Supreme Court
Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of EWS Certificates in UP Health Worker Recruitment
Apex Court rules invalid EWS certificates cannot be grounds for reservation claims, emphasizes need for compliance with ...
SC stays Telangana HC order granting one-week transit anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera
A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar issued notice to Khera and others seeking their responses on the p...
Courts can't sit in judgement in matters of religious belief of denomination: TDB to SC
A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant was told by the board, which is a statutory autonomou...
Supreme Court Denies Set-Off of Losses in Company Amalgamation
Aspinwall and Co. Ltd. Cannot Claim Losses of Amalgamating Company Under Kerala Agricultural Income Tax Act...
Criminal prosecution can proceed simultaneously with civil remedies where allegations disclose cognizable offences
Supreme Court Reverses Karnataka High Court’s Decision to Quash FIRs in Property Fraud Case, The Supreme Court reinstate...
Bail granted in corruption case considering overlapping allegations in split prosecutions and substantial custodial incarceration
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Minister Anosh Ekka, Bail Granted Amidst Allegations of Corruption and Overlapping P...
SC to hear on Apr 15 plea of Assam govt against anticipatory bail to Cong leader Pawan Khera
On April 10, the high court granted one-week transit anticipatory bail to Khera with certain conditions and gave him a w...
SC agrees to hear plea to implement disability-sensitive guidelines for welfare insurance schemes
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta agreed to hear the plea which sought a direction to the Centre to exer...
SC refuses to entertain plea against deletion of names from WB voter list in SIR, terms it 'premature'
The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which declined to entertain a petition filed...
SC suspends jail sentence, grants bail to ex-Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka
The apex court was hearing Ekka's appeal against the Jharkhand High Court's December 2025 order, which dismissed his cha...
SC refuses EWS quota benefit to candidates in UP recruitment drive over invalid income certificates
A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Prasanna B Varale was hearing a petition filed by Poonam Dwivedi, along with ...
Bengal SIR: Security for judicial officers to continue; SC asks NIA if those arrested for Apr 1 incident had political background
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also wanted to know if those arrested by the NIA...
'Shocking affairs': SC slams MP govt over illegal sand miners digging up Chambal bridge pillars
Located on the Chambal river near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the sanctuary was first d...
SC seeks Bihar govt's reply on encroachment of 3 historic ponds in Darbhanga city
Advocate Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, along with advocate Renu, told the court that the three historic ponds of Ganga Sagar, Di...
SC reserves key SCAORA posts for women lawyers in upcoming polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition filed by advocate-on-reco...
Umar Khalid seeks review of SC verdict denying him bail, prays for open-court hearing
It had cited section 43D(5) of the UAPA, which requires the court to deny bail if, on a perusal of a case diary or a cha...
SC flags 'reluctance' of Ghaziabad police in lodging FIR, probe in minor's rape-murder case
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was informed by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya B...
Bar council polls: SC urges Justice Dhulia panel to decide manner of co-opting women members
The top court, in December 2023, had ordered that 30 per cent representation in state bar councils be provided to women ...
SC seeks responses from Centre, others on plea concerning MSP
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed to hear the plea and issued notices to the Centre...
SC notice to Centre, EC on plea to implement finger, iris biometric system at polling stations
While agreeing to hear the plea, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made clear that the pra...
SC refuses to entertain plea against deletion of names from WB voter list in SIR, terms it 'premature'
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi termed the petition "premature", directing the a...
SC refuses to quash CBI FIR, chargesheet against Lalu Prasad Yadav in land-for-jobs case
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh, however, granted exemption to the 77-year-old former Bihar chief ...
There will be no changes to present arrangements at Vrindavan's Bankey Bihari temple: SC
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions of senior advocate Shayam D...
SC issues notice to Centre on PIL challenging provisions of digital personal data protection law
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses from the Ministry of Personnel,...
SC notice to Centre, EC on plea to implement finger, iris biometric system at polling stations
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made clear that the prayer sought in the plea can't be c...
SC agrees to hear plea challenging validity of Rajasthan's anti-conversion law
The top court had earlier sought response from the Rajasthan government and others on a separate petition challenging th...
SC seeks responses of Centre, states and UTs on PIL for implementation of Right to Education
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions of a lawyer, repres...
SC notice to Centre, others on plea concerning MSP
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioners, said the plea raises a very important issue related to the far...
Trial Court finds Sub letting by Tenant ; High Court not permitted to reappreciate evidence in appeal
Supreme Court Restores Eviction Order: High Court Exceeded Revisional Jurisdiction in Karnataka Rent Case, High Court's ...
Dearness Allowance ; Differentiating between serving and retired employees is violative of Article 14
Supreme Court Upholds Equality in Dearness Allowance and Relief Rates for Employees and Pensioners, Differentiating betw...
Supreme Court Orders Special Investigation into Ghaziabad Minor's Tragic Death
Allegations of Police Inaction and Hospital Negligence Prompt Court-Monitored Probe...
SC to hear on Monday pleas related to SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal
On April 10, the top court had agreed to hear on April 13 a fresh plea along with pending ones challenging the freezing ...
A declaratory decree cannot be set aside merely on the grounds of non-execution
Supreme Court Restores 1975 Declaratory Decree in Landmark Land Rights Case, Supreme Court Overturns High Court's Remand...
Suspension of sentence in cases involving conviction for serious offences like murder requires exceptional circumstances
Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Order Suspending Sentence in Murder Case, Apex Court directs convict to surrender,...
Right to contest elections in co-operative societies is a statutory right and not a fundamental right
Supreme Court Upholds Bye-Laws of Rajasthan Co-operative Societies, Dismisses High Court's Verdict, SC affirms statutory...
Industrial Disputes Act being a social welfare legislation must be interpreted in light of constitutional values
Supreme Court Upholds Compensation Settlement for Unlawfully Terminated Employees of IPCA Laboratories, Landmark decisio...