Supreme Court
Time for UCC: SC on plea seeking striking down of Shariat law provisions
Justice Bagchi said, "You have a very good case on discrimination, but would it not be appropriate for the court to defe...
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...
SIR in WB: SC to consider plea against deletion of electors from electoral rolls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the submissions of senior advocate ...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Dr. Ajay Aniruddha Taware, Citing Parity and Prolonged Incarceration
Dr. Taware, accused under IPC, PC Act, and MV Act, receives bail after 21 months in custody; conditions imposed to ensur...
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability of Penalty Under Employees' Compensation Act
Insurance Company Not Liable for Employer's Penalty Due to Negligence, Rules Supreme Court...
Supreme Court Flags Misconduct in Use of AI-Generated Judgments by Trial Court
Reliance on Non-Existent Judgments Sparks Call for Judicial Accountability...
SC fastens liability of paying penalty on employer for delay in depositing compensation
The apex court noted that the insurance company has undeniably admitted its liability to pay compensation and the intere...
SC takes cognisance of trial court relying on AI-generated 'fake' verdicts
We take cognisance of the trial court deploying AI-generated non-existing, fake or synthetic alleged judgments and seek ...
Loan - Surety's liability is coextensive with that of the principal debtor, unless the contract specifies otherwise
Supreme Court Clarifies Surety Liability in Loan Dispute Involving Bhagyalaxmi Co-Operative Bank, Sureties Held Liable O...
Commercial wisdom of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) is paramount and non-justiciable
Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of CoC’s Commercial Wisdom in Torrent Power Ltd. Insolvency Case, Judicial Review Limited ...
Lease or license; Nomenclature, text, and context of a document are pivotal in determining
Supreme Court Upholds 99-Year Lease to Vivekananda Kendra, Declares Unilateral Cancellation Illegal, Supreme Court rules...
Supreme Court Directs Expansion and Uniform Governance of Open Correctional Institutions to Uphold Prisoners' Rights and Address Overcrowding
Landmark Judgment Mandates States to Optimize Use of Open Prisons, Ensure Gender Equality, and Establish Common Minimum ...
SC ask Centre to set up panel for revisiting colonial era service norms of coast guard, armed forces
She submitted that the retirement ages in the armed forces were carefully linked to recruitment age to ensure a specific...
Power Purchase Agreements; Enactment of Coal Mines Act, 2015 constituted Change in Law entitling compensation
Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Change in Law Events in PPA Dispute, APTEL's decision reversed partially, compens...
Drugs Act - Public servants filing complaints under official capacity; Compliance with Section 202 CrPC not mandatory
Supreme Court Exempts Public Servants from Mandatory Inquiry in Drug Misbranding Case, Supreme Court clarifies that publ...
Supreme Court Upholds Simultaneous Insolvency Proceedings Against Debtors and Guarantors
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court affirms that creditors can initiate concurrent insolvency proceedings against ...
Farmers' agitation: SC asks high-powered committee to submit recommendations
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the matter involving the blockade of highways...
SC junks SpiceJet's plea against order to deposit Rs 144 crore
A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe upheld the January 19 order of the high court and also imposed costs of...
Challenge to SHANTI Act: Dispute between national interest versus hypothetical loss says SC
That section 13 of the Act further caps the government's residual liability at 300 million special drawing rights - a fi...
SC grants bail to doctor in 2024 Pune Porsche accident case
The incident dates back to May 19, 2024, when the Porsche car allegedly driven by the 17-year-old under the influence of...
Parliament has absolute prerogative to enact law, not bound by Centre's undertaking: SC
The observations came from a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi which was hearing pleas quest...
Nitish Katara murder case: SC grants furlough to Vikas Yadav till March 7 for Holi
A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Vipul M Pancholi noted that Yadav has undergone 23 years of incarceration and grante...