Supreme Court
Benami Transactions Act operate independently, proceedings under Act are not subject to the jurisdiction of IBC tribunals
Supreme Court Upholds Benami Act's Independence from IBC Jurisdiction, Apex Court Affirms NCLT and NCLAT Lack Authority ...
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 overrides inconsistent provisions of the Companies Act, 1956
Supreme Court Upholds IBC's Supremacy Over Companies Act, Facilitates Corporate Insolvency Resolution, Supreme Court set...
Terror funding case: SC questions NIA for referring to separatist Shabir Shah's speeches of 1990s
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing argume...
CJI objects to NCERT book chapter on corruption in judiciary
The NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) social science textbooks for Class 8 say corruption, a...
Public figures holding high constitutional offices cannot target any particular community: SC
In his judgement, Justice Bhuyan said one of the solemn objectives of the Constitution which finds mention in the Preamb...
SC seeks details on cost, availability of NAT in hospital to prevent transfusion related infection
The PIL sought an order to the Centre and the states to declare that the “Right to Safe Blood” is an intrinsic facet of ...
SC stays trial in ED case against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren
Soren has challenged the recent Jharkhand High Court's decision refusing to quash the case against him....
Class 10 admit cards accompanied by pass certificates can be used as ID: SC in West Bengal SIR
A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi passed the order after se...
SC junks plea challenging validity of BNSS provisions on appointment of prosecution officers
The plea filed by petitioner Subeesh P S through advocate Suvidutt M S challenged the validity of provisions contained i...
SC refuses to ban movie title ‘Yadav Ji ki Love Story’, says it does not portray caste in bad light
“Therefore, the contention is that the name of the film is to be changed. We fail to understand as to how the title of a...
SC takes cognisance of NCERT class 8 chapter on corruption in judiciary
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was urged by senior advoca...
Attachment under Benami Act can be challenged only before authorities provided under that act: SC
"We are of the opinion that the appellants could not have challenged the attachment order passed under the Benami Act be...
SC asks if NOTA provision led to election of 'quality' leaders in polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a PIL challenging a provision of the...
Bengal SIR: SC allows deployment of judicial officers from Jharkhand, Odisha for claim verification
Justice Bagchi told the counsel, "You make a representation to the Union of India to amend the Representation of the Peo...
SC rejects Chhattisgarh Cong MLA's plea against petition challenging his election
Senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appearing for BJP leader Prem Prakash Pandey, who has challenged the election of Yadav f...
Sabarimala gold loss: SC to hear Pankaj Bhandari's plea against arrest on March 19
The prosecution had opposed his plea before the high court, claiming that mandatory requirements were complied with....
SC issues notice to Centre, UP on plea for implementation of EV charging infra guidelines
“Why should we add one more to the list,” the CJI said and referred to some chronic PIL litigants who rush to the top co...
Occupants of encroached railway land in Haldwani have no legal right to be there: SC
The top court directed the Nainital collector, Haldwani sub-division officer and other officials including members of th...
SC asks Justice Dhulia-led panel to consider plea for deferring Kerala Bar Council polls
The vacation commences on April 10. The state assembly elections are also likely to be notified soon, the bench was told...
SC closes 2021 suo motu case, asks NGT to revive matter on remediation of polluted rivers
At the outset, the top court questioned its January 13, 2021, order to initiate the parallel proceedings by taking suo m...
Guidelines for clinical establishments: SC grants one-week to Kerala govt to file affidavit
A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the counsel appearing for the state sought one-...
Murder - Vicarious liability under Section 149; Every member of an unlawful assembly guilty for offence
Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction in Sitaram Kuchhbedia v. Vimal Rana Case, Supreme Court Overturns High Court’s ...
SC stays HC order to quash LDF govt’s citizens response programme in Kerala
The observations came while allowing separate pleas filed by Mubas M H, a Kochi resident, and Kerala Students Union (KSU...
PCPNDT Act: Raid conducted solely by the Chairperson of District Appropriate Authority without collective decision of the Authority is illegal
Supreme Court Upholds Legitimacy of Evidence Seized in Illegal Raid under PCPNDT Act, Despite the illegality of the raid...
Bengal SIR: SC allows deployment of judicial officers from Jharkhand, Odisha for claim verification
The top court also allowed the EC to publish the final electoral roll on February 28, and clarified that the poll panel ...
SC refuses to entertain plea against Andhra Pradesh govt's panel reviewing SIT report on Tirumala-laddu row
He underlined that according to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) manual, if administrative lapses not connect...
Will comply with NCLAT's directions to extend privacy guidelines to advertising-related data: WhatsApp to SC
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing appeals filed by the t...
SC rejects OCI’s plea for parity with NRIs in state bar council membership
The bench said that enrolment as an advocate is governed by Section 24 of the Advocates Act, which mandates Indian citiz...
Air pollution: SC seeks replies of Centre on proposal to shift coal-based industries out of NCR
On the issue of long-term measures to deal with vehicular traffic, it said, “We deem it appropriate to highlight that th...
Will examine if cut-off reduction for NEET-PG affects quality of education: SC
A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe made the remarks while hearing a batch of petitions challenging ...
Discrimination against women prevalent, female foeticide crude manifestation of such social malady: SC
It said the PCPNDT Act of 1994 was enacted to prohibit sex selection, leading to female foeticide, and aims to arrest th...
'Totally unwarranted': SC expunges MP HC’s remarks against POCSO court judge
The special court, dealing with Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases, had convicted an accused ...
Aviation ministry actively considering issues related to surge in airfares during festivals: Centre
The plea said the "unregulated, opaque and exploitative conduct of airlines manifesting in arbitrary fare hikes, unilate...
What about other Muslim OBCs: SC on PIL seeking quota for Pasmanda
What about the other Muslim OBCs? The OBC is not only a social status factor, but an economic factor is also there," a b...
Air pollution: SC seeks replies of Centre on proposal to shift coal-based industries out of NCR
The bench directed the Government of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD) to submit a specific action plan to implement these CAQM-recom...
SC adjourns hearing on wife's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention to Feb 26
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale deferred the matter as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was not available...