On Tuesday, India’s home ministry recommended the rejection of the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, lone survivor among the 26/11 attackers. The mercy petition made to the president by Kasab, after the Supreme Court Aug 29 upheld his death sentence, has been rejected and the recommendation in this regard forwarded to the president. A [ Read More ]
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Chief Justice of India names Justice Kabir as his successorChief Justice of India SH Kapadia, who retires this month, has recommended the name of seniormost Supreme Courtjudge Justice Altamas Kabiras his successor, setting in motion the process of change of guard in the apex court. Sources in the law ministry said Justice Kapadia, due to retire on September 28, recommended the name of Justice [ Read More ] ‘Accident compensation also for loss of earnings, normal life’ : SCThe Supreme Court has said that compensation to accident victims should be adequate and include not only damages for injuries but also for loss of earnings and inability to enjoy a normal life. “It is suffice to say that in determining the quantum of compensation payable to the victims of accident, who are disabled either [ Read More ] Supreme Court disallowed tourism in core areas of tiger reservesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that there shall be no tourism activity in any of the core zones of tiger reserves across the country. A bench of justices Swatanter Kumar and Ibrahim Kalifulla also warned of contempt proceedings and imposition of exemplary costs on states, which failed to notify the buffer zones in their [ Read More ] SC: Minor variations in prosecution’s story irrelevantHolding that minor variations in prosecution’s story cannot entitle the accused to acquittal, the Supreme Court(SC) has upheld the life term awarded to eight West Bengal natives for strangulating a man and chopping his body into pieces for not meeting their extortion demand. A bench of SC comprises of Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar [ Read More ] Supreme Court quashed PIL against PranabThe Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the central government to conduct an inquiry against presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for canvassing votes before resigning as the union finance minister. An Supreme court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice H.L. Gokhale, dismissing the PIL by advocate Manohar Lal [ Read More ] Apex court appoints amicus curiae to defend KasabIn keeping with the highest traditions of fair play in India’s judiciary, the Supreme Court has appointed senior counsel Raju Ramachandran as amicus curiae (friend of the court) to defend Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has challenged his death sentence in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case. Ramachandran, who was the amicus curiae in the apex [ Read More ] Apex court rejects Jagan’s petition against CBI inquiryThe Supreme Court Friday rejected a petition by YSR Congress Chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy seeking a stay on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into alleged amassing of huge wealth by him. An apex court bench of Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Deepak Verma said that it will not interfere with the Andhra Pradesh [ Read More ] Return passengers to lounge if take-off delayed: Apex courtPassengers of any aircraft that does not take off and remains parked on the tarmac for more than three hours after boarding is closed but, should be permitted to go back to the airport lounge, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court bench of Justice R.V.Raveendran and Justice A.K.Patnaik asked the Director General of [ Read More ] Apex court hints at lapses in admissions quota in universitiesThe Supreme Court Monday hinted at lapses in procedure adopted by Delhi University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for admitting students from the other backward classes (OBC) category. The apex court observation came during the hearing of a petition filed by a former professor of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, P.V. Indiresan, challenging a Delhi [ Read More ] |
