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Dying Declaration - Exculpatory dying declaration raises reasonable doubt about the guilt

Dying Declaration - Exculpatory dying declaration raises reasonable doubt about the guilt

Supreme Court Acquits Husband in 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case, Lack of Credible Evidence and Procedural Irregularities L...

Supreme Court Upholds Inclusion of Royalty, DMF, and NMET Payments in Mineral Sale Value for Royalty Calculation

Supreme Court Upholds Inclusion of Royalty, DMF, and NMET Payments in Mineral Sale Value for Royalty Calculation

Court Rules That Explanations to Rules 38 and 45 of 2016 and 2017 Mineral Rules Are Constitutional and Not Ultra Vires M...

They are self-styled youth icons: SC slams influencers Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia

They are self-styled youth icons: SC slams influencers Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia

"We have no reason to doubt that Samay Raina has taken the court for a ride. He is in brazen violation of statements/ un...

SC to hear next week plea filed by CBSE class 12 students from Gulf countries

SC to hear next week plea filed by CBSE class 12 students from Gulf countries

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBSE, told a bench of justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale that they w...

SC seeks Centre, NCERT's responses on pleas against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 students

SC seeks Centre, NCERT's responses on pleas against CBSE's 3-language rule for Class 9 students

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissions of se...

SC to hear next week Centre, UP pleas seeking modification of TTZ industry curbs

SC to hear next week Centre, UP pleas seeking modification of TTZ industry curbs

During the proceedings, the state government informed the bench that its application seeking modification of the top cou...

SC dismisses plea challenging CRZ clearance for 2 new floors at SRK's Mannat

SC dismisses plea challenging CRZ clearance for 2 new floors at SRK's Mannat

Senior advocate Shoeb Alam, representing petitioner Santosh Daundkar, argued that the case should not be treated differe...

SC grants four weeks to Centre to file response on plea challenging validity of NIA Act

SC grants four weeks to Centre to file response on plea challenging validity of NIA Act

Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep...

Both sides must have patience; ready to resolve Bhojshala dispute: SC

Both sides must have patience; ready to resolve Bhojshala dispute: SC

The CJI had asked the counsel for the appellants to remove defects from the petitions and assured them that they will be...

SC to hear on July 21 Meghalaya govt's plea against bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi

SC to hear on July 21 Meghalaya govt's plea against bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi

The couple had gone missing while vacationing in Meghalaya's Sohra area on May 23 last year. Subsequently, Raja Raghuvan...

Assault on advocate: SC directs Delhi Police to submit status report

Assault on advocate: SC directs Delhi Police to submit status report

Mentioning the matter, senior advocate Vikas Singh said Sharma, who is the member of the Supreme Court Bar Association (...

SC adjourns suo motu case on NCLT vacancies, infrastructure; says appointments process underway

SC adjourns suo motu case on NCLT vacancies, infrastructure; says appointments process underway

During the hearing, a counsel pointed out that the suo motu proceedings were not confined to vacancies in the NCLT but a...

Fodder scam: SC refuses to interfere with HC order granting bail to Lalu Yadav

Fodder scam: SC refuses to interfere with HC order granting bail to Lalu Yadav

The CBI had challenged the high court order, saying it had "erroneously" suspended the sentence awarded by the trial cou...

SC upholds SEBI action against Kotak AMC, says compliance with securities regulations mandatory

SC upholds SEBI action against Kotak AMC, says compliance with securities regulations mandatory

A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed appeals filed by Kotak AMC, Kotak Trustee...

Determination of citizenship status must be made through fair, lawful process: SC

Determination of citizenship status must be made through fair, lawful process: SC

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the State has a legitimate and compelling interest in ensuring th...

SC dismisses pleas of 360 Bengal madrassa teachers, staff seeking regularisation

SC dismisses pleas of 360 Bengal madrassa teachers, staff seeking regularisation

Pronouncing the verdict, the bench said, “We proceeded on the basis that if any one of these 13 petitioners persuaded us...

SC upholds royalty calculation rules for iron ore mining, rejects plea challenging rules

SC upholds royalty calculation rules for iron ore mining, rejects plea challenging rules

Writing the 82-page judgement for the bench, Justice Viswanathan dismissed a petition filed by Kirloskar Ferrous Industr...

How can State prevent elopement of boy and girl in relationship, says SC; flags POCSO misuse

How can State prevent elopement of boy and girl in relationship, says SC; flags POCSO misuse

It's not that after 2012, these cases are happening. These cases have been happening for long; child marriages were also...

