Supreme Court
I am also a Shabari, why keep me out of Sabarimala: Senior advocate Indira Jaising tells SC
The top court bench comprised Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and justices B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh, Ahsanud...
SC disposes of activist Teesta Setalvad's application seeking release of passport
Setalvad had sought the release of her passport that was deposited in a court as a bail condition in a matter of alleged...
How a non-believer in North India claim right of entry to temple in Sabarimala, SC asks
The observation of a nine-judge Constitution bench came while hearing petitions related to discrimination against women ...
Pleas against hate speeches: No legislative vacuum exists warranting intervention, says SC
The top court said it would be open to the Centre and the competent legislative authorities to consider in their wisdom ...
Neighbourhood schools have an obligation to admit children from weaker sections into unaided schools
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Education Act Mandate for Neighbourhood Schools, Schools Required to Admit Students from ...
Corporate guarantees by a corporate debtor is "financial debt" even with insufficient stamping of the document
Supreme Court Recognizes Corporate Guarantees as Financial Debt, Overturns NCLAT and NCLT Orders, State Bank of India an...
Failure to follow due procedure by police during investigation - Acquittal of accused due to procedural lapses
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Assam Murder Case Due to Procedural Lapses, Apex Court Highlights Investigation Failure...
Pleas against hate speeches: No legislative vacuum exists warranting intervention, says SC
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that creation of criminal offences and the prescription of punish...
SC to deliver verdict on pleas concerning hate speeches on Wednesday
Emphasising that the Constitution envisages a secular nation, the apex court had in 2022 directed Uttar Pradesh, Uttarak...
SC holds SBI-led consortium of banks as financial creditors in Reliance Infratel case
A bench comprising justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe upheld the validity and enforceability of corporate guarantees...
Roads cannot be blocked in name of religious activities, govt can interfere: SC
The observation of a nine-judge Constitution bench came while hearing petitions related to discrimination against women ...
SC upholds mandatory admission of students under RTE, calls it 'national mission'
Reiterating the obligation of private unaided neighbourhood schools to admit students allotted under the RTE framework w...
Plea over declaring patient brain dead: SC proposes to ask AIIMS to constitute committee
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea challenging a June 2017 order of the Kerala High Co...
Inept investigation or scripted enquiry fatal to criminal prosecution, says SC
The apex court said the crime was left unresolved and considerable time and money were spent in the prosecution of 16 pe...
SC suspends look out circular against man facing prosecution in CBI, ED cases
The apex court also issued a notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) seeking its response within six weeks on a ple...
CCTVs in police stations: SC asks amicus to convene meeting on utilisation of funds
In December 2020, the top court directed the Centre to install CCTV cameras and recording equipment at the offices of in...
WhatsApp banned 9,400 accounts involved in digital arrest scams since January this year: Centre to SC
WhatsApp is contemplating introducing a new feature to warn users when they receive a call from a "newly created" or "no...
Each religious institution needs to have norms, there can't be anarchy: SC in Sabarimala case
The observation by a nine-judge Constitution bench came while hearing petitions related to discrimination against women ...
'Sensitive issue': SC on PIL seeking biometric identification system for missing children
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi told the advocate appearing for the petitioner to sugges...
SC refuses to entertain plea against national, state-level status for political parties
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing a plea challenging the hi...
SC issues notice to Sunjay Kapur's wife Priya Kapur on plea by his mother over family Trust
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi issued notice to Priya Kapur and others on the plea filed by 80-year...
SC earmarks SCBA vice-president's post for women advocates in upcoming election
On Monday, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice K V Viswanathan said the SCBA shall notify the election commi...
Reproductive autonomy of mother-to-be must be accorded highest importance: SC
The top court has said when constitutional courts are approached by unintending mothers seeking termination of pregnancy...
SC takes note of brutal assault on woman advocate, issues interim directions
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took suo motu cognisance after advocate Sneha Kalita wro...
Plea against SIR exclusion in Bengal: SC asks tribunal to accord out-of-turn hearing
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing the plea seeking a direct...
Where is question of offence when there is consensual relationship? SC asks
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the woman lived together with the man and also had a chil...
2030 Commonwealth Games: SC orders status quo on Asaram's ashram land
The Sant Shri Asharam Trust, which manages the ashram, has challenged in the apex court the April 17 order of the Gujara...
Gurugram demolition drive: SC refuses to entertain plea, asks petitioners to approach HC
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi disposed of the plea, granting liberty to the petitioner...
Supreme Court Suspends Sentence, Grants Bail to Aruna Kumari in Corruption Case
Concerns Raised Over Evidence Preservation After Bribe Money Destroyed by Rodents...
SC takes suo motu note of assault on woman advocate, issues directions
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the police, informed the bench that an FIR has been register...
Premature release and Mercy petitions - Supreme Court seeks automated Processing Module transparency, accountability, and minimization of administrative delays through automation
Supreme Court Mandates Automated System for Processing Premature Release Applications, New software to streamline prison...
High Court not to recal its earlier judgments on the ground that similar Writ Appeals were pending
Supreme Court Overturns Kerala High Court's Recall of Judgment, Supreme Court reinstates High Court’s original judgment,...
High Court must address jurisdictional issues when specifically raised
Supreme Court Remands Jurisdictional Issue Back to High Court in Rajeev Mehta Case, Apex Court Emphasizes Mandatory Appl...
Bonafide need of premises - Death of landlord - Legal heirs can assert their own bonafide requirement through amendment in plaint
Supreme Court Upholds Amendment of Plaint in Landmark Landlord-Tenant Dispute, Appellate Court's discretion to amend pla...
Arbitration a - Unsuccessful party in arbitration can invoke Section 9 of the Act at the post-award stage for interim relief
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court allows unsuccessful parties in arbitration to seek interim measures under Sectio...
Land categorized as "service inam" granted for rendering religious services is vested with the character of Wakf property
Supreme Court Reinstates Tribunal's Verdict; Confirms Wakf Character of Land in Kurnool, Apex Court Overrules High Court...