Supreme Court
SC dismisses plea by Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction to operate four debit-frozen bank accounts
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale said it was not inclined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order w...
Courts must refrain from imposing personal views on morality in criminal cases: SC
The accusation against the appellant was that he was a tenant residing in the neighbourhood of the victim and despite be...
Toeing line is one thing but bending over is another: SC castigates UP Police in molestation case
Making sharp observations while hearing a plea for the cancellation of anticipatory bail of an accused in a molestation ...
Govt law officer made request to CJI to list CAPF contempt matter before special bench, SC told
A bench of Justices Manoj Misra and Ujjal Bhuyan was informed by the Registry that the matter was inadvertently listed o...
Unauthorized and impermissible commercial use in residential areas not allowed
Supreme Court cracks down on illegal coaching centres, unauthorized land use and selective sealing by civic authorities,...
SC seeks response of Delhi government on plea for free treatment for EWS patients at ILBS
A bench comprising Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Shree Chandrashekhar took note of the plea filed by Rahul Raj, son...
Framing of Charge: Accused cannot insist on all documents - Documents not in possession of CBI cannot be directed to be produced
Supreme Court limits accused’s right to demand copies of unrelied documents at charge stage, At the stage of framing of ...
Bail in economic offences - Prolonged pre-trial incarceration is not justified
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Two Accused in Rajasthan Jal Jeevan Mission Corruption Case, Court says prolonged pre-trial...
Preventive detention cannot be sustained when it is founded on an extra-judicial confession
Supreme Court Quashes NSA Detention of Sambhal Riots Accused, Slams Reliance on Police Confession, Court says preventive...
Curative plea moved in SC for recall of Sep 23 split verdict on law on appointment of CEC, ECs
The batch of pleas challenged the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissi...
Won't impose complete ban, won't allow incessant fireworks either: SC
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale said a middle ground was needed to be found by specifying hours during whi...
Travel concession for acid victims: SC asks social justice dept to take part in policy framing
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana took note of the submissions that ...
SC agrees to hear on Oct 5 West Bengal's plea challenging interim bail to Cong candidate
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the West Bengal government, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before...
Mahua Moitra's plea in SC alleging eviction from circuit house to be heard on Thursday
When the matter was called for hearing, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V M...
SC seeks Registry explanation for deleting CAPF contempt matter from cause list
A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and A S Chandurkar directed that the matters be listed again at 2 pm on Wednesday along...
SC agrees to hear next week plea raising doubts over decisions taken by ECI led by Gyanesh Kumar
The plea comes in the backdrop of a report in the Indian Express which claimed that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh...
Detention under NSA can't be based on confession statement of accused made before police: SC
The top court said preventive detention has always been regarded as an exceptional measure and, therefore, must be invok...
'Human life is fragile': SC dedicates judgment to law clerk who died 4 days before 27th birthday
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu expressed grief over the untimely demise of Ritwik Deswal, who worked ...
Pre-trial incarceration can't masquerade as punitive detention, says SC; grants bail to two
The observation came from a bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu while granting bail to two accused in a 2024...
States tend to not follow verdict, says SC; reserves order on Odisha DGP appointment row plea
The observation was made by a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana while reservin...
SC seeks Tamil Nadu's response on plea against fresh ban on fishing by purse seine nets
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe termed the issue serious as instead of complying with the court's dire...
'This is carnage', says SC on markup of 10 times on cancer drugs by hospitals
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the Centre to look into the issue of hospitals mandating the pur...
SC refuses to stay Rajasthan Cricket Association election, bars result declaration
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order while hearing a p...
SC agrees to hear next week plea seeking suspension of CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, who mentioned the matter, told the bench that as per the statutory scheme, decisions of the...
SC refuses to entertain PIL for Central law, guidelines to curb ragging in schools
The plea has named the Centre, all states and Union Territories, the Central Board of Secondary Education and the Counci...
Detention under NSA can't be based on confession statement of accused: SC
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu delivered the judgment while quashing the preventive detention of Mull...
Justice Upadhyaya second Lucknow bench lawyer elevated to Supreme Court in 25 years
Justice Upadhyaya began his legal and judicial career in Lucknow and served for more than 11 years as a judge of the Luc...
SC Collegium recommends three chief justices of high courts as judges of apex court
The five-member apex court collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Vikram Nath, B V Nagarath...
Crimes against minor girls, women in Delhi-NCR: SC passes slew of directions, seeks status report
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran sought a comprehensive status report on the measures presently un...
SC asks media to practise responsible, empathetic journalism while reporting sexual offences
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said sensationalist headlines, graphic or lurid descriptions of s...
SC takes suo motu cognisance of crimes against minor girls, women across Delhi-NCR
The top court took cognisance of alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park in Delhi, alleged gang rape...
Recovery of traffic e-challans: SC suggests linking unpaid fines to electricity bills
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan was informed that despite issuing a vast number of traffic challan...
SC issues notice to UP chief secretary, transport ministry on bus fire tragedy on Yamuna Expressway
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan issued notices to the chief secretary and the ministry on an applica...
SC seeks Centre's response to plea over return of Subhas Bose's 'ashes' from Tokyo
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Pfaff, opposed an intervention applicant who tried to intervene in the o...
SC asks Centre to examine statutory safeguards for minors on social media
On September 10, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana had taken note of...
Believe Bengal Assembly speaker is cognisant of time frame to decide on disqualification of TMC rebels: SC
In a January 2020 verdict delivered on a plea related to Manipur, the apex court had said that disqualification petition...