Supreme Court
SC grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also regularised the interim bail ...
Reduction of sentence from three to the period of two months with enhancing fine - Reduction held unwarranted
Supreme Court Upholds Rigorous Imprisonment in Parameshwari v. State of Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court Reinforces Principles ...
Suicide Pact - Surviving partner in a mutual suicide pact can be held legally culpable under Section 306 for abetment of suicide
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Pratyusha Suicide Pact Case, Rules Out Rape and Murder Allegations, SC affirms death...
No bail for a habitual offender with multiple aliases and fake identities
Supreme Court Overturns Bail for Habitual Offender with Multiple Aliases, Apex Court Criticizes High Court for Granting ...
SC agrees to hear plea against HC order denying bail to accused in 2020 Delhi riots case
During the hearing, the bench observed that the accused cannot claim parity with the top court's last month verdict gran...
SC directs registry not to list petitions relating to state bar council elections
On Wednesday, the bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, directed the apex court registry...
'Bad message' to society if celebrities allowed to use 'voiceless victims': SC in snake venom case
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a plea filed by Yadav challenging the chargesheet and ...
SC to accord final hearing on pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
On December 12, 2024, the top court restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh...
Supreme Court Dismisses Abu Salem's Special Leave Petition with Liberty to Approach High Court
Abu Salem Granted Permission to Expedite Pending Matters in High Court...
SC sets aside NGT verdict ordering demolition of Mission Shakti building in Odisha village
"I know how these state pollution control boards function," the CJI said, adding that it was expected for the NGT to tak...
SC restrains exhumation of tribal Christians' bodies in Chhattisgarh villages
The plea said denying burial in the common village graveyard violates the petitioners' right to freedom of religion unde...
Nepotism, self-aggrandizement anathema to democratic system: SC
"The second respondent (HUDA) shall pay Rs.50,000 to the appellant as litigation expenses and the balance shall be depos...
Rs 640 crore cyber fraud: SC refuses anticipatory bail to CA in ED case
In the 22-page judgement, the high court had said there was an "intricate mesh of laundering of money", and the need exp...
SC asks Uttarakhand HC to decide plea of aviation firm against taking over of helipad by state
The company holds a valid lease for the Govind Ghat helipad in Chamoli District until March 2027. However, the company a...
PIL against racial violence: SC asks attorney general to consider plea
“A crime is a crime and it must be dealt with an iron hand,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Jo...
SC grants bail to accused in 2024 Pune Porsche accident case
The Bombay High Court on December 16 last year rejected the bail pleas of eight accused, including Gaikwad, Sood and Mit...
Beant Singh assassination case: SC to hear convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's plea on Mar 18
He said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee submitted a mercy petition under Article 72 in March 2012, seeking c...
Grabbing breasts, pulling pyjama string is 'attempt to rape': SC sets aside controversial Allahabad HC order
The order was passed by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra on a revision petition filed by two persons who moved the cou...
I-PAC raids: SC adjourns to Mar 18 ED's plea against 'interference' by Mamata Banerjee
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to...
SC asks National Judicial Academy to constitute committee to draft guidelines for judges' approach
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria in an order passed on February 10 said ...
SC asks National Judicial Academy to constitute committee to draft guidelines for judges' approach
"That being so, we are hesitant to undertake, at this stage, a fresh and unguided attempt to lay down any guidelines, ...
SC sets aside HC order granting bail to accused in cheating case
While setting aside the high court's Lucknow bench order granting bail in the 2023 case, the apex court asked the state ...
Recent trend of courts reducing punishment of accused on higher payout to victims dangerous: SC
It said the consideration to be kept in mind while awarding punishment is to ensure that the punishment should not be ve...
SC acquits man in stepdaughter's murder case, slams botched probe, lack of evidence
"We cannot but appreciate the Government Advocate for undertaking the exercise of preparing, for our perusal, a paper-bo...
Public outrage in high-profile cases understandable but should never dictate inquiry: SC
The court also slammed Dr Muni Swamy, who conducted the post-mortem of the actress, and pointed out that even though the...
There is no country like that, says SC after accused claims to be citizen of Vanuatu
A bench of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria was hearing a plea filed by the man who had challenged a ...
Aakash undertakes in SC to secure 25.7 pc Byju's shares in rights dispute
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe recorded the statement made to this effect by senior advocate Gopal Su...
Telugu actress death: SC upholds jail for paramour, directs him to surrender
The gist of the case against Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy, according to the remand report, is that he and Pratyusha were i...
'Absolutely uncalled for': SC expresses concern over growing trend of lawyers using AI to file pleas
The five-day artificial intelligence summit opened to packed halls and long queues on Monday, as tech moguls, industry l...
Is this court going to monitor every murder or violent incident happening in Bengal, asks SC
Shaktipada Sarkar, a BJP block president in the Mandirbazar-Dhanurhat area, was hacked to death when he was returning ho...
SC reserves order on plea for CBI probe into govt contracts to firms of Arunachal CM's kin
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner NGOs Save Mon Region Federation and Voluntary Arunachal Sena, re...
Obulapuram mining scam case: SC dismisses IAS officer's plea seeking discharge
According to the CBI, Srilakshmi abused her position as a public servant by allegedly favouring M/s Obulapuram Mining Co...
'Absolutely uncalled for': SC expresses concern over growing trend of lawyers using AI to file pleas
New Delhi, Feb 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over a growing trend of lawyers filing petition...
SC reserves order on plea seeking CBI probe into govt contracts to Arunachal CM's kin
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner NGOs Save Mon Region Federation and Voluntary Arunachal Sena, re...
Political leaders must foster fraternity in country, says SC, asks petitioners to file fresh plea
The petition, argued by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, was moved in the backdrop of alleged hate speeches by Assam Chief M...
SC adjourns to April 22 hearing on CBI's appeal against bail to Lalu Prasad in Deoghar treasury scam
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh deferred the matter, noting that the pleadings were not complete an...