Contention over position of CBI chief: SC to hear plea which claims govt prematurely curtailed tenure of RK Dutta
• 8 years agoThe Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on 9 December a plea challenging the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as the interim director of CBI.
SC tells Sahara's Subrata Roy to deposit Rs 600 cr by Feb 6 to avoid imprisonment
• 8 years agoThe bench, initially, asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Roy, to deposit Rs 1,000 crore with market regulator Sebi in two months or it will appoint a receiver, but later reduced the money to be deposited to Rs 600 crore
Ayodhya: Supreme Court agrees to hear Subramanian Swamy's plea on temple dispute hearing
• 8 years agoThe Supreme Court bench said that it would like to hear Swamy's plea as to why a day-to-day hearing on Ayodhya temple dispute should be conducted.
Supreme Court raps Narendra Modi govt for delaying appointment of judges
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe Supreme Court on Friday criticised the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for its lackadaisical attitude to the appointment of judges, and accused the government of trying to starve out the cause of justice by not appointing judges
BCCI vs Lodha panel: SC freezes disbursements to state bodies until recommendations are adopted
• 9 years agoSupreme Court on Friday froze all financial transactions between the BCCI and state cricket associations by directing the apex cricket body not to disburse any funds, even for the match purposes, to them till they resolved to abide by the Justice R M Lodha panel recommendations on reforms.
Dear Justice Katju, you have burnt the bridges that could have saved the BCCI
Nalini R Mohanty • 9 years agoDear Justice Katju, You must be seething with anger that the BCCI ignored your advice and went ahead with its scheduled meeting with the Justice Lodha Committee.
CJI Thakur's outburst makes a valid point, but judiciary must also hold a mirror to itself
Fp Staff • 9 years agoIt’s time both sides —the executive and the judiciary—came together to sort out problems with the judiciary. A hostile equation between both is undesirable.
Public function of BCCI must be taken up by Parliament, observes Supreme Court
• 9 years agoPersistent efforts by BCCI and its full members to block implementation of some crucial recommendations of the Justice R M Lodha committee on Wednesday provoked the Supreme Court to observe that public functions relating to cricket can be taken over by the government with the enactment of a law in Parliament.
The process of adoption has to be transparent. It should ensure welfare of the child: SC
Fp Archives • 9 years agoThe Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and states to frame requisite rules, regulations and guidelines under the new law to ensure welfare and interest of kids in case of their intra-country or inter-country adoption.