Supreme Court
SC directs authorities to frame rules for implementing RTE Act's mandate of reserved seats
"In view of the above, we direct the appropriate authorities to prepare and issue, in consultation with the NCPCR (Natio...
SC delivers split verdict on validity of Section 17A of anti-graft law; matter referred to CJI
The top court judge held that the object of incorporating Section 17A of the Act was not to condone official acts done f...
Widow entitled to maintenance from father-in-law's estate: SC
The Family Court initially dismissed her petition, reasoning that she was not a widow on the date of her father-in-law’s...
Children should shun wealth acquired by parents through corruption: SC judge
"The youth and the children of this country ought to shun anything acquired beyond the known sources of income by their ...
SC urges companies, investors to consider inclusion of disabled persons as 'strategic advantage'
Bora had qualified in the Coal India Ltd interview for the post of management trainee after applying as a reserved candi...
EC tells SC it is empowered to examine citizenship for electoral purposes
“The Citizenship Act came only in 1955. Part II of the Constitution on citizenship was yet to be finalised when the Asse...
SC adjourns to January 29 hearing on wife's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention
It has said that it is wholly preposterous that after more than three decades of being recognised at the state, national...
Will ask states to pay heavy compensation for dog-bite incidents, hold dog feeders accountable: SC
The top court is hearing a suo motu case, initiated on July 28 last year, over a media report on stray dog bites leading...
Represented people's aspiration, have met five PMs on Kashmir issue: Shabir Shah to SC
The high court examined a table elaborating on the 24 pending cases against Shah, indicating his involvement in several ...
Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Government Job for Concealment of Criminal Cases
Apex Court Rules Honesty and Integrity Paramount in Government Employment Applications...
Supreme Court Revives Dismissed Arbitration Petitions in Landmark Judgment
Supreme Court Uses Article 142 to Reinstate Section 34 Petitions After High Court's Unconstitutional Ruling on National ...
Beant Singh murder: SC defers hearing on Hawara's plea for transfer to Punjab jail
According to the plea, the petitioner had 36 false cases foisted on him after the murder of Beant Singh and he has been ...
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking removal of Savarkar portraits, warns of costs
Asked whether he faced corruption charges, Balamurugan replied in the negative, stating instead that he had faced depart...
Will ask states to pay heavy compensation for dog-bite incidents: SC
Taking note of the "alarming rise" in dog-bite incidents within institutional areas such as educational institutions, ho...
Will ask states to pay heavy compensation for dog-bite incidents: SC
The top court was hearing several petitions seeking modification of its November 7, 2025 order directing the authorities...
SC flags hardship to co-accused, hears plea to transfer liquor scam case to Chhattisgarh from UP
The alleged scam resulted in a "massive loss" to the state exchequer and filled the pockets of the beneficiaries of a li...
SC delivers split verdict on Section 17A of PC Act mandating sanction to probe govt servants
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, had argued that the provisions crippled the anti-corruption law as san...
No denial of employment to a person with benchmark disability due to technicalities, substantive equality must be ensured
Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Disabled Woman, Orders Coal India to Create Supernumerary Post In a landmark judgment, t...
Beant Singh murder: SC defers hearing on Hawara's plea for transfer to Punjab jail
The Punjab and Haryana High Court in October 2010 commuted his sentence to life imprisonment with a direction that he sh...
SC confirms interim bail granted to UP MLA Abbas Ansari in Gangsters Act case
The bench had imposed certain conditions and later relaxed a few of them, including that he could not leave Lucknow with...
SC delivers split verdict on Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act mandating sanction to probe govt servants
Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, introduced in July 2018, bars any “enquiry or inquiry or investig...
SC to examine plea challenging legal immunity to CEC, ECs
The plea claimed the provision “gives unprecedented, unbridled power to the CEC and ECs by providing them complete blank...
Reclaimed land along Mumbai coastal road must remain open to public, no commercial development: SC
The PIL challenged the EoI of December 19, 2024, issued by the BMC for the appointment of a “Volunteer Agency” for the d...
Detaining authority didn't apply mind, relied on irrelevant material: Sonam Wangchuk's wife to SC
The Leh district magistrate (DM) had earlier told the apex court that Wangchuk indulged in activities prejudicial to the...
Complete disclosure in applications for govt job basic requirement rooted in fairness: SC
The bench said his subsequent acquittal or the fact that he attempted to come clean about the suppression of facts canno...
SC directs Karnataka govt to hold Bengaluru civic body polls by June 30
The high court had, however, "read down" the amendment, holding that it would not apply to elections that ought to have ...
Anurag Thakur moves SC for modification of 2017 order in BCCI case
"The conduct of the President of BCCI in seeking a letter from the President of ICC in August 2016 after the final judge...
SC appoints Sunaina Sharma special judge to try coal scam cases
According to reports available in last June, a total of 29 corruption cases filed by the CBI are currently pending befor...
SC extends January 31 deadline by 2 weeks for completion of Maharashtra local body polls
In May last year, the court issued an interim order directing the conclusion of the polls within four months, that is, b...
Supreme Court Quashes Charges Against Keshaw Mahto in SC/ST Act Case
Apex Court finds no specific evidence of caste-based insult or overt acts against the appellant, dismisses criminal proc...
SC disposes of Telangana's plea against Polavaram project, state to file fresh lawsuit
The top court had also noted that the Centre was spearheading the Polavaram project as well and that a committee had bee...
Nuisance in train: SC slams judicial officer's conduct as 'disgusting', stays HC order
"This acquittal, coupled with the lack of any fresh or independent material in the departmental enquiry, casts serious d...
Supreme Court Grants Bail to Aadya Prasad Tiwari Amidst Prolonged Trial Process
Supreme Court overturns Allahabad High Court's decision, citing non-principal status and lengthy trial as reasons for ba...
Supreme Court Upholds Doctrine of Lis Pendens; Affirms Decree Holder's Right to Possession
Supreme Court dismisses appeals challenging the execution of a decree for specific performance, reinforcing the applicat...
SC seeks responses on PIL seeking AYUSH doctors be declared as Registered Medical Practitioners
The plea, filed through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, said section 3(d) of the Act imposes a "complete and blanket ban" ...
Apprehension of detenu engaging in crime if granted bail no ground for preventive detention: SC
The top court said it was clear that the detaining authority intended to detain the mother of the appellant (daughter wh...