Supreme Court bench said reservation for the blind in parliament is not a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution.
A Bench headed by Justice S B Sinha, while rejecting BPL's plea, asked it to pay wages (last drawn) to 15 workmen within one month during the pendency of the dispute before the court. BPL had submitted that since its establishment had been closed, the workmen, after having accepted compensation, are not entitled to reinstatement or wages.
41 constituencies spread over five districts-- Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Nalanda and Patna would go to polls in the last phase of polling on November 19.
Broadly speaking, the expansion of the Council of Ministers sent out three major political signals.
The team -- appointed by the Supreme Court to examine the health of the senior leader -- added that the leader is undergoing proper treatment at the residence of BSP chief Mayawati.
The court directed that the medical report be made available to it within 10 days.
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence handed down to a fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart for committing mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
The court said the Taj Mahal would remain open to public during moonlit nights as per schedule.
Five months after the probe into the Rs 30,000 crore stamp paper scam was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the agency to complete the investigations in three months.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the power purchase agreement between Tata Power Company (TPC) and BEST, a public sector unit, for electricity allocation in Mumbai.
The Cauvery Water Users Association, Bangalore, had filed the writ petition seeking a quash of the February 5, award made by the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal.
A Bench comprising Justice S B Sinha and Justice S H Kapadia took a serious view of the non-allocation of funds by the 12th Finance Commission to enable the continuance of the FTCs.
A yearlong extension of the night viewing of the white marble structure, housing the tombs of Mughal emperor Shah Jehan and his love Mumtaj Mahal, was to expire on November 25.
Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Union government and public sector oil majors Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation on a public interest litigation challenging the Centre's decision to privatise.
Counting's underway and the fate of the candidates is awaited. As we wait for the results with bated breath, here's how your heavyweights are faring for now.
A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said it will first go by the Committee of Administrators (COA) fourth status report and then will look into the contempt petition filed by CAB.
An NGO - Citizens for Justice and Peace - wants the cases pertaining to the massacre of 110 people in Naroda Gam and Naroda Patiya to be transferred outside the state.\n\n
A bench comprising Justice N Santosh Hegde, Justice S B Sinha and Justice A K Mathur, while dismissing the PIL filed by one Manoj Narula, said, "No violation of any statute is pointed out by the petitioner.
The Taj will, however, be open for public viewing in the night only for three months.
A Bench comprising Justice N Santosh Hegde and Justice S B Sinha issued notices to a sessions judge in Madhepura for issuing a production warrant against Yadav when it was not required.
Police feared they might abscond following the Supreme Court ordering a retrial.
The petitioners submitted that the high court was not justified in commenting that 'female touch lends grace and elegance to the hospitality industry.'
It cannot be applied to accused who are aggressors.
An insurance company would be under an obligation to pay a claim only after a cheque issued towards the policy premium is encashed, the Supreme Court has said. Interpreting Section 64VB of the Insurance Act, the apex court said, a contract of insurance comes into being only after the insurer gets the premium in advance.
A bench comprising Chief Justice V N Khare, Justice S B Sinha and Justice A R Lakshmanan directed the state government to file in a sealed cover a report detailing the status of each of these cases and the witnesses named there in by October 31.
The Waqf Board declared Taj Mahal as its property on July 13.
The Centre said media reports cannot form the basis for seeking review of the judgement since it is well settled law that courts do not take decision on the basis of media reports.
The apex court dismissed a petition seeking to debar all Hindu ministers of the former leftist government in Kerala from nominating members to the managing committee of Guruvayoor temple.
Cancelling the bail bonds of Khursheed, the Bench said "he should be forthwith taken into custody to serve out the remainder of the sentence."
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed a one-member commission headed by its ex-judge S B Sinha to inquire into 2006 Meerut fire tragedy in which around 60 people died and directed the Uttar Pradesh govt to pay an interim compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the family members of the deceased.
The Andhra Pradesh government had subdivided the reservation for Scheduled Castes into four categories.
The apex court posted the matter for further hearing on July 10.
'No judge can take up a matter on its own unless allocated by the CJI as the CJI is master of the court,' the top court said.
The notices were issued on a petition filed by Pal's wife Pooja Pal seeking a probe into the case by an independent agency.
A bench comprising Justice Ruma Pal, Justice S B Sinha and Justice S H Kapadia said this during hearing of an application filed by Amicus Curiae Harish Salve seeking compensation for the Gujarat riots victims.
The notice was issued on application alleging that the state had suppressed facts pertaining to grant of bail to the accused in various post-Godhra riot case.
Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty for an influential opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia for committing crimes against humanity.
The Bench also rejected the counsel's plea for a direction to the Jharkhand High Court to dispose off the criminal appeal filed by Bhushan against his conviction.
While recusing himself from hearing the matter, Justice Ramana said Rao is from his home state and he had attended the wedding ceremony of Rao's daughter.
