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'Classic case of consensual relationship turning acrimonious': SC quashes FIR alleging rape

'Classic case of consensual relationship turning acrimonious': SC quashes FIR alleging rape

The bench said it is difficult to accept the view that the complainant, who herself is a lawyer, was oblivious to this s...

SC upholds election of Congress MLA KY Nanjegowda in 2023 Karnataka polls

SC upholds election of Congress MLA KY Nanjegowda in 2023 Karnataka polls

Earlier, the apex court had stayed the Karnataka High Court order that set aside his election, while directing the Elect...

SC rescues homebuyers of Supertech, upholds NCLAT order asking NBCC to take over stalled projects

SC rescues homebuyers of Supertech, upholds NCLAT order asking NBCC to take over stalled projects

Under Phase 2, the NBCC, according to its application before the NCLAT, had proposed to undertake Northeye (Noida), Upco...

SC modifies 2017 order, says ex-BCCI chief Anurag Thakur free to participate in affairs of board

SC modifies 2017 order, says ex-BCCI chief Anurag Thakur free to participate in affairs of board

"The conduct of the President of BCCI in seeking a letter from the President of ICC in August 2016 after the final judge...

SC directs West Bengal govt to pay DA to its employees from 2008-2019

SC directs West Bengal govt to pay DA to its employees from 2008-2019

However, the West Bengal government challenged the high court's verdict by filing an appeal in the Supreme Court in Nove...

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Reginamary Chellamani After Four-Year Incarceration

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Reginamary Chellamani After Four-Year Incarceration

Supreme Court emphasizes the right to legal representation and parity in bail for co-accused in NDPS Act cases. ...

SC modifies 2017 order, says Anurag Thakur free to participate in affairs of BCCI

SC modifies 2017 order, says Anurag Thakur free to participate in affairs of BCCI

The apex court had initiated contempt and perjury proceedings against Thakur on January 2, 2017 for filing a false affid...

SC adjourns to Feb 9 hearing on wife's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention

SC adjourns to Feb 9 hearing on wife's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention

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

SC takes serious note of delay by several states in sending proposal for DGP appointment

SC takes serious note of delay by several states in sending proposal for DGP appointment

The bench noted the Commission's concern that there is a serious omission on the part of states in not submitting timely...

SC urged to set up bench to hear afresh pleas on grant of retrospective environment clearances to projects

SC urged to set up bench to hear afresh pleas on grant of retrospective environment clearances to projects

The majority verdict effectively revived the controversial 2017 notification and a 2021 Office Memorandum(OM) that creat...

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party moves SC challenging Bihar elections, seeks fresh polls

Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party moves SC challenging Bihar elections, seeks fresh polls

The petition has sought directions to the poll panel to take action under Article 324 of Constitution (superintendence, ...

SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties

SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties

The petitioner has urged the apex court to declare that the promise or distribution of private goods or services, which ...

SC agrees to hear plea alleging undervaluation of 5-star hotel in OTS deals with two banks

SC agrees to hear plea alleging undervaluation of 5-star hotel in OTS deals with two banks

In its order, the high court had said that banks, acting bona fide, cannot be made answerable to the judiciary regarding...

UP contractual teachers entitled to Rs 17K salary, can't be subjected to 'begar': SC

UP contractual teachers entitled to Rs 17K salary, can't be subjected to 'begar': SC

The top court said the part time contractual instructors/teachers appointed by the state government are in no way inferi...

Mamata says people being 'bulldozed', urges SC to save democracy

Mamata says people being 'bulldozed', urges SC to save democracy

Senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing for the Election Commission, countered the charges and alleged that the West B...

SC stays Madras HC's interim order halting TN govt provision to appoint vice-chancellors

SC stays Madras HC's interim order halting TN govt provision to appoint vice-chancellors

"Since we are setting aside primarily on technical grounds, our order should have no bearing on the merits of the case,"...

CJI Kant's Paris visit strengthens judicial cooperation between India, France

CJI Kant's Paris visit strengthens judicial cooperation between India, France

During the visit, the Supreme Court delegation also met with the president of the Commercial Chamber of the Cour de Cass...

SC seeks reports from all high courts over pendency of bail matters

SC seeks reports from all high courts over pendency of bail matters

"This court is under the bounden duty to issue certain mandatory guidelines," the bench said, requesting the chief justi...

'His health is not good': SC asks Centre to review Sonam Wangchuk's detention

'His health is not good': SC asks Centre to review Sonam Wangchuk's detention

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

SIR row: CM Banerjee urges SC to save democracy; alleges WB targeted, its people bulldozed

SIR row: CM Banerjee urges SC to save democracy; alleges WB targeted, its people bulldozed

Banerjee had earlier written to the chief election commissioner (CEC), urging him to halt the "arbitrary and flawed" SIR...

SC irked over delay; asks CBI, ED to conduct fair probe against ADAG firms

SC irked over delay; asks CBI, ED to conduct fair probe against ADAG firms

The PIL alleged systematic diversion of public funds, fabrication of financial statements and institutional complicity a...

SC notice to Centre on plea challenging NBEMS's decision to reduce NEET PG cut-off percentile

SC notice to Centre on plea challenging NBEMS's decision to reduce NEET PG cut-off percentile

The petition says that PG medical education cannot be treated as a commercial exercise and that regulatory authorities a...

SC asks CBI, ED to conduct fair, prompt probes against ADAG, firms in banking fraud cases

SC asks CBI, ED to conduct fair, prompt probes against ADAG, firms in banking fraud cases

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the probe agencies, said there are various look out circulars issued to en...

West Bengal CM reaches SC ahead of hearing on pleas against SIR of electoral rolls in state

West Bengal CM reaches SC ahead of hearing on pleas against SIR of electoral rolls in state

As per the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panc...

SC to hear Mamata's plea against SIR on Wednesday; Bengal CM may attend proceedings

SC to hear Mamata's plea against SIR on Wednesday; Bengal CM may attend proceedings

The application said it was reported that in the course of SIR in West Bengal, the poll panel has created and deployed a...

SC to hear Mamata's plea against SIR on Wednesday; Bengal CM may attend proceedings

SC to hear Mamata's plea against SIR on Wednesday; Bengal CM may attend proceedings

The application said it was reported that in the course of SIR in West Bengal, the poll panel has created and deployed a...

Access to justice constitutes very foundation of democratic governance: SC

Access to justice constitutes very foundation of democratic governance: SC

"While the statute incorporates party autonomy even with respect to the conduct and conclusion of arbitral proceedings, ...

Cricket bodies should have ex-cricketers, not those who do not know how to hold bat: SC

Cricket bodies should have ex-cricketers, not those who do not know how to hold bat: SC

According to Jadhav’s petition, many of the new inductees are close relatives or business associates of NCP-SP MLA Rohit...

Mamata Banerjee may attend SC proceedings on Wednesday on pleas against SIR in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee may attend SC proceedings on Wednesday on pleas against SIR in Bengal

The application said it was reported that in the course of SIR in West Bengal, the poll panel has created and deployed a...

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

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

The CJI said if a person messages a doctor on WhatsApp saying that he is unwell and then after a few minutes, the person...

SC sets aside NCLAT order of CCI probe against Flipkart, sends back case for fresh adjudication

SC sets aside NCLAT order of CCI probe against Flipkart, sends back case for fresh adjudication

The dispute traces back to March 4, 2020, when the NCLAT set aside an earlier CCI order that had closed a complaint file...

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

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

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

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

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

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...