SC stays Madras HC order directing TN govt to ensure ban on cow slaughter in state

SC stays Madras HC order directing TN govt to ensure ban on cow slaughter in state

The high court had also said that authorities, particularly the chief secretary and the additional director general of p...

SC appoints ex-judge L N Rao as mediator to resolve dispute over Kalyani family's wealth

SC appoints ex-judge L N Rao as mediator to resolve dispute over Kalyani family's wealth

Recording the consent of the parties, the court noted that the senior counsel appearing for both sides assured the bench...

SC dismisses pleas against Delhi HC's refusal to interfere with equestrian team selection

SC dismisses pleas against Delhi HC's refusal to interfere with equestrian team selection

Both riders challenged the June 16 selection list issued by the EFI's ad hoc committee for the dressage event at the Asi...

SC freezes bank accounts of real estate firm, directors; issues warrants against its officials

SC freezes bank accounts of real estate firm, directors; issues warrants against its officials

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant also came down heavily on Haryana authorities for their failure to e...

SC denies anticipatory bail to professor in student suicide case

SC denies anticipatory bail to professor in student suicide case

The student, Nithin Raj, was found dead on April 10 after falling from a building on the college campus in a suspected s...

SC asks Madhya Pradesh DGP to set up SIT to probe 2023 murder case

SC asks Madhya Pradesh DGP to set up SIT to probe 2023 murder case

He also said that the police relied on statements of three persons purportedly from the complainant's family, who allege...

SC junks PIL seeking ban on porn viewing at public places, says plea concerns policy issue

SC junks PIL seeking ban on porn viewing at public places, says plea concerns policy issue

Undoubtedly, the issue raised is of paramount importance. However, the subject matter does not involve a question of law...

3 chargesheets filed in seven ADAG FIRs: CBI tells SC

3 chargesheets filed in seven ADAG FIRs: CBI tells SC

Earlier, the apex court expressed displeasure over the "reluctance" shown by the CBI and the ED in probing the alleged l...

Plea concerning airfares: SC asks Centre to place rules before it within two weeks

Plea concerning airfares: SC asks Centre to place rules before it within two weeks

The apex court passed the order while hearing a plea filed by social activist S Laxminarayanan, who has sought a robust ...

SC says SAT order in Bombay Dyeing case not to be treated as precedent, but refuses stay

SC says SAT order in Bombay Dyeing case not to be treated as precedent, but refuses stay

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan, while declining to stay the order, issued notice on the plea of the S...

SC seeks HD Revanna’s reply on K'taka govt’s plea against HC order dropping Section 354 charge

SC seeks HD Revanna’s reply on K'taka govt’s plea against HC order dropping Section 354 charge

During the hearing, the bench questioned the Karnataka government as to why it did not challenge the order when the high...

SC seeks status report from UP SIT on pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations ‘theft’ row

SC seeks status report from UP SIT on pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations ‘theft’ row

In the petition, Rai sought directions to the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh government and the Trust for constituting and op...

SC freezes bank accounts of Parsvnath Developers, directors; issues bailable warrants against its officials

SC freezes bank accounts of Parsvnath Developers, directors; issues bailable warrants against its officials

The case pertained to a petition filed by one Rita Tikku, a cancer survivor, and Lokaish Tikku, who invested their life ...

SC stays Madras HC order directing TN govt to ensure ban on cow slaughter

SC stays Madras HC order directing TN govt to ensure ban on cow slaughter

The Tamil Nadu government challenged the May 27 order of the high court, which directed the state authorities to ensure ...

SC to hear pleas against MP HC verdict holding Bhojshala complex as Goddess Saraswati temple

SC to hear pleas against MP HC verdict holding Bhojshala complex as Goddess Saraswati temple

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohna was urged by senior advocate Huzefa...

SC declines plea seeking enforcement of anti-slaughter laws to protect cows

SC declines plea seeking enforcement of anti-slaughter laws to protect cows

The petitioner's counsel argued that a 2005 Supreme Court ruling regarding the slaughter of animals was not being implem...

SC to hear on Jul 13 plea seeking guidelines to curb 'unpredictable fluctuations' of airfares

SC to hear on Jul 13 plea seeking guidelines to curb 'unpredictable fluctuations' of airfares

The plea claimed that currently, no authority has the power to review or cap airfares or ancillary fees, allowing the ai...

OFCD case: SC to hear SEBI's plea against SAT relief to SICCL managers on Monday

OFCD case: SC to hear SEBI's plea against SAT relief to SICCL managers on Monday

On June 18, the top court agreed to hear the matter and issued notices to the four officials of the Sahara group, taggin...