Supreme Court
Succession - Plaintiff accused of murdering the deceased testator disqualified from inheriting the estate
Supreme Court Upholds Bar on Benami Property Claims, Sets Aside Karnataka High Court’s Order Restoring Suit, Bench Reaff...
Delay in filing appeal through jail must be considered sympathetically
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Life Convict Arjun Jani After 22 Years of Imprisonment, Exceptional Circumstances Lead to E...
CJI stresses on convergence of legal aid, welfare schemes to ensure last-mile delivery of justice
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an awareness camp in Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district, Justice Surya Kant, who is ...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Moto Action in Brutal Assault on Woman Advocate
Directions Issued for Investigation, Interim Compensation, and Care of Victim's Minor Children...
Person accused of murder or abetting it cannot inherit victim's property: SC
Intestate succession takes place according to the rules of personal law governing inheritance, while testamentary succes...
SC to hear on May 11 PIL to regulate all institutions imparting education to children below 14 years
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma is likely to hear the plea filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar ...
Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction to Nippon Paint, Dismisses Rectification Petition by Glossy Paints
Trademark Dispute Over "INFINITY" Mark Sees Court Siding with Nippon Paint on Trademark Validity and Passing Off Claims...
SC rejects plea of consolidation of cases of cheating, says victim-centric judicial approach needed
You deposit Rs 1,000 crore with the apex court registry and we will give money to victims for their travel and stay in g...
Public employment cannot be converted into instrument of fraud: SC upholds constable's dismissal
In this case, the accused, Ranjan Kumar, was appointed as a constable in Jharkhand Police on May 18, 2005. While serving...
SC asks West Bengal Guv to appoint VCs to 3 state-aided universities
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi expressed satisfaction over the development and ...
SC registers case over SCBA resolution on Andhra HC judge sending young lawyer to custody
According to the BCI, a video circulating online showed Justice Rao rebuking a young advocate who was unable to produce ...
SC sounds alarm over rising drugs menace in Punjab, says catch bigger sharks
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi referred to a recent incident involving a mother...
SC orders establishment of special courts for expeditious trial in NIA cases
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Centre to approach the chief justice of the...
'Large-scale banking fraud' involving Anil Ambani's ADAG requires thorough probe, says SC
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for agencies, said two FIRs were registered against Reliance Telecom Ltd on co...
SC grants bail to murder convict after noting 'disturbing order' passed by Orissa HC
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan said the High Court should have taken a "practical and sympathetic" v...
Enough is enough, says SC; directs MP govt to decide on prosecuting its minister for Col Qureshi remarks
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi termed the objectionable statement of Shah as the "most ...
SC seeks Centre's response on AAP Gujarat unit's plea against blocking of social media accounts
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice on the plea and tagged it with other similar pending pet...
Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Decision Against Bank in Debt Recovery Case
Supreme Court Dismisses Dhanlaxmi Bank's Appeal, Emphasizes Proper Forum for Contractual Disputes...
Contractual para-teachers not entitled to blanket regularisation
Supreme Court Denies Blanket Regularisation for Jharkhand Para-Teachers, Contractual Para-Teachers Must Follow Statutory...
Supreme Court Overturns Tribunal's Appointment Directive in Durgapur Steel Plant Case
Apex Court Rules Non-Preservation of Recruitment Records Not Grounds for Adverse Inference Against Employer...
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SC expresses disappointment over non-production of witnesses in trial
The bench said at least 7-8 witnesses should be summoned instead of three or four for a day, so that even if some of the...
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SC expresses disappointment over non-production of witnesses in trial
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the status report filed before it by the Uttar Prad...
CJI's advice to aspirant: Join the bar, become a lawyer, don't hanker for judicial services post
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on Friday dismissed a plea filed by Prerna Gupta...
CJI's advice to aspirant: Join the bar, become a lawyer, don't hanker for judicial services post
However, the story took another turn the following day and the judge summoned him again, this time offering a piece of a...
SC asks student arrested for Noida violence to approach HC; observes 93,000 cases pending in apex court
The counsel appearing for Chaudhary submitted that grounds of arrest were not given by the police to the accused and sou...
Bail conditions such as requiring accused persons to clean police stations as a prerequisite for bail held unconstitutional
Supreme Court Nullifies Unconstitutional Bail Conditions Imposed by Odisha Judiciary, Supreme Court directs courts to re...
Advocates excluded from voters' list for Bar Council elections must be provided reasons and given an opportunity
Supreme Court Mandates Inclusion of Advocates in Bar Council Voter List, Court Orders Bar Council to Provide Reasons for...
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SC expresses disappointment over non-production of witnesses
On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district during a pr...
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Acid attacks victims who suffer internal injuries are "acid attack victims"
Supreme Court Expands Definition of Acid Attack Victims Under Disability Act, Internal Injuries Included as Supreme Cour...
Mis-declaration in MCI Declaration Forms by a medical professional cannot be condoned
Supreme Court Reduces Punishment for Mis-declaration by Senior Doctor, Apex Court replaces three-month suspension with a...
Supreme Court Rules on Executability of Specific Performance Decree in Habban Shah v. Sheruddin
Supreme Court declares decree inexecutable due to non-compliance with stipulated conditions, emphasizing the discretiona...
Virtually no debate took place in Par while passing law on CEC, EC appointments, SC told
Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), argued that the Chief Election Comm...
SC expresses concern over female genital mutilation practice among Dawoodi Bohra community
A nine-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, which was hearing petitions challenging this practic...
Questioning every religious practice in courts will 'break' religion, civilisation: SC
The Kerala government, which has taken contradictory stand on the issue of entry of women into Sabarimala temple, submit...
Consumers can't be required to pay for service which they no longer received: SC
The apex court set aside a February last year order of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) which had directed...
Executive must eliminate ad-hocism in public employment: SC
The apex court was hearing a batch of appeals filed by para-teachers challenging an order of Jharkhand High Court which ...