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SC asks HCs to extend civil judge application deadline to April 30 amid review of 3-yr practice rule

SC asks HCs to extend civil judge application deadline to April 30 amid review of 3-yr practice rule

Justice Chandran, who was part of the May 20, 2025, judgement which is under review, said coaching centres for judicial ...

SC orders status quo in defamation case against lawyer over sharing excerpts on Mamata Banerjee

SC orders status quo in defamation case against lawyer over sharing excerpts on Mamata Banerjee

A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the West Bengal government on a plea file...

Cash-for-query: SC stays Delhi HC order on Lokpal sanction for CBI to try Moitra

Cash-for-query: SC stays Delhi HC order on Lokpal sanction for CBI to try Moitra

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to Moitra, the CBI and BJP MP and...

SC stays Telangana HC order on 90-day notice rule for film ticket price hikes

SC stays Telangana HC order on 90-day notice rule for film ticket price hikes

A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar issued notice to the Telangana government and others on a plea ...

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking menstrual leave policy across country

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking menstrual leave policy across country

Look at the practical reality in the job market. The more unattractive the human resource, the less is the possibility o...

Tirumala laddu row: SC refuses to entertain plea for action against those spreading 'misinformation'

Tirumala laddu row: SC refuses to entertain plea for action against those spreading 'misinformation'

On Friday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said a criminal case has been registered in t...

SC notice to Centre on fresh plea challenging provision of 2023 data protection law

SC notice to Centre on fresh plea challenging provision of 2023 data protection law

The fresh petition, filed by Anjali Bhardwaj and Amrita Johri, has sought a direction to declare that provisions of the ...

Plea over NAT in blood banks: Why should we pretend we know medical science, says SC

Plea over NAT in blood banks: Why should we pretend we know medical science, says SC

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked petitioner 'Sarvesham Mangalam Foundation' to subm...

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Sentence in Atul Nihale Case

Supreme Court Stays Execution of Death Sentence in Atul Nihale Case

Comprehensive Reports Ordered for Sentencing Review in Capital Punishment Appeal...

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against 90 percent Disabled Man Under Anti-Gangster Act

Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against 90 percent Disabled Man Under Anti-Gangster Act

Apex Court Finds No Justifiable Cause for Proceedings Against Disabled Appellant Shahid...

Candidates with benchmark disabilities entitled to appointment in identified posts

Candidates with benchmark disabilities entitled to appointment in identified posts

Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Disabled Candidates in Job Allocation Case, Sudhanshu Kardam and Amit Yadav to be appoin...

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation Criteria, Clarifies Creamy Layer Exclusion

Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation Criteria, Clarifies Creamy Layer Exclusion

Judgment affirms non-consideration of salary income for creamy layer status, mandates supernumerary posts for eligible c...

Company Petition alleging oppression and mismanagement - Supreme Court orders status quo

Company Petition alleging oppression and mismanagement - Supreme Court orders status quo

Interim arrangement protecting subject matter of dispute in Company Petition alleging oppression and mismanagement to co...

Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal in High-Profile Bihar Murder Case

Supreme Court Affirms Acquittal in High-Profile Bihar Murder Case

Investigation Lapses and Unreliable Evidence Lead to Supreme Court Upholding High Court’s Decision...

Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal of Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration in Permanent Vegetative State Case

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...