From the right of a common citizen to privacy to that of women to practise religion, from decriminalising homosexuality to legalising passive euthanasia, and from adultery to inter-faith marriages, Supreme Court orders and directions left few sections of the society untouched this year.
Five-judge Constitution Bench decriminalises Section 377 of IPC with regard to consensual gay sex, says it was "irrational, indefensible and manifestly arbitrary", violated fundamental rights to equality, life with dignity, personal liberty, non-discrimination, privacy and expression under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution
Justice Ranjan Gogoi will be the next Chief Justice of India. He will take over from Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who is retiring on 2 October.
"We are also making some contribution. Judges of this court are also making a contribution for the flood relief fund," the bench said.
Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Friday hailed his party’s decision to withdraw the petition challenging Rajya Sabha Chairman M.…
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday accused the Congress party of trivialising the power of impeachment and using it as…
The Congress on Thursday said the option of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was…
The Congress-driven move for an impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra in the Rajya Sabha appears…
The Congress on Wednesday lauded Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra for his “principled position” in the case relating to…
The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra will hear on Monday two petitions seeking independent probe into…
