Massive protest continued for the fourth day on Friday at Chennai's Marina Beach with schools across Tamil Nadu remained closed in support of bull-taming sport Jallikattu.
Criminalisation of politics creates a dent in the marrows of the nation which must be curbed, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said while asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief ministers not to induct tainted people in their ministry.
The SC recalled the notice to Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa seeking his report to the President recommending central rule.
The apex court also asked the the high courts to instruct the trial courts not to grant unnecessary adjournments during trial of cases.
The Makkal Needhi Maiam founder-president said he would prefer to 'stay in the centre' and talk about things benefiting women.
'We will meet each villager in Kerala and chalk out a massive agitation plan to protect the Sabarimala temple.'
However, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra refrained from handing over the probe to the CBI and directed that the trial be fast-tracked to ensure there was no delay.
The apex court directed the CBI to file a status report of its investigation before it on October 17, the next date of hearing.
In his PIL, Sharma alleged discrepancies in the fighter jet deal with France and sought stay on it.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice R F Nariman framed five questions to be adjudicated on by the Constitution bench.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said defamation cases should not be used as a political counter weapon against critics of governments.
Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have banned the movie citing law and order issues.
The apex court said if an adult man and woman marry, no khap, panchayat, individual or society can question them.
The five-judge Constitution bench said that it is the devotion which makes a woman to visit a temple.
"The right to enter a temple is not dependent on a legislation. It is the constitutional right," the bench said.
Officials said the notice was issued by the taxman in January this year after the special audit of AVL's income for the Assessment Year 2012-13.
The verdict is likely to be pronounced before October 2 this year as Justice Misra would be retiring as CJI on that day.
A woman has a choice to love or not to love a person. No one can force her to love somebody, observes the SC.
The top court said the government wants to tap citizens' WhatsApp messages and sought its response within two weeks.
The apex court, which dismissed the review pleas filed by three of the four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, said the courts cannot be held for committing any illegality in awarding capital punishment in "appropriate cases" till death penalty remains in the penal code.
Bilkis Bano was gangraped in March, 2002, while she was pregnant.
The Maharashtra government had argued in the apex court that all pleas seeking an independent probe into Loya's death were motivated and aimed at targeting "one individual" in the guise of upholding the rule of law.
The bench said the review petition can only be taken up after the Dussehra vacation.
A bench rejected the review plea saying there was no reason to interfere with the court's verdict of October 3 last year.
Maggi ban: SC orders fresh testing at Mysore lab.
Speculation over Justice Gogoi's appointment as the next CJI arose after the court's four most senior judges, including Justice Gogoi, called a press conference in January and criticised Justice Misra on various issues.
The review petitions would be heard by a constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra.
The SC asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the 'issue of consent' between two adults who married at will.
The attorney general said that live streaming can be undertaken on an experimental basis for one-three months to ascertain how it functions technologically.
The AAP dispensation had argued before the apex court bench that it possessed both the legislative and executive powers.
Justice Misra was part of the three-judge Supreme Court bench, which had dismissed the mercy plea and delivered the final order on 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon.
The apex court had also asked Sahara Group to provide it within two weeks the list of "unencumbered properties" which can be put for public auction to realise the remaining over Rs 14,000 crore
Sabarimala Karma Samithi on Tuesday organised a protest march to the Palarivattom BSNL office, seeking her expulsion.
The Congress urged Chief Justice Dipak Misra to hold an urgent hearing on Wednesday night itself.
On December 15, the top court had observed that Thakur prima facie appears to have committed matter of perjury in relation to demanding an intervention via a letter from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in order to sidestep the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the breach of privilege motion notice issued against author Shobhaa De by Maharashtra assembly speaker for her tweets on the state government's decision to make it mandatory for multiplexes to screen Marathi movies during prime time.
The website, which had turned "non-functional" from 11.35 am, became accessible only at 7.50 pm.
The Congress said that there are still questions before those who believe in the judiciary.
"What is the sanctity of marriage?"
The court said that King Ashoka had given several messages to the world which are engraved in rock edicts which shows reverence towards faith of others.
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