Supreme Court

Public Premises Act, 1971 overrides Rent Control Acts, Supreme Court overrules its own contradiction

Supreme Court Affirms Overriding Effect of Public Premises Act Over State Rent Control Laws Apex Court Overrules Previou...

SC asks Centre to amend disability law to include victims who are forced to consume acid

The CJI asked Malik to file an application in the PIL itself explaining why the matter has not been concluded, assuring ...

Cheque Dishonour - Cash Transaction over Rs. 20,000 violates Income Tax Act, not Section 138 NI Act

Supreme Court Clarifies: Cash Transactions Over Rs. 20,000 Not Void ...

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana : Health insurance benefits to the family of a deceased privatr doctors can not be denied

Supreme Court Upholds Broader Interpretation of PMGKY Insurance Scheme for Healthcare Workers Apex Court Recognizes Requ...

SC orders SIT probe into death of tribal man, grants interim protection to MP minister from arrest

On September 4, more than a month after Adivasi’s death, the police registered a fresh case naming Rajput and invoking p...

SC refuses plea of Prajwal Revanna for transfer of cases to special MP/MLA court

The trial court at Bengaluru had rejected Revanna's plea for transfer of cases against him on the ground that it was the...

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Moirangthem Anand Singh After Prolonged Incarceration

Bail granted due to over two years in custody without trial commencement; co-accused already released....

Supreme Court Denies Transfer of Trials for Prajwal Revanna; Observations of Bias Deemed Contextual

Supreme Court affirms High Court decision, ensuring trials remain with original Presiding Officer despite earlier convic...

Phone-tapping case: SC directs former Telangana SIB chief to surrender by 11 am tomorrow

Those named as accused in the case along with others had allegedly developed profiles of several persons unauthorisedly ...

Terror funding case: SC to hear separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah's bail plea on Jan 7

The high court had examined a table elaborating on the 24 pending cases against Shah, indicating his involvement in a nu...

SC asks Justice Dhulia Committee to recommend 1 name each for appointing VC in Kerala universities

The chancellor moved the top court challenging the order of the division bench of the high court disposing of a plea fil...

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC allows Ashish Mishra to visit native place for one week for daughter’s exam

The top court had directed Mishra to stay out of Lakhimpur till the pendency of the trial in the case. On January 20, th...

Widow gets Railways compensation after 23 yrs, CJI says smile is what we want to earn

Finally, the railways informed the top court that after great efforts made by the Railways' and the local police they we...

Supreme Court Orders Formation of SIT for Fair Probe into Nilesh Adivasi's Unnatural Death

Special Investigation Team mandated to ensure impartial investigation while safeguarding witnesses and considering multi...

SC rejects Sanjiv Bhatt's plea seeking suspension of sentence in 1996 drug seizure case

Last year, the former IPS officer had approached the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the trial in the 28-year-old drug...

Idea is to curtail litigation, not generate it: SC while setting aside HC order on revenue map correction

"If the facts of this case are examined, the issue regarding the correction of map stood settled between the parties whe...

No discrimination in grant of permanent commission to women officers in IAF, Centre tells SC

Senior advocate Maneka Guruswamy, appearing for some of the petitioners, opposed the submission of Bhati and claimed tha...

ICC can entertain complaint under POSH Act against employee of different dept: SC

A 2004-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who was, at the relevant time, posted as the joint secretary at...

Sharjeel Imam's speeches can be attributed to other accused in Delhi riots case: Delhi Police to SC

Khalid, Imam, Fatima, Meeran Haider and Shifa Ur Rehman have been booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Ac...

Access road to Karnal BJP office: SC directs Haryana to restore green land to its original state

On November 26, the top court termed as "pathetic" and pulled up the Haryana government and its urban development body f...

SC asks Odisha to request HC chief justice to assign mining dues cases to dedicated bench

"Since public revenue to a substantial extent is involved, we grant liberty to the state of Odisha to move an applicatio...

Cancellation of bail merely on the pretext of non-appearance before the police station as bail conditions not justified

Supreme Court Overturns High Court's Bail Cancellation in NDPS Case Apex Court Rules Non-Appearance at Police Station In...

Higher payouts to farmers: Expect SIT to also probe past CEOs of NOIDA, says SC

"DGP, UP shall constitute an SIT comprising three police officers of IPS cadre to investigate the issues as identified b...

Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings Against Journalist for Disclosing Minor Victim's Identity

Appellant's Explanation and Undertaking Lead to Quashing of Case Under POCSO Act...

SC reserves order on bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in Delhi riots case

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria heard arguments from Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Additional Solici...

Employees who retired on the last day of the month, entitled to revised pay

Supreme Court Upholds Pension Benefits for Employees Retiring on Month-End Employees retiring on the last day of March 2...

Supreme Court Directs Swift Action Against Child Trafficking and Orders Reinstatement of Wrongfully Terminated Workers

Apex Court emphasizes expedited trials, victim compensation, and support for trafficked children while ordering reinstat...

High Court cannot grant blanket protection from arrest while refusing to quash FIR

Supreme Court Overturns High Court's Blanket Protection from Arrest in FIR Quashing Case High Court's orders granting bl...

Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision on Disability Pension for Retired Colonel

Disability pension granted to Colonel (Retd.) Harinder Pal Singh on the principle of notional extension of employment....

Supreme Court Dismisses Sanjeev Bhatt's Special Leave Petition

Liberty Granted to Reapply After Serving Half Sentence or Seek Early Hearing...

Contempt power neither personal armour for judges nor sword to silence criticism: SC

he observation came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that remitted a one-week sentence imposed on ...

Age of the prosecutrix - Birth certificate by a competent authority holds higher evidentiary value than a school certificate

Supreme Court Upholds Kuldip Singh's Conviction for Rape and Kidnapping Birth Certificate Triumphs Over School Records i...

Supreme Court Criticizes Casual Approach of Police in Court Matters