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Former Home Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram (Photo: PTI)

Ishrat Jahan case: SC to hear contempt plea against Chidambaram

The petitioner contended that by filing a false affidavit, the former home minister had committed contempt and perjury.

2 March 2016 3:19 AM IST

The petitioner wishes to secure a life of dignity, unmarred by discrimination on the basis of gender or religion.

SC notices to Centre on triple talaq in Muslim community

Petitioner wants reforms in Muslim law.

1 March 2016 1:35 AM IST

Petition filed by a Muslim woman challenges the triple talaq provision in the Muslim personal law for grant of divorce. (Photo: AFP)

SC notice to Centre on petition challenging triple talaq for divorce

Laws dealing with marriage and succession are not a part of religion, the law has to change with time, observes SC.

29 Feb 2016 5:12 PM IST

Former Finance Minister P Chidambram. (Photo: PTI)

SC moved to initiate contempt against Chidambaram in Ishrat Jahan case

The former Finance Minister is accused of filing a false' affidavit in the case.

29 Feb 2016 5:09 PM IST

Justice C.S. Karnan has been transferred as a judge of the Calcutta high court, and given time till March 11 to join.

CJI orders an in-house probe into Justice Karnan's 'misconduct'

Justice Karnan has already been transferred as a judge of the Calcutta high court, and given time till March 11 to join.

29 Feb 2016 1:16 AM IST

Prashant Bhushan (Photo: G.N. JHA)

Sunday Interview: Students must be released, they've been arrested...

In an interview to J. Venkatesan, Mr Bhushan calls for deletion of the provision relating to sedition from the Indian...

28 Feb 2016 12:56 AM IST

Corporation members in action during the proceedings on Friday. (Photo: DC)

President orders transfer of Justice Karnan to Calcutta HC

Greater Chennai Corporation to spend 5,000 crore

27 Feb 2016 6:26 AM IST

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy (Photo: PTI)

Ayodhya Ram Mandir case: Supreme Court to hear Subramanian Swamy's...

Dr Swami has urged the SC to allow the Hindus to rebuild the temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya.

27 Feb 2016 4:05 AM IST

Justice Karnan, who received the recommendation from the CJI on February 12, by a suo moto order stayed his transfer on February 15.

Justice CS Karnan of the Madras High Court shifted to Calcutta High...

The apex court had asked the Chief Justice of Madras High Court not to give him any work.

27 Feb 2016 3:50 AM IST

The present system of the apex court handling all types of appeals from High Courts and other fora, including appeals against interim orders had burdened the poor litigants across the country. (Photo: PTI)

SC notice to Centre to make Supreme Court a National Court of Appeal

The CJI on several occasions in the past and the successive Chief Justices have been consistently opposed to the setting...

26 Feb 2016 5:59 PM IST

Supreme Court seeks evidence records in Jayalalithaa case

A Bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitav Roy, granted time till March 10 and adjourned the hearing till then.

26 Feb 2016 6:58 AM IST

TN CM Jayalalithaa

Assets case: They failed to prove legal means of income

Jayalalithaa, being a public servant ought to have informed authorities about the receipt of such income.

25 Feb 2016 6:29 AM IST