Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday ordered the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to direct funds for holding elections to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies, Geo News reported.
The apex court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Society for Enlightenment and Voluntary Action contending that girls below 18 years of age are being married off despite child marriages being outlawed almost a century ago and a new law enacted in 2006.
Soon after an appeals court judgement that limited an earlier ruling that would have revoked the abortion pill's clearance for use, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will move the Supreme Court to stop limits on the sale of mifepristone, Al Jazeera reported.
Families of the victims of the Jaipur serial bomb blast case of 2008 on Thursday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Rajasthan High Court order, which acquitted four accused.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed former IPL chairman Lalit Modi to tender an unconditional apology on social media platforms and national newspapers for his remarks against the judiciary.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central government to ensure that the vacant position of National Commission for Scheduled Caste is filled expeditiously.
Karnataka Government on Thursday assured the Supreme Court that no admissions or appointments will be taken place on the basis of a government order, scrapping four per cent (Other Backward Classes) OBC reservation for Muslims, till April 18.
Abdul Nazir Maudany, an accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to ease his bail conditions allowing him to stay in his hometown in Kerala to take care of his ailing father.
The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court figures provided by the petitioners on the alleged attacks on Christians and their institutions were incorrect and they just wanted "the pot boiling".
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list a plea challenging the Karnataka government's decision to scrap the reservation of four per cent given to Muslims in the state.
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned for two weeks as the Maharashtra government sought time to respond on the transfer of probe to CBI into the Palghar lynching case wherein two Sadhus were lynched to death.
"We have referred the case to the Directorate of Economic and Vigilance. We have asked the Directorate to register an FIR officially," the Assam CM said while addressing a press conference in Guwahati.