Supreme Court
Deliberate attempts to paralyse SIR in West Bengal: EC tells SC
It said that the situation was worsened by provocative speeches attacking the SIR and the EC by the "highest-level leade...
Appeals against land acquisition award not barred under limitation law: SC
For both these roles, there is no question of application of any provisions of the 1963 Act, as the Collector either act...
Will not allow anyone to create any impediment: SC to states on SIR exercise; directs WB DGP to respond to ECI allegations
After hearing the submissions, the bench issued certain additional directions in order to streamline the ongoing process...
MHA forms inter-ministerial panel to deal digital arrests; CBI takes over Rs 1.64 cr fraud probe
The amicus also suggests that platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram limit the duration of video calls from unknown number...
SC asks Gujarat Pollution Control Board to decide plea of Piramal pharma against closure order
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and NV Anjaria was hearing an appeal of M/S Pir...
Will not allow anyone to create impediment: SC on SIR exercise in West Bengal
"We will not allow anyone to create any impediment in the SIR exercise. It must be clear to the states," the CJI said wh...
SC upholds order prohibiting animal sacrifice, limited rights to prayers on Madurai hilltop
The Madras High Court had permitted prayers and gatherings in the Nellithoppu area during Bakrid and Ramzan, subject to ...
Sonam Wangchuk 'perfectly good', getting best of treatment: Centre to SC
The plea said it is wholly "preposterous" that Wangchuk would suddenly be targeted after more than three decades of bein...
Decide in 3 months Kuldeep Sengar's plea in case of death of rape survivor's father: SC to Delhi HC
While refusing to entertain Sengar's plea challenging a January 19 order of the high court, a bench of Chief Justice of ...
SC terms siphoning of over Rs 54,000 cr by digital fraud 'dacoity', asks Centre to frame SoP
On December 16, the bench asked the Centre to look into the suggestions put forward by the amicus curiae in ensuring com...
Supreme Court Clarifies Arrest Procedures Under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Mandatory Notice Issuance for Offences Punishable Up to 7 Years, Arrests Only as Exceptions...
Supreme Court Grants Urgent Permission for Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Apex Court Overrules Bombay High Court, Directs Immediate Action at JJ Group of Hospitals...
Botched up angioplasty: SC refuses to interfere with bail to Gujarat cardiologist
Following the camp, the hospital brought 19 villagers to its facility in Ahmedabad on November 11, 2024, saying they wou...
Liquor scam: SC to hear after a week Chhattisgarh govt's plea against Chaitanya Baghel's bail
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria was told by senior advoc...
SC sets aside HC order staying decision to shift HP OBC Commission from Shimla
Earlier, the high court, on January 9, stayed the decision of the state government to shift the office of the Himachal P...
PMLA - Special Court cannot decide application under Section 8(7) when appeal against Section 8(3) order is pending before higher forums
Supreme Court Clarifies Stand-Alone Provisions of PMLA Sections 8(7) and 8(8), Apex Court Sets Aside Special Court's Con...
Consumer Protection : Significantly Higher claims require more reliable and trustworthy evidence
Supreme Court Modifies Consumer Commission's Compensation Award to Rs. 25 Lakh in ITC Salon Service Case, The Supreme Co...
Meta-WhatsApp privacy policy case: SC defers hearing to Feb 23
On February 3, the bench made strong observations against Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp, saying they could not "play w...
'Gunda Raj' unacceptable to us: CJI to lawyer who accused physical assault inside courtroom
I was appearing before the Tis Hazari court in a court of ADJ (Additional District Judge) Harjit Singh Pal. I was appear...
Plea in SC claims Mamata Banerjee's personal appearance in SIR matter 'legally untenable'
On February 4, Banerjee became the first serving chief minister to argue in the top court. She had urged the court to in...
Ready to make available 8,505 Group B officers for SIR exercise: West Bengal to EC
It issued notices and sought replies to the petition by February 9 from the Election Commission and the chief electoral ...
CJI Surya Kant in Bhopal for national conference of chief justices of HCs
Key discussions centred around adopting strategic, data-driven judicial governance to streamline court administration an...
SC agrees to examine Himachal govt's plea for withdrawal of cases against MPs, MLAs
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a notice on the plea challenging the April 26, 20...
Teachers' meme: SC seeks replies from MP, others on plea against student's expulsion
It alleged that the entire hoax of "protecting the reputation" of the school was a red herring, since the Instagram acco...
SC terms siphoning of over Rs 54,000 crore by digital fraud 'dacoity', asks Centre to frame SoP
Justice Bagchi said the MHA's report itself flagged that over Rs 52,000 crores have been misappropriated between April 2...
Can right to be forgotten be applied to online news, SC to examine
Justice Nagarathna said, "This a new age. Now, people will like to be forgotten in the age of social media. There are se...
Law must remain responsive to lived human realities, says SC; enhances compensation
Dealing with the case, in which a 37-year-old man had died in a road accident in June 2011, the bench noted that the Mot...
SC refuses to entertain PIL related to collegium, says such issue not justiciable
The Centre, on October 14 last year, notified the transfer of Justice Banu from the Madras High Court to the Kerala High...
Guidelines for police and Judicial Magistrates in handling cases involving social media posts; No mechanical invocation of the criminal process
Supreme Court Upholds Telangana High Court's Guidelines for Handling Social Media Cases, Court affirms guidelines to saf...
Joint Hindu Family Property - Burden to establish self-acquisition lies on the individual asserting it
Supreme Court Upholds High Court Ruling on Joint Family Property Dispute Apex Court Dismisses Appeals, Affirms Partition...
Supreme Court Admits Meta's Appeal Against CCI Penalty
Meta Platforms, INC to Maintain Rs. 213.14 Crore Penalty Deposit; Final Hearing Scheduled in April 2026...
Supreme Court Upholds Legal Heirs' Right to Cooperative Society Membership Amidst Longstanding Dispute
Shashin Patel and Bhavini Patel's membership affirmed; Society's AGM ratifies transfer of flat to new owner...
Rape on the false pretext of marriage; Where complainant is aware of being already married, no offence of rape
Supreme Court Quashes Rape Allegations Based on False Promise of Marriage Apex Court rules no case of rape where complai...
SC directs medical exam board to explain decision to reduce qualifying cut-off for NEET-PG
The petition said PG medical education cannot be treated as a commercial exercise and that regulatory authorities are re...
Dearness Allowance is a legally enforceable right of employees; Non-payment cannot be excused by the State's financial incapacity.
Supreme Court Upholds Legal Right to Dearness Allowance for West Bengal Employees, Mandates Arrears Payment Court rules ...
Arrest of person by police officer cannot be simply for asking questions: SC
The top court noted that an investigation by a police officer generally begins with the recording of information regardi...