The Supreme Court on Friday directed that a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each is to be paid to seven fishermen and the legal heirs of two others, who were affected in an incident of firing by two Italian marines on a boat off the Kerala coast in February 2012.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday while talking about the Collegium system of appointing judges, said that no institution in a democracy is perfect.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli issued the direction after one of the petitioners made 'scandalous' allegations against a judge of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice in an appeal filed by the Central government challenging a Karnataka High Court judgement by which it ruled that attending "jihadi meetings" of organisations which are not outlawed by the government does not amount to a "terrorist act".
Teltumbde, an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) graduate who taught at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), was booked in the case for his alleged links to the banned CPI (Maoist).
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine pleas seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act as it issued notice to the Centre on the petition.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said it would hear the matter in February 2023 after an advocate mentioned it for listing.
Earlier this month, Taliban supreme leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada ordered judges to fully implement Islamic law. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the command from Haibatullah Akhundzada came after the leader met with a group of judges.