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Stray dogs matter: So many applications don't even come in cases of humans, says SC

Recurrence of dog bite incidents within institutional areas, including sports complexes, reflected not only administrati...

SC rejects plea challenging PMLA provision, cautions against 'rich accused' assailing law

The bench said that the validity of the provisions of the PMLA is already under consideration in review petitions arisin...

SC extends bar on trial court from taking note of chargesheet against Ashoka University professor

The top court had also restrained the professor from expressing any opinion in relation to the terrorist attack on India...

Bank fraud: SC grants bail to Amtek Group ex-chairperson in ED case

Justice Aradhe, who was sitting in a bench led by Justice PS Narasimha, pronounced the verdict, saying the court has all...

SC rejects PIL seeking enforcement of Lyngdoh Committee norms on student polls

The top court had accepted the committee recommendations, making them mandatory for all universities and colleges in the...

Supreme Court defines 'Aravalli Hills and Ranges' and mandates expert examination for ecological protection.

Supreme Court Halts Mining in Aravalli Hills Pending Expert Review Apex Court Mandates Comprehensive Evaluation to Resol...

Reserved category candidates securing higher marks than General/Open category must be treated as General/Open category candidates

Supreme Court Enforces Merit-Based Inclusion for Reserved Category Candidates in Recruitment Process Sub Supreme Court a...

Reinstatement with continuity of service; When Employer can deny back wages

Supreme Court Upholds Reinstatement with Partial Back Wages for Wrongfully Terminated Employee Apex Court restores High ...

'Act of terror' under UAPA not confined only to final execution: SC in Delhi riots case

The top court said offences covered under the UAPA go beyond the ordinary offences and affect the security and integrity...

Delay in trial not trump card for automatic grant of bail under UAPA: SC in Delhi riots case

The court said a delay in the trial cannot be the sole factor to grant bail in UAPA offences and "claims to liberty must...

Judicial officer can't be put to ordeal of disciplinary action just because orders were wrong: SC

Justice Pardiwala, who concurred with Justice Viswanathan's views, said the judgment will go a long way in protecting ju...

SC to consider DDA plea for further tree felling in Delhi Ridge only after compliance review

In a lighter vein, the CJI remarked that the saplings were planted “out of fear of contempt” and cautioned against rushi...

SC acquits man in 2004 murder case, says courts should have given him benefit of doubt

"Taking a conspectus of the entire evidence as also the fact that all eyewitnesses, except prosecution witness 1 (key wi...

SC allows Adani Power's appeal, sets aside Gujarat HC order over levy of customs duty

"It is further directed that no further demand shall be enforced against the appellant in respect of customs duty on ele...

SC questions filing of writ petition by Telangana over Polavaram Irrigation Project in Andhra

According to the award and the CWC, the approved amount of water to be diverted was 80 Thousand Million Cubic Feet (TMC)...

Delhi riots: SC denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam; Umar says this is his life now

According to Section 16 of the UAPA, "Whoever commits a terrorist act shall, if such act has resulted in the death of an...

SC asks Uttarakhand govt to file report disclosing illegal constructions on forest land

The bench had directed the Uttarakhand chief secretary and the principal chief conservator of forests to constitute an e...

Material suggests involvement of Khalid, Imam in planning, mobilisation: SC in Delhi riots conspiracy case

They said that in January 2020, Khalid held a "secret meeting" in Seelampur with Gulfisha Fatima, Natasha Narwal, Devang...

Delhi riots case: Gulfisha Fatima did not exercise independent command, resource control over multiple protest sites, says SC

The court said in the absence of any distinguishing material against Fatima, denial of bail would constitute hostile dis...

SC asks Centre to consider revising wage ceiling for Employees Provident Fund Scheme

"This is clearly reflected in the significant disparity between the number of workmen covered by the scheme at the time ...

SC agrees to examine NCLT's power to transfer cases outside state

“First, let us forget that there are two benches, assuming that there is only one bench at one place. And one of the mem...

Will ensure adequate representation of specially abled lawyers in state bar councils: SC

The CJI said that a statutory amendment would be necessary to institutionalise representation and avoid arbitrariness. T...

SC dismisses plea for restraining PM Modi from offering 'chadar' at Ajmer Sharif Dargah

The petitioners Jitender Singh and Vishnu Gupta, members of a Hindu outfit, said they are aggrieved by the "continued pr...

Delhi riots case: SC refuses bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, gives it to five others

According to Section 16 of the UAPA, "Whoever commits a terrorist act shall, if such act has resulted in the death of an...

SC signs MoU with Bhutan apex court for exchange of law clerks, says CJI Surya Kant

“We have entered into an MOU with the Supreme Court of Bhutan and on the basis of which there will be two law clerks who...

SC sets aside termination of MP judicial officer

The top court directed payment of full monetary benefits to Madhya Pradesh judicial officer Nirbhay Singh Suliya till th...

Delhi riots: SC to pronounce verdict on bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, others on Jan 5

According to Section 16 of the UAPA, “Whoever commits a terrorist act shall, if such act has resulted in the death of an...

Timelines imposed by courts for completion of probe is exception not norm: SC

It said recently the apex court in its 2025 verdict ruled that the investigations cannot be allowed to continue endlessl...

Husband's financial dominance in matrimonial discord does not amount to cruelty: SC

The verdict came on an appeal filed by the husband against the April 27, 2023 order of the high court refusing to quash ...

Insolvency - Supreme Court resolves a stalled real estate project, balancing the interests of home buyers and financial creditors.

Supreme Court Steps in to Resolve Supernova Real Estate Project's Insolvency Court Appoints Committee to Monitor Resolut...

Supreme Court Mandates Enhanced Sea Turtle Conservation Across Indian Coastlines

New directives focus on coordination, accountability, and the installation of Turtle Excluder Devices to curb turtle mor...

Supreme Court quashed the conviction holding the consensual nature of the relationship, subsequent marriage between the parties

Article 142 Invoked to Ensure Justice as Parties Marry, Criminal Proceedings Nullified...

Allegations of cruelty and dowry demand must be specific and supported by concrete evidence