Supreme Court
Expect LS Speaker to take 'expeditious' decision on disqualification of 20 rebel TMC MPs: SC
The dispute follows a rebellion within the TMC parliamentary party after 20 of its Lok Sabha MPs announced that they had...
SC seeks response of Centre on PIL challenging unequal inheritance rights for Muslim women
It said that rules affecting civil and proprietary rights should not be insulated from constitutional scrutiny merely be...
SC gives split opinion on referring to larger bench pleas against 2023 law on CEC, EC appointments
Justice Dipankar Datta, who headed the bench, refused to accept the Centre’s submission that the petitions raise seminal...
SC issues notice to Patna HC registry for rape verdict
On Wednesday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana exercised its suo motu juris...
Fresh plea seeking FIR against ex-HC judge Yashwant Varma mentioned in SC
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was urged by lawyer Mathews J Nedu...
How can BCI regulate law colleges, asks SC
He highlighted the creation of the Bar Council of India Trust for Promotion of Education, Legal and Professional Reforms...
Supreme Court stays key portions of judgment in criminal SLPs, issues notice to respondents
Apex Court grants interim relief, suspending operation of paragraphs 27 to 33 of the impugned judgment until final heari...
Prevention of Corruption: Recovery of Tainted Money not Enough
Supreme Court Sets Aside Patwari’s Corruption Conviction, Says Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Must Be Proved - Mere reco...
Illegal mining: SC takes note of killing of forest ranger in Rajasthan
The matter was mentioned before a bench of justices Vikram Nath, Augustine George Masih and Sandeep Mehta in a pending s...
SC rejects plea for identifying, removing, blocking anti-national content on social media
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana did not agree to the submissions o...
SC agrees to hear plea of lawyer against seizure of computer during GST search
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of submissions of senior...
SC restores protection from arrest to Wildlife SOS CEO in leopard poaching case
A bench of justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar directed Satyanarayan to now appear before the forest authorities...
Take action against residential properties used for commercial purpose: SC to municipal bodies
The top court had passed the order after widening the ambit of a plea pertaining to illegal constructions in Chennai and...
'Broad daylight dacoity': SC on overpricing of essential cancer drugs
The observations came when the apex court was hearing two petitions which raised drug-related issues, including that of ...
Gurugram system collapses during rains; no such problem in 'better-planned' Greater Noida: SC
The top court gave the contrasting example of Greater Noida and said things are different there because it was planned k...
'Conscientious objector' should not be punished for not singing Vande Mataram: SC to Centre
king the Centre's response on the plea, the bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, said it would ...
SC rejects PIL challenging 2018 amendment to SC/ST Act; declines plea to revisit 2020 judgement
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana rejected the petition filed by Bri...
SC stays execution of man convicted for sexually assaulting three minor girls
It was alleged that he used to take these three children inside a house and commit aggravated penetrative sexual assault...
Explain why body of missing Delhi realtor cremated despite lack of identification: SC to police
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan also asked the Gurugram police to explain why details concernin...
Delhi SIR: SC says notices going to people mechanically, asks EC to adopt additional safeguards
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana told the poll panel that the basis for ide...
Senior lawyer Muralidhar objects to 'Naxalite' remark by SG during Vande Mataram hearing in SC, demands withdrawal
Justice Bagchi emphasised the importance of constitutional courts and due process, saying that even people accused of te...
Supreme Court refers trademark jurisdiction conflict to larger bench
Bench says State notifications under Commercial Courts Act have created uncertainty over whether trademark suits must go...
SIT report refers to 105 instances of unauthorised removal of currency at Ayodhya Ram temple
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana perused the report of the court-ap...
Right to default bail under UAPA when accrues ?
Supreme Court Upholds Extension for Filing Charge Sheet in UAPA Case, Sets Aside Bombay HC Default Bail Order, Court say...
SC seeks HC CJ's report on conduct of judge in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked the Allahabad High Court chief justice ...
Supreme Court bars automatic re-arrest after illegal arrest, says police must follow Article 22 safeguards
In a significant ruling, the Court held that breach of the right to be informed of grounds of arrest and detention beyon...
Insurer justified in repudiating claim on grounds of false declarations
Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Company’s Repudiation of Fire Claim, Cites False Declarations and Policy Breach, NCDRC o...
SC seeks Centre's response on Carnatic musician's plea challenging penal protection for Vande Mataram
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was hearing a petition by...
SC seeks Allahabad HC CJ's report on averments against judge in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked the Allahabad High Court chief justi...
SC refuses to entertain plea concerning allocation of Cauvery river water
The bench refused to entertain the petition which, besides several other prayers, sought re-allocation of 70 TMC of Cauv...
SC seeks Centre’s response on plea against law mandating singing of six stanzas of Vande Mataram
The top court, which did not issue notice to the Centre on the plea, however, said the fact that Vande Mataram is the na...
Supreme Court restores custody of minor child to adoptive parents, says financial hardship by biological mother cannot by itself imply sale of child
Setting aside the Telangana High Court’s order, the Court held that giving a child in adoption due to poverty does not a...
A Trust cannot be arrayed as an accused in criminal proceedings
The Supreme Court has ruled that a trust cannot be treated as a juristic person in criminal law and therefore cannot be ...
'Encroachment' by SASTRA University: SC asks Tamil Nadu to consider alternative land offer
Observing that the land parcel has been used for an educational institution serving a public purpose, a bench comprising...
Not informing grounds of arrest to accused violation of fundamental right: SC
The top court added that the provisions of Article 22(1) cannot be read in a restrictive manner; otherwise, its intended...
SC orders reinvestigation into 2012 rape-murder case in Karnataka
A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva directed that fresh investigation shall be concluded withi...