Juvenile's age should depend on emotional maturity, says Swamy
by IANS
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Monday told the Supreme Court that before declaring someone as a juvenile it should be assessed that he or she is "emotionally and intellectually" less than 18 years. ...  
01:25 AM, Mar 19, 2013

Speedy justice is a right, says Supreme Court
by IANS
Frowning upon routine adjournments, the Supreme Court has said that speedy disposal of cases was the "primary morality of justice and ethical fulcrum of the judiciary". ...  
12:39 AM, Feb 04, 2013

Can't direct suspension of MPs facing criminal cases: SC The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a plea for disqualification of MPs and MLAs chargesheeted for crime against women but agreed to go into issues of fast track trial of rape cases and implementation of laws for safety of women. The apex court, which was hearing two PILs filed after the December 16 gangrape incident, said it can only give notice to the government on limited issues as...  
01:22 PM, Jan 04, 2013

2G: SC to hear review plea on licence cancellation New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is likely to hear a host of pleas by the Centre and Telecom firms seeking a review of its verdict. The apex court had cancelled 122 2G Spectrum licenses on February 2 granted by former Telecom Minister A Raja and had held that the first-come-first-served (FCFS) policy could not be used for the allocation of natural resources. Seven petitions filed by Telecom companies...  
06:34 AM, Apr 03, 2012

2G: SC to take up review plea on licence cancellation New Delhi: Justice KS Radhakrishnan has been put on the Supreme Court bench to hear a bunch of pleas by the Centre and various telecom firms, seeking reviews of various aspects of the verdict cancelling 122 2G spectrum licences. He replaces AK Patnaik, who came in the place of Justice Asok Ganguly, who has retired. Justice GS Singhvi, who is heading the bench in the 2G matters, earlier on March...  
01:07 AM, Apr 03, 2012