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'Your place is in jail': SC slams Rajpal Yadav for failing to honour payment undertaking in cheque-bounce cases
On September 15, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana gave the last opp...
SC asks high court to consider plea against Centre's decision to evict Delhi Gymkhana Club
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was apprised by senior advocate Vi...
Crime against women in Delhi-NCR: SC stresses on creating fear in minds of miscreants
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said it must be ensured that every woman should feel safe even at...
Ex-CJI B R Gavai, former judges criticise SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan's remarks on disenfranchisement
Sitting judge Justice Bhuyan, while delivering the valedictory address at the 19th Justice Bodh Raj Sawhney Memorial Moo...
'Form 6 modification not approved by us', say SC; seeks EC's response
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said, "Any modification to Form 6 has not ...
SC seeks Centre, states’ response on vacancies, functioning of State Human Rights Commissions
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notices after taking note o...
SC dismisses Centre's plea against maintainability of PILs in HC in Great Nicobar project
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana dismissed the Centre's plea while...
SC asks Centre to give details of area to be allotted for 135-yr-old Central Secretariat Library
The Central Secretariat Library, which has over 8.5 lakh books, is housed in Shastri Bhavan which is proposed to be demo...
SC issues notices to EC, Centre; says will annul decisions not taken by unanimity or majority
The top court, however, refused to pass any interim direction to restrain Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kuma...
SC notice to EC, Centre on plea challenging decisions taken by CEC-led poll panel
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissi...
SC asks CBI, trial court to ensure examination of victim-witnesses in Manipur sexual violence case
During the hearing of the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) pleas seeking cancellation of bail granted to two accu...
SC agrees to hear pleas seeking directions to Delhi Police to allow protests in capital
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was approached by a...
Take action: SC to Allahabad HC chief justice on allegations against Lakhimpur Kheri case judge
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana also asked the Uttar Prad...
Need to create fear in minds of goons committing crimes against women: SC
"What is important is to prevent a crime, not what you do after a crime is committed," the bench said, adding police nee...
Legislative privileges issue: SC says no point in engaging in academic exercise
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was told by senior advocate Raju Ramachand...
SC notice to Centre on proposed relocation of 135-yr-old Central Secretariat Library
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued notice to the Centre and asked it to file an affidavit givi...
Doctor assault: Sena corporator surrenders before Thane court; sent to jail
Mhatre and others are accused of assaulting and verbally abusing three doctors, including a lady doctor, who were on dut...
Doctor assault case: Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre surrenders before Thane trial court
The Supreme Court had cancelled the bail of Mhatre and his associates, Ramesh Pawar, Pramod alias Prakash Nikam, and Aks...
SC to hear on Oct 5 pleas for suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, undoing 'unauthorised' actions
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is scheduled to hear the pleas filed by Ra...
SC takes suo moto note of proposed relocation of 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva will hear on Monday the case titled, "In Re: 135-yr-old library, 8...
SC judges, bar leaders offer floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, ex-PM Shastri
The programme was held at the Supreme Court complex and attended by judges and members of the Supreme Court Bar Associat...
SC stays Karnataka HC order constituting SIT, fresh probe in KPSC recruitment irregularities
A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice on the Karnataka government's plea challenging the Septe...
SC grants eight weeks to Bihar to remove encroachments from Ganga flood plains in Patna
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan noted that on July 21, the apex court had granted six weeks to the...
SC asks high court to consider plea against Centre’s decision to take over Delhi Gymkhana Club
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was apprised by senior advocate Vi...
CJI Surya Kant calls for balancing AI-driven judicial transformation with constitutional values
Addressing the opening session of the VII Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts (AACC) in Samarkand...
AI may support judicial process, but can never replace judges: CJI Kant
The CJI was addressing the plenary session of the 7th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equ...
SC frowns upon increasing attacks on doctors by leaders, says they have higher responsibility
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, in its detailed September 28 order on cancellation of bail of Shiv Se...
Doctors can't exercise sound judgment while working under threat of physical violence: SC
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which cancelled the bail while setting aside a Bombay High Court orde...
SC asks attorney general to consider raising 25-member cap on State Bar Councils
A bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order while hearing a petition filed by advocate Rohit Pande...
SC agrees to hear plea challenging Calcutta HC order on OBC certificates
A bench of justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana issued notice to the West Bengal government and others seeking their re...
SC refuses to interfere with Delhi HC ruling against composer Ilaiyaraaja
A bench of justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran refused to entertain the appeal filed by Ilaiyaraaja against the h...
NGO PUCL, activist Subhashini Ali, journalist NN Mishra move SC over legislative privileges
Earlier, journalists Ajit Anjum and Seema Chishti, and stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra had moved the court seeking its nod...
SC seeks reply from WB govt, others on Mahua Moitra's plea for protection during constituency visit
The court sought the responses on Moitra's plea in which she has also alleged that district administration officials in ...
Everyone has equal right to access justice: SC refuses to entertain judicial officer's plea
"Whether a person is a bus conductor or a secretary of the state, everyone has an equal right to access justice," a benc...
SC seeks response from WB, others on TMC MP's plea alleging eviction from circuit house
The plea came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana....
2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts: SC stays execution of death penalty of IM operative
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, AG Masih and Sandeep Mehta, issued notice to the Gujarat government on a plea of Ahmed ...