Supreme Court
Use of the word "bastard" i does not amount to "obscenity"
Supreme Court Acquits Sivakumar and Senthil of Obscenity Charges, Modifies Sentences in Culpable Homicide Case, Supreme ...
CCTV footage of "unimpeachable quality" Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings
Supreme Court finds the High Court erred in not considering vital CCTV evidence exonerating appellants in assault case....
Public procurement practices must adhere to constitutional principles of transparency, fairness, and non-arbitrariness
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe into Arunachal Pradesh Public Procurement Practices, Allegations of Nepotism, Missing Rec...
Supreme Court Quashes High Court's Order on Fresh Arbitration Application
The Apex Court holds that a fresh arbitration application on the same cause of action is barred under CPC, emphasizing o...
Borrowers not entitled to mandatory personal hearing before declaring bank accounts as fraud: SC
Disclosure by furnishing copies of the audit report, including the forensic audit report to the borrower, is mandatory. ...
Unreserved vacancies for candidates with disabilities open for all categories: SC
This was challenged by the general category candidate who said since he was a "qualified unreserved candidate", the vaca...
Centre backs restriction on women's Sabarimala entry in SC
A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant commenced hearing on petitions related to discriminat...
Voluntary retirement not mere act of leaving, rather distinct right of employee: SC
A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi delivered its verdict on appeals filed by a bank challenging two sep...
SC reserves verdict on advocates' association chief's plea against Gujarat HC order
Later, the full court of the high court resolved to recall the restoration of Oza's "Senior Advocate" designation follow...
2018 Sabarimala judgement wrongly decided, needs reconsideration: Centre tells SC
Appearing before a nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitte...
Banking; Borrowers are not entitled to a personal hearing before the classification of their accounts as "fraud"
Supreme Court Rules No Personal Hearing Required Before Fraud Classification by Banks, Mandates Disclosure of Forensic A...
Dishonour of Cheque - Mere signing of Board Resolutions does not automatically establish day-to-day involvement in the management
Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings Against Director in Cheque Bounce Case, Mere Board Resolution Signatures Do Not Establ...
Supreme Court Intervenes to Safeguard Judicial Officers in West Bengal
Apex Court Directs Deployment of Central Forces Following Attacks on Judicial Officers During Electoral Roll Revision...
Woman can't be treated as 'untouchable' for 3 days: Justice Nagarathna in Sabarimala case
The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing on petitions related to discrimination against women at religious p...
CCTVs in police stations: All issues will be sorted out within two weeks, Centre tells SC
Attorney General R Venkataramani told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that he was taking stock of the ...
Centre backs restriction on women's Sabarimala entry in SC, says religious faith beyond judicial review
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice S...
Nine-judge SC bench hears pleas on discrimination against women at religious places
The Constitution bench comprises Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanulla...
CCTVs in police stations: All issues will be sorted out within two weeks, Centre tells SC
The Union Home Secretary also appeared in court in pursuance of the apex court's April 6 order asking him to remain pres...
SC quashes criminal proceedings against doctor who performed surgery on child
A bench of Justices Pamidigantam Sri Narasimha and Manoj Misra said criminal law has invariably placed medical professio...
Gurugram minor's rape: Serious issues involved, says SC; asks SIT to visit child's house in plain clothes
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted two weeks to the all-women Special Investigation...
SC orders CBI inquiry into award of contracts to firms linked to Arunachal CM's kin
Observing that the State and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or ad...
SC upholds cancellation of Piaggio's UP industrial plot lease, orders company to vacate land
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria was hearing the company's appeal challenging the Allahaba...
State does not hold public resources as 'private proprietor' but as trustee on behalf of people: SC
A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said whenever the State undertakes the allocation of public resources, award of pu...
SC asks grandson of artist Nandalal Bose to move Appellate Tribunal over voter list exclusion
Nandalal Bose was a pioneer of modern Indian art and is celebrated for illustrating the original manuscript of the Const...
SC directs NIA to probe Malda incident, says credibility of Bengal's bureaucracy lowered
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi exercised its plenary power under ...
SC directs NIA to probe Malda incident, says credibility of Bengal's bureaucracy lowered
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi exercised its plenary power under ...
Bengal SIR: 60 lakh claims of those deleted from voters' list to be decided on Monday, says SC
The top court, after perusing the video of a woman judicial officer expressing anxiety over the safety of her kith and k...
SC gives Malda incident probe to NIA, pulls up Bengal chief secretary for not taking HC CJ's calls
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that the credibility of West ...
Plastic packaging for water, sugar: Nothing wrong in displaying warning, says SC
The government may be dragging its feet, but the high court is very affirmative on this as reports have suggested the pr...
NCERT book row: Academicians dissociated over drafting of controversial chapter moves SC
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was told that the three experts -- Professor Michel Dani...
Other than sermons, what research have you done? SC asks petitioner on food safety measures
It has made the Centre, states, Union Territories and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India as respondents in...
SC does not interfere with order allowing Adani to acquire JAL, asks NCLAT to decide promptly
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked mining giant Vedanta Ltd, which is opposing the re...
Unnao rape case: SC defers hearing on CBI's plea against suspension of Sengar's life term
A bench comprising Chief Justice Sura Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the matter will be taken up after a nin...
SC seeks response from Centre, others on plea to prevent cattle intrusion on highways
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and others, including the states, Union Te...
CCTVs in police stations: SC asks Union home secretary to appear before it on Tuesday
During the hearing, the bench asked the counsel appearing for the Centre about a recent media report over removal of CCT...
SC refuses to interfere with environmental nod to Kerala's Kozhikode-Wayanad tunnel project
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court's order ...