Parents appeal ruling to uphold headscarf ban in schoolsParents whose children are not allowed to wear Muslim headscarves to school have appealed the ruling in the Supreme Court.16:30 22.04.2013
General jurisdiction courts should handle personal bankruptcy cases - Supreme CourtIn anticipation of the creation of personal bankruptcy under Russian law, the Supreme Court has approved amendments to the Civil Procedure Code stipulating that personal bankruptcy cases should be considered by courts of general jurisdiction, not commercial courts.20:04 16.04.2013
Towing car does not qualify as theft - Supreme CourtTowing a car is not theft unless the vehicle was to be used for personal benefit, the Supreme Court explained in its judicial practice review for the second half of 2012.14:52 12.04.2013
Former Pakistani president Musharraf ordered to respond to treason chargesThe Supreme Court of Pakistan has forbidden former president and high-ranking general Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country and has ordered him to appear in court where treason charges are presently pending against him.18:00 08.04.2013
Supreme Court rejects complaint over Greenery LawThe Supreme Court board on administrative cases has rejected a complaint over the Greenery Law which allows parks and gardens to be cleared for development.11:00 04.04.2013
Supreme Court may ban reading testimonies in court if witnesses absentThe Supreme Court is considering banning the practice of reading the testimonies of witnesses who fail to show in court unless they have a valid reason for their absence.16:15 02.04.2013
India rejects Novartis cancer-drug patentIn a judgment released Monday, the Supreme Court of India refused to extend patent protection for Novartis cancer drug Glivec. The court noted that it was stretched between the policy goals of protecting the pioneering of new medicine and promoting public health.13:37 01.04.2013
Supreme Court to consider expelled Duma deputy's complaint on April 11The Supreme Court's appeals board will meet on April 11 to consider the complaint filed by former State Duma deputy Gennady Gudkov, who was stripped of his mandate in September.11:19 01.04.2013
Confessed bribe-giver still to face charges - Supreme CourtBribe-givers will still face charges and will not be able to return a bribe even if they admit to the crime and cooperate with the investigation, according to a Supreme Court panel draft resolution on corruption-related crimes15:49 28.03.2013
Putin moves to ban gay foreign couples from adopting Russian orphansPresident Vladimir Putin has instructed the government and the Supreme Court to prepare amendments to the current adoption procedure to prohibit same-sex foreign couples from adopting Russian orphans.12:42 28.03.2013
Supreme court upholds sentence over aborted high-speed train attack caseThe Supreme Court has upheld the lower court sentence handed down to the four men convicted of plotting to bomb a high-speed train.15:01 27.03.2013
Supreme Court approves year-round daylight saving timeThe Supreme Court refused to repeal the government's decision to adopt year-round daylight saving time, thus rejecting a claim filed by president of health advocacy group League for the Defense of Patients Alexander Saversky, who argued that the lack of time change is unhealthy, RAPSI learned in the courtroom on Tuesday.17:38 26.03.2013
Supreme Court calls for review of Khodorkovsky caseThe Khamovniki and Meshchansky district courts have submitted for review upon the request of the Supreme Court the cases of former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, former Menatep CEO Platon Lebedev.16:52 26.03.2013
Supreme Court to review cases of Khodorkovsky, his partner LebedevThe Supreme Court has instructed the Meshchansky and Khamovniki district courts to provide it with the case materials based on which former YUKOS CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner, former Menatep chief executive Platon Lebedev were sentenced to long prison terms.13:24 20.03.2013
Supreme Court to hear lawsuit in defense of pregnant prison staffThe Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of human rights ombudsman Vladimir Lukin's statement in defense of pregnant prison staff until April 22.13:18 18.03.2013
Ukrainian Supreme Court may be given the right to amend the constitutionUkrainian parliament Speaker Volodymyr Rybak has proposed adding the Supreme Court to the list of agencies which have the right to initiate amendments to the Constitution.10:28 12.03.2013
Supreme Court judges may be prohibited from having bank accounts abroadThe Federation Council and the Supreme Court will be drawing up a bill to prohibit Supreme Court judges from having foreign bank accounts and foreign securities.12:39 06.03.2013
Punishment for several defendants in 2009 train bombing case mitigatedRussia's Supreme Court mitigated punishment for six convicts in the case of the 2009 bombing of the high-speed Nevsky Express train. Beslan, Idris, Ilyas, Magomed, Tarkhan and Timur Kartoyev will be transferred from a top security to a lower security prison.11:10 26.02.2013
Only 250 Russians charged with major bribery in 2012Only around 250 people were charged with taking a bribe exceeding 10,000 rubles ($330) in 2012. The remaining 1,000 cases concern small bribes, says Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev10:27 25.02.2013
Russian Supreme Court to consider 2009 train bombing case on Feb. 25On February 25 the Russian Supreme Court will consider an appeal launched by those convicted of having carried out the 2009 bombing of a high-speed train, challenging the validity of evidence used to render the verdict against them.13:27 22.02.2013