Supreme Court
SC appeals to Bar members to attend hearings online
The observation came after a lawyer mentioned a petition before a bench headed by the CJI seeking an urgent hearing of h...
Centre moves SC for transfer of pleas against transgender law from high courts
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and just...
SC upholds EC's power to conduct SIR, says exercise 'breathes life' into mandate for fair polls
Delivering a major victory for the poll panel, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant also he...
SC upholds EC's power to conduct SIR, says exercise necessary for free and fair polls
The process that may initially appear exclusionary can, through appropriate safeguards, be rendered constitutionally com...
SC sets aside NCLAT order which rejected Amazon's appeal
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also set aside the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) December 17...
SC asks Centre to consider afresh VRS plea of IPS officer who participated in CAA protests
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe held that the Centre has the power to independently accept the VRS appl...
SC asks UP govt to prepare comprehensive development plan near Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the plea that the deity at...
Appellate court has to hear convict on sentence, can't relegate matter to lower court: SC
In this case, the high court after convicting the accused, instead of setting a date for hearing the accused on sentence...
SC upholds 1983 murder case convictions, says brutality of incident shocks judicial conscience
A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N Kotiswar Singh said the trial court as well as the Patna High Court rightly obser...
Illegal sand mining: Environmental governance can't be reduced to reactive exercise, says SC
The observations came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which passed a slew of directions for effe...
SC directs 3 states to apprise it about compensation policy for forest personnel
The apex court passed the order while dealing with an application filed by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Employees Associati...
Cruelty or unlawful demands; General and omnibus allegations cannot sustain a conviction
Supreme Court Acquits Gandadhipa Sahu in Dowry Harassment Case, Lack of Specific Evidence Leads to Overturning of Convic...
An additional written statement, introducing a contradictory and inconsistent stand, is impermissible
Supreme Court Reinstates Trial Court's Decision, Bars Additional Written Statement in Civil Dispute, Supreme Court overr...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Former Excise Commissioner in Corruption and Money Laundering Case
Bail Granted Considering Investigation Completion, Prolonged Trial, and Co-accused Already Released...
SC stays Delhi HC verdict on law students' attendance
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order while hearing pleas, including the one filed by the B...
SC directs Rajasthan, MP, UP to take effective steps to curb illegal sand mining
The top court directed these states to ensure the establishment and operationalisation of surveillance and monitoring in...
Industrial Policy - Concessional tariff available to new industry not available to existing units undergoing substantial expansion
Supreme Court Clarifies Industrial Policy Benefits, Rules in Favor of Himachal Pradesh Government, Supreme Court overtur...
Motor Vehicles - Claims under Section 163A do not require proof of negligence
Supreme Court Awards Compensation of Rs. 14.9 Lakhs in Long-Standing Motor Accident Claim, Apex Court Overturns Lower Co...
Customs Tariff Act - Misclassification of goods - Wrong classification attracts higher duties
Recovery of incriminating articles, even if panch witnesses turn hostile, can be relied upon, Supreme Court Upholds Life...
Medical negligence - Exoneration in civil proceedings on merits bars continuation of criminal proceedings on the same allegations
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Anaesthetist in Kerala Medical Negligence Case, Apex Court finds abse...
Rival Wills - Estate in custodia legis : Court-appointed Administrator acts as the "hand of the Court"
Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Directive for Criminal Investigation in Disputed Testamentary Case, The Supreme Court...
Dowry Prohibition Act - Allegations against in-laws were omnibus, generalized, and devoid of material particulars - Quashed
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Matrimonial Dispute, Supreme Court finds allegations again...
SC notice to Centre on plea alleging 'vague' definition of wetland
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Union of Ind...
SC refuses to entertain plea challenging decision to grant cabinet rank to MLAs, MLCs in Karnataka
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the petitioner to file a review petition ...
SC notice to Centre on plea highlighting vacancies in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre and sought assistan...
SC refuses urgent hearing of PIL seeking complete ban on cow slaughter
"You remembered this a day before. No urgency. Thanks," said a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Jo...
KG Basin: SC agrees to fresh request by RIL to resolve dispute with Centre
On May 20, the apex court had declined a submission by Reliance Industries to put the hearing in the Krishna-Godavari ba...
If offence takes place inside house, inmates to explain how victim succumbed: SC
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and K V Viswanathan upheld the conviction and life sentence of Gour Acharjee f...
Criminal law can't be set in motion against every relative of husband on omnibus allegations: SC
The top court said that while safeguarding the rights and dignity of victims of domestic violence remains of paramount i...
Power rebate meant only for new industrial units, says SC, overturns Himachal HC order
Setting aside the Himachal Pradesh High Court's verdict, a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan ru...
SC to hear plea of Parsi woman against discrimination after marrying man of another faith
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that it may pass an i...
Criminal proceedings cannot be permitted to convert a civil property dispute into a weapon of harassment
Supreme Court Quashes Nine-Year-Old FIR in Civil Property Dispute, Apex Court Rules Against Criminalizing Civil Disputes...
High Court's failure to notify the appellant about the appointment of an amicus curiae is a violation of natural justice
Supreme Court Orders Rehearing in Conviction Appeal, Citing Violation of Natural Justice, High Court's Failure to Notify...
Prolonged incarceration and delay in trial under UAPA can be considered for bail despite statutory restrictions
Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail to UAPA Accused Amidst Delay Concerns, Supreme Court highlights constitutional balance...
SC declines urgent hearing on plea seeking probe into Cockroach Janta Party
The petition has also sought action against those involved in the alleged commercial exploitation of oral observations m...
Supreme Court reitrates principles governing grant and cancellation of bail
Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Bail Order for Accused in Attempted Murder Case, Apex Court Cites "Manifest Error of ...