Chief justices appointed to 4 high courts; 2 set to retire later this month

Four judges, including two who will retire later this month, were on Sunday appointed as chief justices of high courts. Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: ANI Photo Justice......

SC collegium recommends new CJs for 5 high courts

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the names of five judges to be appointed as chief justices of the high courts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Gauhati, Allahabad, and......

Assault on Army officer, fiancee: Odisha CM orders judicial probe

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the 'sexual assault' of his fiancée at a police......

Should Staines murder case convict be released early, SC asks Odisha

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Odisha government on the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the ghastly killings of Australian......

Tata Steel to file curative petition

Tata Steel is in the process of filing a curative petition in the Supreme Court in connection with the apex court ruling which said that states have the power to levy cess on mining and mineral-use......

After SC's ruling on mineral rights, CIL stares at 'hard hit' in Odisha

State-owned mining giant, Coal India, is hoping to recover around 75-80 per cent of its liabilities from customers with whom it has long-term fuel supply agreements (FSAs) after the Supreme Court......

SC sets aside court order on licence to Posco

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside Orissa High Court order which had quashed state government's petition to allot iron ore licence to South Korean steel major Posco in Khandadhar hills in......

Orissa seeks legal views on Posco, Vedanta

Unable to implement big investment proposals such as that of Vedanta's mining project and Posco's steel plant, Orissa government is now seeking opinion of legal luminaries to nullify the......