Altamas Kabir backs SC move in Birbhum gang-rape case

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 19:04

Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir supported Supreme Court`s move in taking suo moto cognizance of gangrape incident of tribal woman at instance of village headman at Birbhum of West Bengal.

Ganguly has the right to remain in office: Altamas Kabir

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 19:39

Supporting Justice AK Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing intern, former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said he had right of not stepping down as chairman of WBHRC.

Comments attributed to CJI bench an `indictment`: Kabir

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 16:16

Altamas Kabir retired as Chief Justice of India recently.

Former CJI Kabir denies he had any bias against Gujarat judge

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 08:11

Former chief justice of India Altamas Kabir denied reports that he had junked the elevation of Gujarat High Court`s chief Bhaskar Bhattacharya to apex court.

Alleged leak of SC NEET verdict will have to be looked into: CJI

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 22:55

Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam has said the alleged leak of the NEET verdict on common entrance test for medical colleges before its pronouncment on July 18 will have to be inquired into.

Judiciary`s duty to protect constitutional rights: CJI

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 17:59

Outgoing Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir Thursday dismissed criticism against the Supreme Court judgement on the Mumbai dance bar issue.

Madan Tamang`s murder case: SC stays criminal proceedings

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 19:56

Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings in Gorkha leader Madan Tamang murder case in West Bengal in the wake of allegation that CBI repeatedly failed to appear in court to oppose bail plea of the accused.

SC tells petitioners to move high court on CAG appointment

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 14:23

Supreme Court asked former chief election commissioner N Gopalaswami to move Delhi High Court for challenging the appointment of former defence secretary Shashi Kant Sharma as the CAG of India.

Difficult to ban international porn websites: Centre to SC

Last Updated: Friday, July 12, 2013, 16:14

In what can be called as a setback to the Government’s efforts to put a ban on pornographic websites, the central government has told the Supreme Court that it is tough to block international porn websites in India.

Deletion of Constitutional provision; SC asks govt

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 20:26

The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking deletion of a provision in the Constitution that treats Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists as Hindus for all legal purposes.

NGO moves SC for keeping West Bengal panchayat polls free of Ramzan

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 21:23

An NGO on Monday approached Supreme Court seeking re-scheduling of panchayat polls in West Bengal to keep it free from the period of Ramzan, which is likely to start from July 10.