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SC asks Delhi police commissioner to ensure presence of lawyer for making 'scandalous' remarks
He referred to an instance where a person, running a marriage bureau, was registered as an SCBA member, eligible to vote...
'Can't compel woman to complete pregnancy': SC allows minor to terminate 30-week pregnancy
"There is another question; if she can terminate the pregnancy at 24 weeks, then why not at 30 weeks? Ultimately, she do...
SC gives last opportunity to Telangana speaker to decide on disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs
The court had also issued a notice on a separate plea filed on behalf of the speaker's office, seeking an extension of t...
SC dismisses plea challenging its 2019 verdict holding lawyer guilty of contempt
The apex court, which had barred the advocate from practising before it for a year, said the jail sentence will be suspe...
SC declines to entertain Jan Suraaj's plea challenging 2025 Bihar Assembly elections
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard the plea, which challenged the Bihar gover...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to Under-Trial Prisoner Languishing for Over 7 Years
Apex Court Directs Investigation into Delays in Criminal Trials in Jammu and Kashmir...
High Court cannot strike off the plaint under Article 227 when specific provisions like Order VII Rule 11 CPC, exist for such relief
Supreme Court Overrules Madras High Court's Use of Supervisory Powers to Strike Off Plaint, High Court's decision to inv...
Court can extend the mandate of the arbitrators even after an award is rendered, though after the expiry of the statutory time limit
Supreme Court Validates Post-Award Extension of Arbitral Mandate, Court empowers itself to extend arbitrator's mandate e...
Supreme Court Orders Tribunal Constitution for Pennaiyar River Water Dispute
Inter-State River Water Disputes Act Invoked as Negotiations Fail Between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka...
Investigation agency cannot conduct further investigation under Section 173(8) without prior permission from the Magistrate or Court
Supreme Court Quashes SP's Directive for Further Investigation Without Judicial Approval, Apex Court Reiterates the Nece...
Consumer Protection; Onus of proving that complainant falls within exclusion clause of "commercial purpose" lies on service provider
Supreme Court Overturns NCDRC Ruling, Reinstates Consumer Complaint Against MGF Developers, Apex Court emphasizes the im...
Custody of minor children - Not Welfare alone; Conduct of the parties, financial capacity, standard of living, and and education also relevant
Supreme Court Overturns High Court Ruling in Custody Battle, Orders Reconsideration, Custody of Minor Children to Be Rea...
Arbitration agreements prior to the 2015 amendments are binding on the parties and subsequent stages of the proceedings, including Section 34 applications.
Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Arbitration Clause in Eminent Colonizers Case, Apex Court Remands Matter to Commercial...
Courts to make offer of legal aid before trial commences if accused can't afford lawyer: SC
Directing for an expeditious trial in the case, the bench said Chellamani shall surrender her passport before the trial ...
Idea of welfare state casts duty on govt to ensure social, economic well-being of citizens: SC
Human dignity does not mean mere physical survival, it said adding that access to food, clothing, healthcare, shelter an...
Goregaon-Mulund Link Road: SC asks BMC to find 24 acres of land for compensatory afforestation
For the first phase of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR) project, the Supreme Court on July 29 had permitted the BMC ...
Merely renting flat doesn't exclude homebuyer from consumer rights: SC
The top court, in its order passed on Wednesday, clarified that the explanation to section 2(1)(d) of the Consumer Prote...
'Classic case of consensual relationship turning acrimonious': SC quashes FIR alleging rape
The bench said it is difficult to accept the view that the complainant, who herself is a lawyer, was oblivious to this s...
SC upholds election of Congress MLA KY Nanjegowda in 2023 Karnataka polls
Earlier, the apex court had stayed the Karnataka High Court order that set aside his election, while directing the Elect...
SC rescues homebuyers of Supertech, upholds NCLAT order asking NBCC to take over stalled projects
Under Phase 2, the NBCC, according to its application before the NCLAT, had proposed to undertake Northeye (Noida), Upco...
SC modifies 2017 order, says ex-BCCI chief Anurag Thakur free to participate in affairs of board
"The conduct of the President of BCCI in seeking a letter from the President of ICC in August 2016 after the final judge...
SC directs West Bengal govt to pay DA to its employees from 2008-2019
However, the West Bengal government challenged the high court's verdict by filing an appeal in the Supreme Court in Nove...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Reginamary Chellamani After Four-Year Incarceration
Supreme Court emphasizes the right to legal representation and parity in bail for co-accused in NDPS Act cases. ...
SC modifies 2017 order, says Anurag Thakur free to participate in affairs of BCCI
The apex court had initiated contempt and perjury proceedings against Thakur on January 2, 2017 for filing a false affid...
SC adjourns to Feb 9 hearing on wife's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention
The plea said it is wholly "preposterous" that Wangchuk would suddenly be targeted after more than three decades of bein...
SC takes serious note of delay by several states in sending proposal for DGP appointment
The bench noted the Commission's concern that there is a serious omission on the part of states in not submitting timely...
SC urged to set up bench to hear afresh pleas on grant of retrospective environment clearances to projects
The majority verdict effectively revived the controversial 2017 notification and a 2021 Office Memorandum(OM) that creat...
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party moves SC challenging Bihar elections, seeks fresh polls
The petition has sought directions to the poll panel to take action under Article 324 of Constitution (superintendence, ...
SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties
The petitioner has urged the apex court to declare that the promise or distribution of private goods or services, which ...
SC agrees to hear plea alleging undervaluation of 5-star hotel in OTS deals with two banks
In its order, the high court had said that banks, acting bona fide, cannot be made answerable to the judiciary regarding...
UP contractual teachers entitled to Rs 17K salary, can't be subjected to 'begar': SC
The top court said the part time contractual instructors/teachers appointed by the state government are in no way inferi...
Mamata says people being 'bulldozed', urges SC to save democracy
Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the Election Commission, countered the charges and alleged that the West B...
SC stays Madras HC's interim order halting TN govt provision to appoint vice-chancellors
"Since we are setting aside primarily on technical grounds, our order should have no bearing on the merits of the case,"...
CJI Kant's Paris visit strengthens judicial cooperation between India, France
During the visit, the Supreme Court delegation also met with the president of the Commercial Chamber of the Cour de Cass...
SC seeks reports from all high courts over pendency of bail matters
"This court is under the bounden duty to issue certain mandatory guidelines," the bench said, requesting the chief justi...
'His health is not good': SC asks Centre to review Sonam Wangchuk's detention
The plea said it is wholly "preposterous" that Wangchuk would suddenly be targeted after more than three decades of bein...