SC warns it will "collapse" against deluge of appeals
Deploring the practice of filing special leave petitions on frivolous grounds, the Supreme Court has warned that it would "collapse" under the burden if the rot is not stemmed.

Situation peaceful in Osmania campus, Andhra tells SC
The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday submitted in the Supreme Court its report claiming the situation in the Osmania University, was under control and additional paramilitary forces were withdrawn.

Supreme Court orders resumption of Jayalalitha trial
The Supreme Court Friday ordered the resumption of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha`s trial in a 14-year-old corruption case.

Dyslexic students can’t use calculator during exam: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition of a dyslexic CBSE student, Pranjay Jain, seeking permission to use calculator for writing his class XII examination.

PDS inefficient, corrupt: SC panel
The SC-appointed vigilance committee has slammed the PDS in the country for "rampant corruption, black marketing and diversion involving a vicious cartel of bureaucrats, fair price shop owners and middlemen".

SC to `reconsider` its Guj riots probe order
SC has decided to reconsider its order for probing Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in 2002 communal riots.

Dabwali fire: SC directs DAV to pay compensation of Rs 10 cr
The SC Monday directed the DAV managing committee to pay an interim compensation of Rs 10 crore towards the rehabilitation of 446 persons, killed in one of the worst fire tragedies in a school run by it in Dabwali in Haryana.

Cabinet divided over Judicial Bill, refers it to GoM
Creation of a mechanism to hold judges accountable for any of their misconduct will have to wait further, as a much-delayed bill in this regard was not approved on Monday by the Union Cabinet, which decided to refer it to a Group of Ministers (GoM).

Govt stamp duty should have primacy to avoid evasion: SC
The SC has held that circle rates fixed by the government for imposing stamp duty on registration of properties should be given primacy as otherwise it would lead to large-scale under valuation resulting in huge revenue losses.

SC to be moved soon against bail for Sajjan Kumar: Sukhbir
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said the Supreme Court would soon be moved seeking cancellation of bail for Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in an anti-Sikh riot case.