Supreme Court
Caste-based discrimination by bank; No criminal prosecution of Bank Officers under the SC/ST Act.
Court says alleged RBI guideline violations and denial of rehabilitation package in NPA accounts do not amount to caste ...
SC seeks Centre's response on plea to frame guidelines governing all forms of 'talaq'
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was told by the counsel appearing for the...
SC agrees to hear plea alleging Rahul Gandhi pushed pregnant journalist during Oct 12 march
The application was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which said it woul...
Sanjay Raut has to explain his conduct, says SC while hearing plea over SIR
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on Thursday made clear that it was entertaining ...
Conversion from Hinduism to Islam does not by itself confer membership of any notified Backward Class Muslim community
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of Tamil Nadu G.O. on Backward Class Muslim Certificates for Converts, Court holds conver...
Delhi riots 2020: SC adjourns hearing on Athar Khan’s bail plea in UAPA case for 4 weeks
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi deferred the matter after Additional Solicitor General S V Raju i...
Pinarayi Vijayan moves SC against HC order to lodge FIR in CMRL bribery case
Sidharth Luthra, appearing for Vijayan, mentioned the plea for urgent listing before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant...
CJP protest: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against NDMC order shutting down Central Park
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined to entertain the plea and said...
SC asks Centre to produce original files related to CAPF cadre review proposals
A bench of Justices Manoj Mishra and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the enactment of new CAPF Act did not have any bearing on t...
Person converting to Islam cannot by conversion alone claim quota benefits of backward class: SC
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed a plea of the Tamil Nadu government against...
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea to make organiser of protests accountable
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea which said that no protest, dharna, d...
SC seeks replies of EC, CEC Gyanesh Kumar on plea by Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders
The top court also took strong note of submissions that attempts were made by Gandhi and others to browbeat the judiciar...
SC upholds Bombay HC order quashing Yes Bank's Rs 8,415 cr AT-1 bonds' write off
Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) are perpetual bonds issued by banks to increase their capital base and they are riskier than tr...
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea for guidelines governing interaction of police with media
The apex court was hearing a plea which claimed that several journalists, including women media professionals, were assa...
Not taking cognisance of media reports on apologies in contempt case, SC to Centre
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the observation after Solicitor General Tus...
Nobody can browbeat judiciary, says CJI on plea concerning Oct 12 march to SC
A bench comprising the CJI and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, ...
SC issues notice to Delhi Police on plea against de-notification of Jantar Mantar as protest site
Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar's standing order dated October 11 de-notified Jantar Mantar and designated the Ra...
SC seeks replies from CEC, others on plea filed by Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders
Hearing various petitions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Delhi protests, march to a...
Wrong furnishing of date of death in application for issuance of death certificate does not justify criminal prosecution
Apex Court says mere incorrect entry later corrected, without any gain or forged document, does not justify criminal pro...
NEET-PG: SC notice to Centre on plea seeking disclosure of questions
A bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notices to the Union of India, the National Medical Com...
SC issues notice to EC on Rahul Gandhi's plea on SIR 'irregularities'
The court also issued notice to Gandhi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and others on a plea against their march to the apex cou...
SC refers Rajpal Yadav's cheque-bounce dispute to mediation, asks trial court to release passport
The top court also directed the trial court to release Yadav’s passport to enable him to pursue professional commitments...
Bail in Money Laundering Cases: Prolonged incarceration and unlikely early trial justify bail under Article 21
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Sanjay Sureka in PMLA Case, Says Long Custody Cannot Become Punishment - Court rejects chal...
SC to hear Mahua Moitra's plea seeking nod to stay at Krishnanagar circuit house
The case came up before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. “If the petitioner wish...
Timely, lawful measures averted major public order situation in capital: Delhi Police to SC
The commissioner, who tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the apex court in a contempt case, said that ...
Converted Muslims can't claim quota benefits for backward class category based on earlier status: SC
The court also said that a person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism cannot be believed to ...
Delhi protests: Union home secretary tenders unconditional apology to SC in contempt case
In an affidavit filed in the top court, Mohan said a request was received from Delhi Police to suspend cellular internet...
Social backwardness of person can't be transferred from Hindu to non-Hindu social order: SC
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed Tamil Nadu government's plea against the Ma...
SC to hear on Oct 15 plea filed by Rahul Gandhi, others on SIR issue
As per the cause list of October 15 uploaded on the apex court website, the plea would come up for hearing before a benc...
SC grants bail to industrialist Sanjay Sureka in money laundering case
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi said the trial would take considerable time to conclude, as the t...
SC asks Centre, states to reply to plea seeking ban on sale of alcohol in tetra packs, sachets
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, R Mahadevan and Aparesh Kumar Singh gave the petitioner NGO 'Community Against Drunken ...
'Pathetic condition', says SC on Chhattisgarh HC dropping murder charges for culpable homicide
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran issued notice to the state government and the accused, Chintamani...
Human-elephant conflict: SC asks Centre to examine compensation aspect for crop damage
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea on elephant corridors passing through...
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi moves SC challenging SIR, alleges lapses
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submission of ad...
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi moves SC, seeks review of Bihar SIR verdict upholding EC's power
On May 27, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi delivered a major vict...
SC asks MEA to issue public notice inviting kin of those died in Russia for compensation
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in its latest status report, apprised a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kan...