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Ruma Pal, former Supreme Court judge, slams higher judiciary

Justice Ruma Pal is to be saluted for her courageous dissent of conviction and reminding her peers that they need to put themselves on self-trial. The alternative is for India to sink further into......

'Judges Don't Descend From Mars Or The Moon'

'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.' Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff In the leafy lanes of Golf Links, one of......

With Justice Indira Banerjee retiring, SC now has 3 women judges

Justice Indira Banerjee, who was the eighth woman judge in the Supreme Court, on Friday demitted office with Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, terming her as a "jewel" of the legal fraternity.......

SC issues notices to Mulayam, family

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and his family members, including his parliamentarian son Akhilesh Yadav, on an......

Taj scam: Official retired on SC orders

The Centreon Tuesdaytold the Supreme Court that it has recommended compulsory retirement of former Union environment secretary K C Mishra for his alleged involvement in the Rs 175 crore Taj......

No sales tax on telecom: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that states could not impose sales tax on any facilities offered by telecommunication service providers.A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Ruma Pal stated......

Unsolicited calls on mobile? Solution soon

The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it will come out with a solution within two weeks to prevent unsolicited calls on mobile phones relating to tele-marketing, which amounts to......

SC ruling to hit ITC hard

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a judgement giving ITC a relief of Rs 803 crore (Rs 8.03 billion) on account of excise duty, but within minutes recalled its judgement citing that the......

No tax on sale of lottery tickets: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday held that state governments cannot levy tax on the sale of lottery tickets.A five-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Justice Ruma Pal, overruling a 1986 judgement of......

Gowda accused of scuttling expressway

The promoter of the Rs 2,250 crore (Rs 22.50 billion) Banagalore-Mysore expressway project alleged on Tuesday before the Supreme Court that former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his son H D......

Have A Dev Anand Festival At Home

Gems you can enjoy from the time Dev Saab was at his handsome and magnetic best. Had he lived -- and we did believe he would live forever -- he would have turned 100 today, September 26, 2023. They......

'Even today, Pancham is a chart-topper'

'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes......