Supreme Court

SC gives protection of arrest for two weeks to shaadi.com founder in fraud case

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N V Anjaria set aside a Telangana High Court order refusing to quash the p...

Wangchuk detained for instigating people in border area: Centre to SC

The plea said it is wholly "preposterous" that Wangchuk would suddenly be targeted after more than three decades of bein...

2021 hate crime case: SC questions UP over not invoking appropriate provisions of IPC in FIR

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was told by Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj, who appeared for...

Shivraj Chouhan, Cong MP settle dispute, defamation cases to be withdrawn: SC told

He alleged that following the December 17, 2021 order of the apex court, it was alleged by the BJP leaders that he had o...

Arbitration - Serious allegations of fraud render the dispute non-arbitrable

Supreme Court Upholds Non-Arbitrability in Fraud Allegations Against Arbitration Agreement, Supreme Court affirms High C...

Insolvency - Two companies intrinsically linked to the project - Joint petition permissible for value maximization and asset realization

Supreme Court Upholds Joint Insolvency Proceedings Against Linked Real Estate Firms, In a significant ruling, the Suprem...

Panchayat Election disputes - High Court can not entertain writ petitions

Supreme Court Reinforces Limitations on Judicial Interference in Panchayat Elections, Supreme Court Sets Aside Uttarakha...

SC grants interim bail to ex-Chhattisgarh excise minister in liquor scam cases

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of the fact that...

Delayed delivery of judgment is identified ailment, must be eradicated: SC

In November 2025, the top court directed all high courts to submit detailed reports on timelines for reserved judgments,...

SC slams WhatsApp, Meta over privacy policy, says will pass interim order on Feb 9

It was hearing appeals filed by Meta and WhatsApp against a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) judgment tha...

I-PAC raids: SC adjourns to Feb 10 ED's plea against 'interference' by Mamata Banerjee

A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appea...

Election process can't be stalled at behest of individual grievance: SC

The man then preferred an intra-court appeal and a division bench of the high court stayed the operation of the judgment...

ED's plea over I-PAC raid not maintainable: West Bengal’s counter affidavit in SC

The ED, in its plea, had alleged obstruction by the state, including by the CM, in its search operation at the I-PAC off...

SC directs Centre to set up tribunal to adjudicate dispute over sharing of Pennaiyar river water

The Tamil Nadu government moved the top court in 2018 through its original suit filed against Karnataka over work being ...

'Parents to blame': SC grants bail to three in 2024 Pune Porsche crash case

The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) had granted bail to the minor accused on lenient terms, sparking nationwide outrage. Th...

SC upholds insolvency proceedings against real estate firms for Greater Noida project

The allottees alleged that although possession was promised by May 2013, the units were unfit for occupation, lacked a c...

Sonam Wangchuk tried to instigate Gen Z for protests like Nepal, Bangladesh: Centre to SC

According to the amended plea, the detention order is founded upon "stale FIRs, vague imputations and speculative assert...

SC seeks reply of Maharashtra govt, civic body on plea against HC order on slum rehabilitation

It had said these public spaces cannot be fenced off or restricted to the residents of the rehabilitation buildings and ...

SC to rule on competition body's power to probe patent-linked disputes

A single judge of the Delhi High Court initially allowed the investigation to continue but a division bench later set as...

New law to regulate school fees will not be implemented in 2025-26: Delhi govt to SC

The high court, on January 8, had refused to stay a notification directing private schools in the national capital to co...

SC issues notices to Centre, 12 states on PIL by Christian body against anti-conversion laws

The apex court on January 6, 2021, agreed to examine certain new and controversial laws of states like Uttar Pradesh and...

SC grants bail to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in disproportionate assets case

During the hearing before the top court, senior advocate S Muralidhar, appearing for Majithia, had argued that petitione...

SC refuses to entertain PIL questioning procedures to record caste of citizens in 2027 census

The bench said authorities may consider the suggestions raised in the legal notice and the petition and disposed of the ...

SC directs Centre to set up tribunal for sharing of Pennaiyar river waters

The Tamil Nadu government moved the top court in 2018 through its original suit filed against Karnataka over work being ...

SC grants bail to three accused in 2024 Pune Porsche crash case

As bail to the accused juvenile triggered outrage, the Pune police approached the JJB to review its decision. The board ...

Contracts barring claims for regularization - Still entitled to regularisation; Fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 16 cannot be waived

Constitutional principles of equality and fairness in public employment emphasized; long-standing contractual employees ...

Appointment of Vice-Chancellor must conform to UGC Regulations, 2018, and any deviation is ultra vires.

Supreme Court Upholds UGC Regulations in Vice-Chancellor Appointment Case Puducherry Technological University Act Sectio...

Officer who faced comptempt at behest of the candidate can not be allowed to sit in selection committee; not necessary to prove actual bias

Presence of an officer who previously faced contempt proceedings initiated by the petitioner in a selection committee vi...

NGT has discretion to quantify environmental compensation based on project cost on polluter pays principle.

Supreme Court Upholds Enhanced Environmental Compensation for Major Builders Landmark Judgment Establishes Project Cost ...

Principles governing cancellation of bail - Long incarceration or parity with co-accused not sufficient grounds for cancellation

Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Accused in Panchayat Chairman Murder Case Supreme Court affirms High Court's discretion, ...

SC to hear plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention

According to the amended plea, the detention order is founded upon "stale FIRs, vague imputations, and speculative asser...

Manual Scavenging; Supreme Court enhances compensation for sewer deaths to Rs. 30

Supreme Court Mandates Increased Compensation for Sewer Deaths, Urges Swift Action on Safai Karamcharis Commission Appoi...

The right to life includes the right to menstrual health; Directions for Free Sanitary Pads and Separate Toilets in Schools

Supreme Court Mandates Free Sanitary Pads and Separate Toilets in Schools to Uphold Girls' Right to Education and Dignit...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Relief to Jagat Vijay Printers LLP Amidst Pollution Control Board Dispute