B.V. Nagarathna

SC reprieve for Kerala bus driver who blamed his ‘deformed left wrist’ for fatal accident

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SC reprieve for Kerala bus driver who blamed his ‘deformed left wrist’ for fatal accident

A Kerala bus driver who blamed his “deformed left wrist” for an accident which killed five passengers and injured 63 others won a partial reprieve in the Supreme Court. A Bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna, in a recent order, reduced the prison term of the man from five years to one. The court cancelled … Read more

All-women bench to hear matters in SC

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All-women bench to hear matters in SC

A view of the Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has constituted an all-women bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M. Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters on Thursday. This is the third occasion in the history of the … Read more