thursday directed states and UTs to formulate a policy within three months for release of prisoners who are of advanced age and/or are terminally ill.Justifying its intervention to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded municipal authorities in Delhi, Gurugram, Lucknow, Patna and Tamil Nadu over illegal constructions and sought reports on the action taken to demolish or shut down unsafe buildings that pose a serious risk to public safety.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan took note of the…
NEW DELHI On the very day (Friday, May 29) Supreme Court laid down mandatory guidelines for high courts to pronounce judgments within three months of reserving them, an SC bench pronounced its verdict in a 42-year-old double murder case from Delhi after keeping it reserved for 15 months.Two bodies were discovered within a span of…
NEW DELHI: In a big setback to online gaming firms facing show-cause notices for GST evasion of around Rs 2.5 lakh crore (with penalty), Supreme Court Wednesday upheld levy of 28% tax on the full face value of online gaming bets and validated rules under CGST for determining valuation of taxable supplies for lotteries, betting,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stressed the need for a fair and impartial probe into the Twisha Sharma death case while cautioning all sides against making public statements that could influence the investigation.Hearing the suo motu matter concerning the alleged procedural lapses in the case, Chief Justice Surya Kant observed that “whatever unfortunate…
NEW DELHI: After bringing back a pregnant woman, Sunali, and her 8-yr-old son, the Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that it would bring back in 10 days four others, including her husband, from Bangladesh where they were deported based on preliminary finding that they were Bangladeshi nationals.A bench led by CJI Surya Kant was…
New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday said Kannada film actor Darshan, an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, is at liberty to approach the court for bail if there was no substantial progress in the trial in the next one year.A bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi asked the Karnataka govt to ensure 60…
