Supreme Court
SC seeks Centre's view on creation of corpus fund for treatment of SMA patients
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, while hearing a suo motu case, pointed ou...
SC orders enhanced beat patrolling in Delhi, verification of public transport vehicles' drivers
Passing a slew of directions in a suo motu case titled 'In Re: Recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR', the apex court direc...
SC sets aside elections in 50 wards in Punjab, orders fresh polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana set aside elections in 50 wards – ...
'Udayasthamana pooja' to be performed in Kerala's Guruvayur temple on Ekadasi, says SC
On Guruvayur Ekadasi, the 'Udayasthamana pooja' is a special, day-long ritual that is held from sunrise to sunset involv...
Rules appointing Jharkhand DGP prima facie in teeth of earlier decision: SC
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was appearing for Jharkhand, told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joyma...
Land for compensatory afforestation: SC seeks Punjab govt's proposal
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana voiced its concern over reduction of fores...
SC adjourns hearing on Punjab govt's plea against HC order for CBI probe into corruption charges
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu deferred the matter as the file reached late....
Constitute committee to ensure pharma firms don't indulge in unethical practices: SC to Centre
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on a plea which sought a direction that till an effec...
SC to hear on Thursday Punjab govt's plea against HC order for CBI probe into corruption charges
On Monday, the state government moved the top court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's direction on a petition ...
Shiv Sena row: Shinde faction defends EC’s decision on party, symbol in SC
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was told by senior advocate N K Ka...
Benefits to disabled officer cadets: SC rebukes Centre for non-compliance of order
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna, R Mahadevan and DK Upadhyaya was hearing a suo motu case related to the difficulties ...
SC pulls up various departments for failure to maintain heritage monuments in Delhi
Flagging the "lack of cohesion" between different government bodies, the apex court directed the senior officials of var...
SC refuses to interfere with HC order granting interim bail to Cong's Nandigram bypoll candidate
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, however, allowed the West Bengal ...
SC to hear Centre's plea against Jharkhand DGP appointment on Thursday
The Centre, represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, had alleged that the Jharkhand government was in contempt for...
SC upholds Delhi HC order restraining Gujarati newspaper from using 'Saurashtra Aaj Tak' name
The high court had held that the title could create a misleading impression of an association with the Aaj Tak news chan...
Make a movie and entertain people again; that will rebuild your image: SC tells Rajpal Yadav
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana noted that pursuant to its last or...
SC to examine plea for recall of split verdict on law governing appointment of CEC, ECs
On September 23, a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma gave split opinions on whether a batch of ...
SC to hear Centre’s contempt plea against appointment of Jharkhand DGP
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was urged by Solicitor General Tus...
SC to hear Punjab govt's plea against HC order for CBI probe into corruption allegations
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it will hear the matter on Wednesday ...
SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging HC order striking down attendance mandate for law students
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Augustine George Masih and Sandeep Mehta was hearing separate petitions challenging the...
Rape: No allegation that promise of marriage was made to induce sexual relationship not a rape
Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case, Says Complaint Appeared to Be Counterblast to Pressure Marriage - Top court finds conse...
Rape: Three-Year Consensual Relationship Cannot Be Criminalised as False Promise to Marry
Apex Court holds that unless there is clear proof that the accused never intended to marry from the very beginning, a fa...
Dowry Prohibition: Proceedings against in-laws - Mere relationship with husband is not enough to continue prosecution
Court says general and omnibus accusations in matrimonial disputes cannot justify prosecution under Sections 498A, 406, ...
Shiv Sena: Can party symbol be given to those accused of committing 'constitutional sin' of defection, asks SC
The observation was made by a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana during...
Prevention of Corruption : Mere recovery of tainted money and a positive phenolphthalein test cannot sustain conviction
Supreme Court Acquits Jharkhand Education Department Assistant in Bribery Trap Case...
Taxable classification depends on the form of goods at the time of sale, not on how consumers may later consume them.
Supreme Court Upholds Tax Classification of Cadila’s GRD Powder and GRD Mix as Residuary Goods...
Why can't NHAI have electronic surveillance mechanism to track parked vehicles on highways: SC
Senior advocate A N S Nadkarni, who is assisting the top court as amicus curiae in the matter, referred to some recent r...
SC sets aside Rs 5 lakh compensation imposed on FDA by Bombay HC
The officers from the FDA’s Pune office inspected the eatery and found deficiencies relating to hygiene, record maintena...
SC agrees to hear Punjab govt's plea against HC order for CBI probe
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it will hear the matter on W...
SC disposes of TN Assembly privilege case; keeps constitutional questions open
The Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant kept the substantial questions of law open for adjudication in...
SC disposes of TN Assembly privilege case; keeps constitutional questions open
The Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant kept the substantial questions of law open for adjudication in...
SC dismisses plea seeking recitation of preamble during morning assembly in schools
The counsel appearing for the petitioner said the plea has sought a direction that preamble be recited in schools during...
SC says it will annul EC decisions not taken by unanimity or majority, did not approve Form 6 modification
The court also made it clear that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 that was being used by the EC during t...
Law's first duty is to be understood by people it governs: CJI Surya Kant
Speaking at the second Prof. (Dr) N R Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture here, the CJI said compassion in judging is neither...
Identify five cities for pilot project on ensuring every road has footpath: SC to Centre
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe also directed the Centre to identify an authority that would be respon...
SC stays coercive action against Tata Chemicals over environment damage to marine sanctuary
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing in the court for Tata Chemicals, said issues involved in the matter relate t...