Supreme Court
Supreme Court Mandates Installation of Safety Devices in Public Service Vehicles
Enforces Vehicle Location Tracking and Speed Limiting to Enhance Road Safety Across India...
Supreme Court Clarifies Limits of Arbitration in Land Dispute
Arbitration Tribunal Cannot Hinder Statutory Actions Against Illegal Constructions, Rules Apex Court...
Most probably will consider granting relief: SC on bail plea of two Delhi riots accused
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale told senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Abdul Khalid Saifi and ...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Mohammad Kashif Amid Prolonged Incarceration
Bail granted under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, considering three years of detention and relatively small amo...
SC to hear next week plea against CBSE's policy making three-language study compulsory in Class 9
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagc...
SC to hear next week plea against CBSE's policy making three-language study compulsory in Class 9
This is an urgent PIL. The petitioners are students, teachers and parents. They are challenging the new policy of the CB...
RIL, foreign firms refute in SC Centre’s claim of 'unjust' extraction of gas from KG basin
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing the appeals of RIL, BP...
President as visitor competent to terminate services of RGNAU employee: SC
A division bench of the Allahabad High Court had quashed this termination, ruling that the university's executive counci...
Mere exclusion of legal heirs not enough to invalidate a will: SC
The bench noted that the will itself recorded that the testator had already given "enough and more" to his wife and chil...
Courts can hold sedition trials if accused has no objection: SC
In a landmark order passed on May 11, 2022, the apex court had put the penal provision on sedition on hold till the Cent...
SC bats for victim-centric approach, refuses to entertain plea for consolidation of FIRs
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi did not agree to the submi...
SC refuses to lift stay on counting of Delhi Bar Council polls, asks HC to hear pleas on May 25
The CJI transferred the matter to a division bench of the Delhi High Court, urging the chief justice to constitute a spe...
SC acquits Sri Lankan national in UAPA case, says he was falsely implicated
The bench said the appellant also applied for a Swiss visa through his wife, which was granted to him by the Swiss Embas...
SC declines to postpone final hearing in KG basin gas migration dispute
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi is hearing the appeals of ...
SC to hear on May 22 bail pleas of two 2020 Delhi riots accused
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale, which is hearing the pleas of Abdul Khalid Saifi and Tasleem Ahmad cha...
SC directs Rajasthan govt to expedite recruitment process of forest guards
Also called the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary, it is a 5,400-sq km tri-state protected area. Besides the e...
FIRs arising out of the same set of facts or transactions cannot be registered in multiple jurisdictions
Apex Court consolidates FIRs in 'Brahma City' project case to prevent multiplicity and ensure comprehensive investigatio...
Filing multiple anticipatory bail petitions in quick succession undermines the legal process
Supreme Court Overturns High Court's Grant of Anticipatory Bail in Family Financial Fraud Case, Repeated Bail Pleas With...
Criminal proceedings cannot be continued on general accusations or group allegations
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Forest Range Officer Due to Lack of Specific Allegations, Supreme Cou...
High Court or Court of Session can not issuing far-reaching administrative directions while granting bail
Supreme Court Invalidates High Court's Directions on Bail Jurisdiction, Apex Court Clarifies Limits of High Court's Stat...
Supreme Court Upholds Removal of Stray Dogs from Institutional Premises, Emphasizes Public Safety Over Re-release Mandate
Apex Court clarifies that Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 do not mandate reintroduction of sterilised dogs into sensiti...
SC seeks response from Centre, others on plea to ban sale of liquor in tetra packs, sachets
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi agreed to hear the petition filed ...
SC rejects PIL challenging caste enumeration during Census
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi did not agree to the submiss...
SC extends time till Aug 31 for holding Bengaluru civic body elections
The order was passed on a plea of the Karnataka government which has challenged the high court's December 2020 order tha...
SC refuses to entertain PIL for protection, audit of Sikh religious properties
It also sought a direction to all state governments and the UTs to prepare and submit to the court a “complete inventory...
SC seeks response of Centre, states on PIL for 30 pc quota for women lawyers in govt panels
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of the submissio...
SC seeks response of Centre, states on PIL seeking 30 per cent quota for women lawyers in govt panels
The plea refers to startling empirical evidence to say that while women are entering law schools in record numbers, they...
SC seeks Centre's response on plea to ban sale of liquor in tetra packs, sachets
They are confusing fruit juice with liquor. They use photo of apple and the pack contains Vodka," he said, adding the St...
KG-basin dispute: RIL, two firms tell SC they will write to Centre for mediation
However, Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, requested the court to continue with the hearing in...
Do NGOs, activists claiming to care for stray animals accept liability for dog attacks, asks SC
The bench said institutional spaces, by their very nature, require a heightened standard of safety and any activity that...
Can't be oblivious of harsh reality that children are mauled, elderly attacked by stray dogs: SC
The bench said if such conditions are permitted to continue unchecked, the inevitable consequence may lead to a regressi...
Authorities not expected to support any party to a case: SC
The observations came from a bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar that referred to the conduct of certain...
SC allows euthanasia of rabid, dangerous dogs; says right to life stands at highest pedestal
The bench, which heard several animal welfare organisations, activists, NGOs and state governments, said it must be emph...
SC overturns acquittal of 9, sentences them to life term in doctor’s murder case
The top court reversed the high court’s acquittal, calling it a "grave error" and restoring the trial court’s findings o...
SC begins hearing on RIL's appeal against Delhi HC order in KG-basin dispute
The Shah panel, in its August 28, 2016, report, concluded that there has been "unjust enrichment" to the contractor of t...
2 accused in Noida workers' protest case to remain in jail: SC
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan interacted with the accused, Aditya Anand and Rupesh Roy, who were p...