New Delhi: Observing that ration cards have become a “popularity card”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered if the benefits meant for the poor percolated to undeserving persons. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said the benefit of subsidies should reach the genuine beneficiaries. “Our concern is… are benefits meant for … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Assam government while hearing a case against a man accused of transporting beef and it “should have better things to do” than running after such persons. A bench of Justices A S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stayed the criminal proceedings against the accused and posted … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took exception to a Bombay High Court order which used “illegitimate wife” and “faithful mistress” to describe a woman and said it amounted to the violation of her fundamental rights and was misogynistic. Observing the use of such words was against the ethos and ideals of the Constitution, … Read more
New Delhi: S Jonathan Prasad lived a nightmare 11 years back after his 23-year-old daughter Esther Anuhya’s rotten body was found on a Mumbai road. A software engineer with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Esther had just returned from holidays in her hometown Vijayawada when she was brutally raped and murdered. Mr Prasad, crushed by the … Read more