Supreme Court
NCERT book row: Disassociate from authors of judiciary chapter, SC tells Centre, states
At the outset, we have no reason to doubt that professor Michel Danion and his associates Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasa...
SC nod for passive euthanasia: Harish Rana was a gymming, football enthusiast
His relatives and friends shared that he was extremely energetic, physically active, and deeply interested in games prio...
NCERT book row: SC directs Centre to form panel of domain experts to finalise legal studies course
The top court said that its orders in the matter were not intended to prevent any healthy and objective criticism of the...
In landmark first, SC allows passive euthanasia for man in coma for over 12 years
Ghaziabad's Harish Rana, who was a student of Panjab University, suffered head injuries after falling from the fourth fl...
Directed NCERT to review textbooks of all classes: Centre to SC
We have started systemic changes," he told the bench, adding that nothing will be published without being vetted by the ...
In landmark first, SC allows passive euthanasia for 32-year-old man in coma for over 12 years
Hearing the writ petition of Rana's family, the top court had earlier expressed its desire to meet the parents of the 32...
SC allows passive euthanasia for 32-year-old man in coma for over 12 years
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan directed AIIMS to grant admission in palliative care to Rana so th...
Frame no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events after Covid vaccination: SC to Centre
In such a situation, the State cannot be heard to say that those who experience serious adverse consequences must fend f...
SC upholds Bharti Telecom’s share capital reduction
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran said that the valuation of shares is an expert exercise and that t...
SC to watch videos of Sonam Wangchuk's speeches, reserves order on his detention on Mar 17
Mehta had said that Wangchuk even referred to an Arab Spring-like agitation, which led to the overthrow of multiple gove...
Will summon defence, finance secretaries if decision not taken on benefits to disabled cadets: SC
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati urged the bench to grant some more time to the ministries for taking a deci...
Telangana phone tapping case: SC grants anticipatory bail to former IPS T Prabhakar Rao
On December 19 last year, the apex court had extended till December 25 the police custody of Rao. The court had said Rao...
'Go sell some sweaters': SC junks AI-drafted PIL of Ludhiana cloth trader
The bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and R Mahadevan, became suspicious when Rajnish Sidhu, a hosiery tra...
Contamination in rivers in Raj: Public infra damaged because officers dragging their feet, says SC
The court was hearing a suo motu case concerning contamination in the Jojari river. It had also flagged the issue of con...
Pune Porsche accident: SC grants bail to minor's father in blood sample swapping case
The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) had granted bail to the minor accused on lenient terms, sparking nationwide outrage. Th...
WB SIR: SC orders setting up of tribunals to hear appeals against exclusions
The CJI, however, said that the chief justice of the high court will create an independent appellate forum consisting of...
Time for UCC: SC on plea seeking striking down of Shariat law provisions
At the outset, Bhushan submitted that the court can make a declaration that Muslim women are entitled to equal inheritan...
Comments on social media: SC grants anticipatory bail to folk singer Neha Singh Rathore
The said comments allegedly targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP in connection wit...
SC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging validity of rule on custody of animals
A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta agreed to hear the plea and issued notice to the Centre and others on ...
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against In-Laws in Dowry Case
Allegations Deemed General and Omnibus; Proceedings Against Husband to Continue...
SC dismisses plea against holding of 'Kambala' outside two districts of Karnataka
If they want to showcase the culture in different parts of the state, what is wrong? Let people in other parts of the st...
WB SIR: SC asks state govt, Election Commission to provide logistical support to judges
The bench asked the EC to ensure that no mandatory step is introduced which can disrupt the Special Intensive Revision (...
SC to examine Centre's plea against Bombay HC verdict that struck down IT rules on fake content
The top court, however, refused to stay the 2024 Bombay High Court verdict, which not only struck down the amended Infor...
SC asks Centre to make efforts to connect Indian father with child taken to Russia by mother
The top court also requested the Indian embassy in Russia to take up the matter with the authorities there for locating ...
Frame no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events after Covid vaccination: SC to Centre
No separate court-appointed expert body is considered necessary in view of the existing mechanism for scientific assessm...
Frame no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events after Covid vaccination: SC to Centre
"The total doses administered in India is 220 crores. Total AEFI (adverse effects following immunisation) cases reported...
SC asks HCs to fix timelines for trial courts for concluding hearing in acid attack cases
The top court granted last opportunity to all the states to follow its directions issued from time to time on a PIL file...
CJI advises young lawyers not to seek media publicity by filing baseless PILs
The top court dismissed the plea saying that it was "vague, evasive and with wide averments, seeking directions which ar...
SC rejects Devangana Kalita’s plea for reconstruction of case diary in 2020 Delhi riots case
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale refused to interfere with a 2025 order of the Delhi High Court, which ha...
SC junks bizarre PIL seeking copy of newspaper along with all supplements
The bench questioned how a writ petition would lie against the Times of India....
SC approves Centre's proposal extending term of tribunal members; govt coming up with new bill
He submitted that currently, deliberations are going on at various levels of the government. To avoid any confusion or p...
Bomb threat e-mails: SC transfers FIRs lodged against woman in multiple states to Karnataka
According to the police, the woman had sent these e-mails to defame a man, whom she dreamt would be her husband, after h...
SC allows Unnao rape survivor to be heard in CBI plea against suspension of Kuldeep Sengar's life term
The Delhi High Court had, in its December 23 order, said that Sengar has been convicted under Section 5(C) (aggravated p...
SC refuses to entertain PIL against Income Tax provision on search, seizure
This is an initial apprehension. There are provisions which are sometimes innocuously made but which look like they can ...
SC bins five 'frivolous' PILs filed by a lawyer, asks if he 'drafted them at midnight'
The petitioner replied, saying that it is a common issue and claimed that a divorce allegedly took place in Gujarat over...
SC to hear plea challenging FIR against panel to oversee bar council polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was on Monday told by senior advocate Manan Kuma...