The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was considering to appoint a former apex court judge to enquire into the encounter killings of four accused persons in the sensational gangrape-and-murder case of a veterinarian in Telangana.
The decision was made by a three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, who asked the petitioners to submit all documents by August 6 on the same.
Five-judge Collegium of the Supreme Court will meet on Friday to take a decision on the Centre’s objections on the elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph as a judge of the apex court.
The Apex Court directed the state government to provide police protection to victim’s family members and the counsel representing them.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat government to respond within six weeks to the plea of 2002 Gujarat gang-rape victim, Bilkis Bano”>Bilkis Bano, who had sought enhancement of compensation.
In a move to provide relief to the Traders association of Delhi the apex court on Tuesday ordered a stay on the proposed changes to the Delhi Master Plan 2020.
The new judgement of the Apex Court could affect more than 20 million child brides in India, says NGO.
The apex court has decided to constitute a five-judge bench to hear whether there is a right to privacy or not. The matter is likely to be heard next Tuesday.
Salman Khurshid told the Apex court that he wanted to assist the court in the matter to which the top court agreed.
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