Supreme Court

Court's process can become punishment if responsibility not exercised with care: SC

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Sumeer Sodhi appeared for Rai, an ophthalmologist from Madhya Pradesh and one o...

SC pulls up woman lawyer for language used in FB post, asks her to move HC

The bench said the language was the most derogatory of a woman and asked how can a woman write like this against another...

Nothing alarming in Wangchuk's condition, can't release him on health grounds: Centre tells SC

Nataraj stated that Wangchuk referred to the violent agitation in Nepal and said the same thing can happen in India....

SC agrees to hear judicial officer's plea against critical remarks made by HC

Article 142 of the Constitution empowers the Supreme Court to pass any decree or order as is "necessary for doing comple...

SC agrees to list another plea against Assam CM for alleged hate speeches

On Tuesday, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant had agreed to list for hearing a separate plea of Communist Party...

SC dismisses plea alleging absence of mechanism to make people aware of TDS obligation

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to entertain the plea that had claimed that honest purchasers ...

2007 Rampur CRPF camp terror attack case: SC agrees to hear UP's plea against HC order

The high court had set aside a trial court order that awarded capital punishment to four persons and life imprisonment t...

Rampur CRPF camp terror attack case: SC agrees to hear UP's plea against HC order

Eight CRPF personnel had died and five were injured in the attack on the their camp at Rampur on the night of December 3...

SC notice to Delhi Police on Tasleem Ahmed's bail plea in 2020 riots case

It had said that except in cases of palpable violation of fundamental rights or breach of constitutional rights, bail ca...

Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Its Own Judgment

Article 32 Writ Petition Deemed Non-Maintainable for Impugning Coordinate Bench's Decision...

SC slashes faulty haircut compensation to Rs 25 lakh, says damages can't be based on whims

The verdict said it was not a case where the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission was considering a small iss...

SC asks NIA to file report in HC over invoking UAPA in case linked to Murshidabad violence

The top court said the Calcutta HC can also examine the state government's challenge to the Centre's decision to order t...

Supreme Court Dismisses Special Leave Petition Without Opinion on Parties' Rights

Petition by M. Imam Hussain Dismissed; Court Refrains from Commenting on Parties' Legal Entitlements...

SC seeks Centre's reply on pleas for exclusion of creamy layers of SCs, STs from quota benefits

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria was hearing the petitions filed...

Remarks in sexual assault cases: Will ask National Judicial Academy to prepare report, says SC

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria orally said that it would set a...

SC asks Madhya Pradesh AG to ensure lawyers from marginalised communities, women

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a petition alleging a lack of adequate representation o...

SC allows Assam to constitute committee to decide unauthorised occupants in Golaghat

A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said the committee will issue notices to the alleged unauthorised occu...

SC asks EC to consider suggestions on curbing excessive poll spending, disposes of PIL

The bench noted that the poll panel has explained that expenditure observers and assistant expenditure observers are app...

SC seeks response of 17 states on MHA's proposal to set up special NIA courts

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant sought responses from the states after the Union home ministry submi...

Appointments in CIC: SC refuses to direct disclosure of LoP's dissent

Bhushan said, "The names are in public domain but not their qualifications. There is a dissent note by the leader of opp...

Ascertain if any nationwide network is behind children going missing: SC to Centre

The top court remarked that as the adoption process is rigorous, it is bound to be flouted, and people go for illegal me...

SC refers to practical difficulties of IT sleuths if advance search notice served on offenders

"Suppose you go after the lawyer, then you go after the clerk's phone. Please see, it is not only the evading assessee w...

SC agrees to hear plea of Left leaders against Assam CM over 'shooting' video

The controversial post sparked widespread outrage and political condemnation. It was deleted by the BJP after it drew ac...

SC quashes charges under SC/ST Act against VYAPAM whistleblower

Anand Rai had challenged the Madhya Pradesh high court order upholding the framing of charges in a case of caste-based a...

I-PAC raids: SC adjourns to Feb 18 ED's plea against 'interference' by Mamata Banerjee

It has further alleged that the ED action against I-PAC, the election consultant of the party, was aimed at accessing co...

SC refuses to entertain Sengar's plea in case of death of Unnao rape survivor's father

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the CBI, said Sengar's appeal was pending before the high court and it was...

Deliberate attempts to paralyse SIR in West Bengal: EC tells SC

It said that the situation was worsened by provocative speeches attacking the SIR and the EC by the "highest-level leade...

Appeals against land acquisition award not barred under limitation law: SC

For both these roles, there is no question of application of any provisions of the 1963 Act, as the Collector either act...

Will not allow anyone to create any impediment: SC to states on SIR exercise; directs WB DGP to respond to ECI allegations

After hearing the submissions, the bench issued certain additional directions in order to streamline the ongoing process...

MHA forms inter-ministerial panel to deal digital arrests; CBI takes over Rs 1.64 cr fraud probe