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SC dismisses plea challenging transfer of officers by EC in poll-bound West Bengal

SC dismisses plea challenging transfer of officers by EC in poll-bound West Bengal

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also said that the question of law...

SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order

SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted Ambani to pursue his ple...

SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order

SC rejects pleas of Anil Ambani challenging Bombay HC order

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi permitted Ambani to pursue his ple...

Disciplinary action by Armed Forces cannot be initiated after an accused has been discharged by a criminal court for the same misconduct

Disciplinary action by Armed Forces cannot be initiated after an accused has been discharged by a criminal court for the same misconduct

Supreme Court Overturns Wrongful Dismissal, Restores Honour to Ex-Squadron Leader, Supreme Court rules that disciplinary...

Prevention of Corruption - Proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification by a public servant is a sine qua non

Prevention of Corruption - Proof of demand and acceptance of illegal gratification by a public servant is a sine qua non

Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction in Kerala Corruption Case, High Court's Acquittal Overturned; Demand and Acceptance ...

Consumer Banking - Failure of bank to re-present cheques within their validity period amounts to deficiency in service

Consumer Banking - Failure of bank to re-present cheques within their validity period amounts to deficiency in service

Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Rights in Banking Negligence Case, Canara Bank Found Liable for Deficiency in Service Ove...

Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - The benefit of Section 4 is available even to offenders sentenced only to payment of fine

Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 - The benefit of Section 4 is available even to offenders sentenced only to payment of fine

Supreme Court Extends Probation Benefits to Offenders convicted under Sections 323 and 324 IPC, Supreme Court emphasizes...

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking directions to make voting compulsory in polls

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking directions to make voting compulsory in polls

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi asked PIL petitioner Ajay ...

SC permits petitioner to withdraw 17 PILs

SC permits petitioner to withdraw 17 PILs

On April 10, when 25 separate PILs came up for hearing, the apex court told Gupta that he should approach the authoritie...

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking guidelines for display of Ashoka Chakra

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking guidelines for display of Ashoka Chakra

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi told the petitioner...

PIL against sale of liquor in tetra packs in UP; SC asks petitioner to approach authorities

PIL against sale of liquor in tetra packs in UP; SC asks petitioner to approach authorities

Uttar Pradesh recently approved the new excise policy with several key changes, including the introduction of an e-lotte...

SC revokes illegal termination of ex-IAF official after 32 years; restores honour

SC revokes illegal termination of ex-IAF official after 32 years; restores honour

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and K V Viswanathan found that disproportionate punishment was given to ex-squadron l...

Banks act as agents for customers, presenting stale cheques constitutes deficiency in service: SC

Banks act as agents for customers, presenting stale cheques constitutes deficiency in service: SC

A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan held the Canara Bank guilty of deficiency in service for failing to ...

Most difficult task for court is to declare belief of millions wrong: SC

Most difficult task for court is to declare belief of millions wrong: SC

A nine-judge Constitution bench was hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, inclu...

SC refuses to entertain plea against fresh detention order for YouTuber, asks him to move HC

SC refuses to entertain plea against fresh detention order for YouTuber, asks him to move HC

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter and observed that the high court would be ...

Supreme Court Resolves CIBIL Score Discrepancy for Petitioner

Supreme Court Resolves CIBIL Score Discrepancy for Petitioner

SC Disposes of SLP After Banks and CIBIL Correct Erroneous Credit Reporting...

Supreme Court Restricts Provisional Exam Participation to Single Candidate

Supreme Court Restricts Provisional Exam Participation to Single Candidate

Rajasthan Public Service Commission's Application Leads to Modification of Earlier Order, Limiting Benefits to Surajmal ...

Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of EWS Certificates in UP Health Worker Recruitment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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...