Supreme Court
Uttam Nagar violence: SC asks petitioners to approach Delhi police commissioner
On March 4, Tarun died after being injured in a clash between two neighbouring families. The altercation was triggered a...
SC rejects plea against MHA's circular on Vande Mataram, says it's not mandatory
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi noted that there was no penal cons...
Adjustment of security deposit towards pre-CIRP dues is violative Insolvency Code
Supreme Court Affirms NCLT and NCLAT Ruling on Insolvency Proceedings Involving Central Transmission Utility of India Li...
Exemption under Central Excise Act - Expression "intended for use" in exemption notifications explained
Supreme Court Upholds Exemption on Naphtha for Fertilizer Manufacture Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited Wins A...
Absence of a valid arbitration agreement between parties - State Government can not appoint an arbitrator
Supreme Court Upholds Void Arbitration Award in Octroi Dispute SC Dismisses Special Leave Petition in Bharat Udyog Ltd. ...
Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Child Rape Case, Holding that Sole Testimony Sufficiency
Supreme Court overturns High Court acquittal in State of Himachal Pradesh v. Hukum Chand, stressing the credibility of p...
SC seeks responses of Centre, BCI on plea for dedicated welfare fund for advocates
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe also issued notice to the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) and the Secretary...
SC calls Haryana police's approach to 3-yr-old's rape 'shameful', sets up SIT of woman IPS officers
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi asked the Haryana government to im...
SC bins plea against MHA circular on Vande Mataram, terms it 'vague apprehension of discrimination'
A bench consisting of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi termed the plea filed b...
SC upholds anticipatory bail to expelled Cong MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in sexual assault case
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh, while dismissing the survivor's plea challenging the Kerala High ...
Compensation, interest on land acquisition payout can't be contingent on financial burden: SC
The court said NHAI sought a review the decision on the grounds that financial liability from solatium and interest to t...
National Green Tribunal cannot abdicate its jurisdiction by delegating decision-making to committees
Supreme Court Overturns NGT Orders, Paves Way for Indian Oil's Petrol Pump Setup The Supreme Court criticizes the Nation...
Arbitration Clause in Contract restricting judicial remedies and arbitration is void
Supreme Court Restores Arbitral Award in ABS Marine Services Case, Emphasizes Legal Remedies Supreme Court invalidates r...
A Motor Vehicle requisitioned by public authority, the liability for any untoward incidents rests with the authority, not the private insurer
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability in Accidents Involving Requisitioned Vehicles Liability for accidents involving requis...
Supreme Court Allows Migration of Reserved Category Candidates to General Category Based on Merit
Supreme Court quashes Bombay High Court judgment, permits meritorious reserved category candidates to be considered unde...
Supreme Court Grants Permanent Commission to Women Officers in Indian Army, Addresses Systemic Inequality
Supreme Court invokes Article 142 to rectify discrimination faced by SSCWOs, breaches 250-vacancy cap for corrective rel...
Supreme Court Grants Pensionary Benefits to Short Service Commission Women Officers of Indian Air Force
Judgment Deems Officers as Having Completed 20 Years of Service; Ensures Transparency in Future Selection Boards...
Supreme Court Affirms Loss of SC Status Upon Conversion to Christianity
Chinthada Anand's Appeal Dismissed; SC/ST Act Protections Not Available to Christian Converts...
SC allows pensionary benefits to women officers, grants permanent commission as one-time measure
Invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to ensure "complete justice”, the bench granted PC to all women offi...
Person loses Scheduled Caste status on converting from Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism: SC
The bench noted the legislative history of Clause 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and said that ori...
SC irked over delay in appointment of legal aid counsel to help victims of Manipur violence
"The Advocate General of Manipur assures that the matter will be taken up immediately and legal aid counsels shall be ma...
SC seeks Manipur legal service authority response on legal aid counsel for gangrape victims
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued a notice to the Manipur State Legal Serv...
West Bengal SIR: SC asks parties to approach Chief Justice of Calcutta HC with grievances
Referring to controversy-ridden SIR process in West Bengal, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joym...
States should endeavour that dedicated NIA courts complete trial of UAPA cases in one year: SC
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the states may set up dedicated NIA courts where th...
I-PAC raids: SC quizzes Bengal govt, says ED officers also have fundamental rights
The top court remarked that some officers of the ED have filed petitions in their individual capacity seeking to know wh...
Supreme Court of India Orders In-Depth Review in Sensitive Child Victim Case
Judicial Conduct and Investigation Procedures Under Scrutiny Following Allegations of Misconduct in Haryana...
Supreme Court Grants Conditional Stay on High Court Judgment in MLA Participation Case
Appellant Allowed Legislative Participation, But Voting and Monetary Privileges Restricted...
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking inclusion of denotified tribes in Census
Observing that such classifications fall within the domain of government policy and “not justiciable”, a bench comprisin...
SC status lost after conversion from Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism to other religions: Supreme Court
"No statutory benefit, protection or reservation or entitlement under the Constitution or enactment of Parliament or sta...
SC grants pensionary benefits to women officers denied permanent commission
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh held that the officers would ...
Cabs should be equipped to accommodate wheelchairs: SC
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said apps can have a provision for specified cabs which have been acco...
SC transfers Ilaiyaraaja's copyright suit against Sony Music from Madras HC to Bombay HC
During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Sony Music, argued that since the suit before the Bo...
SC resumes final hearing on pleas related to retrospective environmental clearances
On November 18 last year, a three-judge bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai reversed by a ma...
SC to examine whether women can be stripped of religious identity after inter-faith marriage
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi heard preliminary submissi...
Rape of 3-yr-old: SC questions police's 'insensitive' approach to probe, summons Gurugram CP
The top court also directed the sharing of the affidavit of the victim's father in a sealed cover to the district judge ...
PMK intra-party dispute: SC upholds HC view, civil court to adjudicate symbol row
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that the Election Commission ...