Supreme Court
Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal of Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration in Permanent Vegetative State Case
Landmark judgment affirms CANH as medical treatment; withdrawal allowed under 'best interest' principle with robust pall...
Cash-for-query case: SC stays Delhi HC order on sanction for CBI to try Moitra
On December 19, 2025, the high court had set aside an order of the Lokpal granting sanction to the CBI to file a charges...
Tirumala laddu row: SC refuses to entertain plea for action against those spreading 'misinformation'
The top court, on October 4, 2024, had set up a five-member independent SIT to probe the allegations of animal fat used ...
SC takes suo motu cognisance of illegal sand mining in National Chambal Sanctuary
According to reports, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav released 10 gharials into the Chambal river at the sanct...
Judicial officer accused in SC-transferred hit-and-run case dies of cardiac arrest
His death comes days after the Supreme Court transferred the trial in the alleged hit-and-run case involving him from a ...
States having law must follow it to appoint DGP, else abide by apex court norms: SC
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi closed the contempt proceedings in...
SC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging provisions of 2023 data protection law
The petition also sought a direction to the Centre to incorporate and notify a specific and proportionate exemption unde...
SC disposes of 1985 PIL, asks registry to list suo motu case on air pollution issues in NCR
Several landmark judgements and orders were passed in the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by environmentalist M C...
SC grants bail to two accused in Sidhu Moosewala murder case
Moosewala, 28, was shot dead by assailants in May 2022 while travelling in his SUV in Punjab's Mansa. Police have allege...
Experts opined against diluting guidelines barring transpersons from donating blood: Centre to SC
“There is a reconsidered opinion that if this ban is diluted, it will be injurious to others,” Additional Solicitor Gene...
Plea over gifts under Muslim law: SC asks petitioners to approach Law Commission
The counsel appearing for the petitioners said the plea has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 129 of the...
'Creamy layer' for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely on parental income: SC
The top court noted that while the Office Memorandum excluded income from salary and agricultural income from the Income...
SC notice to MP Police on plea seeking quashing of FIR over WhatsApp message on consuming beef
It was alleged in the complaint that the messages claimed "consuming beef was essential to being a good Hindu and bull s...
SC dismisses plea seeking Rs one crore as fee and expenses for filing cases to "save" former CJI
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the petition was "totally mis...
Respect our martyrs: SC to man pleading against war memorial
Before the high court, the petitioner had claimed that the state government was constructing a war memorial in Dehradun ...
SC refuses to entertain plea to bring back Netaji Bose's ashes, permits withdrawal of petition
I am appearing for the family members who want to give a decent quietus to the ashes," Singhvi told the bench at the out...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Father in High-Profile Pune Road Incident Case
Vishal Surendrakumar Agarwal Released on Bail After 22 Months, Supreme Court Cites Parity with Co-accused...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Neha Singh Rathore Amidst Legal Battle
Anticipatory bail granted under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and IT Act, 2008, subject to cooperation in investigation...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to T. Prabhakar Rao with Strict Conditions
Appellant Ordered to Surrender Passport, Provide Sureties, and Refrain from Witness Tampering...
SC grants bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in terror funding case
In 2017, the NIA booked 12 people on allegations of conspiracy for raising funds to disrupt peace by way of pelting ston...
Father of minor accused of offences Motor Accident granted bail after 22 months
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Father of Minor in Fatal Road Incident Case, Vishal Surendrakumar Agarwal released on bail ...
Demand and acceptance of bribe proved; Supreme Court Overturns High Court's Acquittal, Convicts accused in Bribery Case
Supreme Court reinstates conviction under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, sentencing Baljeet Singh to one...
Supreme Court Directs Government to Create No-Fault Compensation Framework for COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Events
Judgment addresses constitutional concerns over lack of compensation policy for vaccine-related injuries, emphasizes rig...
Admissibility of electronic evidence i.e. call detail records: - Certificate under Section 65-B is mandatory
Supreme Court Acquits Pooranmal in Rajasthan Murder Case, Cites Lack of Admissible Evidence, Supreme Court emphasizes th...
Relief of specific performance denied due to conduct and suppression of material facts from the Court
Supreme Court Denies Specific Performance in Disputed Property Sale Agreement, Supreme Court upholds High Court's decisi...
Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Businessman in Spurious Liquor Case
Manoj Kumar Mutta, accused of supplying materials for counterfeit liquor production, secures bail as Supreme Court overt...
Supreme Court Upholds Bharti Telecom's Share Capital Reduction
Apex Court Dismisses Appeals Against Capital Reduction, Validates Valuation Methodology Including DLOM Application...
In landmark first, SC allows passive euthanasia for man in coma for over 13 years
Rashmi Nandakumar, the lawyer who represented the Ranas in the Supreme Court, told PTI over the phone that the family me...
Supreme Court strikes down Bihar law on heritage Patna library’s acquisition
The manner in which this power (of acquisition) is exercised is excessive, unreasoned and disproportionate to the stated...
With Harish Rana's right to die, SC settles passive euthanasia debate; activists hail good verdict
On January 24, 2023, a five-judge Constitution bench modified the 2018 guidelines to ease the process of granting passiv...
SC stays execution of death sentence awarded to man for murdering minor girl
"The superintendent of jail, central jail, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh shall submit a report with regard to the nature of wor...
Book row: SC says perturbed by NCERT's stand that chapter 'duly rewritten'
He said the chapter was drafted by textbook development team under the chairmanship of professor Michel Danino and consi...
SC urges Centre to enact comprehensive legislation on passive euthanasia
Such a vacuum creates the danger that decisions ostensibly grounded in compassion or clinical futility may, in reality, ...
Builders-banks nexus: SC pulls up CBI for probe, says homebuyers agony can't be prolonged
The bench said that all affected parties, including homebuyers, banks and builders, should submit their claims, suggesti...
NCERT row: SC takes exception to social media reactions of 'mischief mongers'
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi directed th...
SC hails Harish Rana's parents for selfless love, devotion towards son
In its first-ever order allowing passive euthanasia, the top court permitted the withdrawal of artificial life support t...