Supreme Court
SC bans NCERT Class 8 book over chapter on corruption in judiciary, orders seizure of all copies
They have fired the gunshot. The judiciary is bleeding," a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said, a day after th...
SC directs Centre to participate in meeting on lack of functional CCTVs
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after a submission by senior advocate Siddhartha Dave...
SC bans NCERT book over chapter on judiciary corruption, orders copies' seizure, digital takedown
The top court issued show cause notices to NCERT director, school education secretary to explain why action should be no...
SC to Thursday hear suo motu case on NCERT book chapter on corruption in judiciary
Earlier in the day, the top court took cognizance of the "objectionable" statements about judiciary in NCERT textbooks a...
SC resumes final hearing on pleas related to retrospective EC to projects
The top court had held that numerous vital public projects constructed with nearly Rs 20,000 of the public exchequer mon...
In relief for Jharkhand CM, SC stays trial in criminal case for not obeying summons
Soren said that he has canvassed before the high court that seeking judicial remedies by assailing the legality and vali...
SC settles century-old dispute over pujari rights at Amoghasidda temple in Karnataka
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K Vinod Chandran upheld the Karnataka High Court's October 2012 verdict an...
Supreme Court Commutes Death Penalty to 20-Year Life Sentence considering the possibility of reformation and reintegration into society
Apex Court Acknowledges Potential for Reformation, Alters Life Sentence Without Remission...
Confessional statements made to customs officers are substantive pieces of evidence, held admissible in evidence
Supreme Court Reduces Sentence in Decades-Old Smuggling Case, Supreme Court affirms conviction but reduces sentence of a...
Compensation awarded under Motor Vehicles Act to be adjusted with Departmental financial assistance of Employee
Supreme Court Restores High Court's Original Compensation Order in Motor Accident Claim, Apex Court Rules Against Deduct...
Insolvency Code; Pre-existing disputes applicable to operational creditors under Section 9 are irrelevant under Section 7
Supreme Court Restores Insolvency Application Against Ecstasy Realty Pvt. Ltd., NCLT and NCLAT's Decisions Overturned; D...
Benami Transactions Act operate independently, proceedings under Act are not subject to the jurisdiction of IBC tribunals
Supreme Court Upholds Benami Act's Independence from IBC Jurisdiction, Apex Court Affirms NCLT and NCLAT Lack Authority ...
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 overrides inconsistent provisions of the Companies Act, 1956
Supreme Court Upholds IBC's Supremacy Over Companies Act, Facilitates Corporate Insolvency Resolution, Supreme Court set...
Terror funding case: SC questions NIA for referring to separatist Shabir Shah's speeches of 1990s
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing argume...
CJI objects to NCERT book chapter on corruption in judiciary
The NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) social science textbooks for Class 8 say corruption, a...
Public figures holding high constitutional offices cannot target any particular community: SC
In his judgement, Justice Bhuyan said one of the solemn objectives of the Constitution which finds mention in the Preamb...
SC seeks details on cost, availability of NAT in hospital to prevent transfusion related infection
The PIL sought an order to the Centre and the states to declare that the “Right to Safe Blood” is an intrinsic facet of ...
SC stays trial in ED case against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren
Soren has challenged the recent Jharkhand High Court's decision refusing to quash the case against him....
Class 10 admit cards accompanied by pass certificates can be used as ID: SC in West Bengal SIR
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi passed the order after se...
SC junks plea challenging validity of BNSS provisions on appointment of prosecution officers
The plea filed by petitioner Subeesh P S through advocate Suvidutt M S challenged the validity of provisions contained i...
SC refuses to ban movie title ‘Yadav Ji ki Love Story’, says it does not portray caste in bad light
“Therefore, the contention is that the name of the film is to be changed. We fail to understand as to how the title of a...
SC takes cognisance of NCERT class 8 chapter on corruption in judiciary
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was urged by senior advoca...
Attachment under Benami Act can be challenged only before authorities provided under that act: SC
"We are of the opinion that the appellants could not have challenged the attachment order passed under the Benami Act be...
SC asks if NOTA provision led to election of 'quality' leaders in polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a PIL challenging a provision of the...
Bengal SIR: SC allows deployment of judicial officers from Jharkhand, Odisha for claim verification
Justice Bagchi told the counsel, "You make a representation to the Union of India to amend the Representation of the Peo...
SC rejects Chhattisgarh Cong MLA's plea against petition challenging his election
Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appearing for BJP leader Prem Prakash Pandey, who has challenged the election of Yadav f...
Sabarimala gold loss: SC to hear Pankaj Bhandari's plea against arrest on March 19
The prosecution had opposed his plea before the high court, claiming that mandatory requirements were complied with....
SC issues notice to Centre, UP on plea for implementation of EV charging infra guidelines
“Why should we add one more to the list,” the CJI said and referred to some chronic PIL litigants who rush to the top co...
Occupants of encroached railway land in Haldwani have no legal right to be there: SC
The top court directed the Nainital collector, Haldwani sub-division officer and other officials including members of th...
SC asks Justice Dhulia-led panel to consider plea for deferring Kerala Bar Council polls
The vacation commences on April 10. The state assembly elections are also likely to be notified soon, the bench was told...
SC closes 2021 suo motu case, asks NGT to revive matter on remediation of polluted rivers
At the outset, the top court questioned its January 13, 2021, order to initiate the parallel proceedings by taking suo m...
Guidelines for clinical establishments: SC grants one-week to Kerala govt to file affidavit
A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the counsel appearing for the state sought one-...
Murder - Vicarious liability under Section 149; Every member of an unlawful assembly guilty for offence
Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction in Sitaram Kuchhbedia v. Vimal Rana Case, Supreme Court Overturns High Court’s ...
SC stays HC order to quash LDF govt’s citizens response programme in Kerala
The observations came while allowing separate pleas filed by Mubas M H, a Kochi resident, and Kerala Students Union (KSU...
PCPNDT Act: Raid conducted solely by the Chairperson of District Appropriate Authority without collective decision of the Authority is illegal
Supreme Court Upholds Legitimacy of Evidence Seized in Illegal Raid under PCPNDT Act, Despite the illegality of the raid...
Bengal SIR: SC allows deployment of judicial officers from Jharkhand, Odisha for claim verification
The top court also allowed the EC to publish the final electoral roll on February 28, and clarified that the poll panel ...