SC notice to Centre, others on plea raising issue of discrimination against transgenders

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The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre and others to reply to a plea seeking directions to establish a welfare board for transgenders and to appoint a committee to promptly probe reports of their alleged gross abuse by the police. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde agreed to hear the plea filed … Read more

Comments against judges a disturbing new trend: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday expressed strong disapproval of legal activists making objectionable comments about judges who do not pass favourable orders on their petitions, calling it a “disturbing new trend”. Prasad was addressing a function in Patna organised to mark the inauguration of a new building of the Patna High Court … Read more

Supreme Court should have a Twitter handle of its own, remarks CJI SA Bobde

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Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Tuesday remarked the Supreme Court could have its own account on social media platform Twitter. “The Supreme Court should have a Twitter handle of its own,” he told fellow judges on the bench, Justice AS Bopanna and Justice V Ramasubramanian, as an aside during virtual court proceedings in … Read more

Arm forest officials to take on poachers, CJI SA Bobde tells states

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NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a report from state governments on the steps taken to ensure safety of forest officials in areas notorious for poaching. A bench of the top court questioned how unarmed forest officials can protect India’s forests against heavily armed poachers. “Police officers can at least call for help; … Read more

Supreme Court refuses to stay contempt proceedings against Andhra government

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HYDERABAD: The Supreme Court has refused to stay contempt proceedings against the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh for the state government’s failure to implement the high court order to reinstate state election commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian turned … Read more