Supreme Court Cuts Gang-Rape Convict’s Life Term to 20 Years, Citing Youth and Scope for Reform
The Supreme Court has reduced the sentence of a gang-rape convict from imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life to a minimum of 20...
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Supreme Court Brings ₹16 Crore CNG Service Tax Dispute Back Against BPCL, HPCL
The Supreme Court has revived service tax demands exceeding ₹16 crore against Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), ruling that...
Supreme Court Bars Nominated Panchayat Members From Voting In Karnataka Council Elections
The Supreme Court has ruled that nominated members of Town Panchayats cannot vote in elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council held from Local Authorities’ Constituencies,...
Supreme Court Draws the Line: Abusive Words Alone Do Not Make Out an Obscenity Case
The Supreme Court has made it clear that foul language, however offensive or distasteful, cannot automatically be branded as “obscene” in the eyes of criminal...
Nine Years Behind Bars, Trial Barely Moves: Supreme Court Says Delay Can No Longer Be Ignored
The Supreme Court has granted bail to a murder accused who spent more than nine years in custody without the trial making meaningful progress, observing...
Supreme Court Calls Out Railways Over Train Overcrowding, Says ‘Second Class Passenger’ Label Should Go
The Supreme Court has called on the Indian Railways to take stronger and more practical steps to tackle overcrowding on trains, warning that packed...
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Marital Rape Exception Can Protect Husbands in Injury, Death Cases
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether the marital rape exception can be invoked to protect a husband from criminal prosecution when a forced,...
Farooq Abdullah Gets One-Year Passport Renewal, But Foreign Travel Still Needs Court Nod
A Srinagar court has cleared the way for the renewal or issuance of a passport to National Conference president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief...
Kerala High Court Refuses to Halt FIR Against Three Senior Cops in Ponnani Rape Case
The Kerala High Court has declined to interfere with a magistrate’s direction to register an FIR against three senior police officers in connection with allegations...
Karnataka Takes Snapdeal’s Drug-Sale Case to Supreme Court Over Prescription Medicine Listing
The Supreme Court has sought Snapdeal’s response to a challenge by the Karnataka government against the quashing of criminal proceedings linked to the online sale...
Tareekh Pe Tareekh’ Cannot Define India’s Criminal Justice System, Allahabad HC Says in 24-Year-Old Case
A criminal case that has remained unresolved for nearly a quarter of a century has prompted the Allahabad High Court to question the culture of...
Confirmed Ticket, Empty Seat: Vistara Ordered to Pay ₹1 Lakh After Judge Is Left Behind
A consumer commission in Chhattisgarh has ordered Vistara to pay ₹1 lakh to a district judge who was denied boarding at the last minute after...