Supreme Court
SC asks BCI to reconsider rule banning bar association leaders from contesting bar council polls
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi passed the order on a plea...
SC terms twin infants' separation from mother 'cruelty of highest order'
"The husband has committed extreme cruelty by separating children of just six months from their mother. Welfare of the c...
SC slams freebies culture, says states should open avenues for employment
Observing that the ultimate financial burden of such populist measures falls squarely on the shoulders of taxpayers, a b...
SC seeks terms of reference for enhancing institutional strength of bar associations
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma asked the bar bodies and others, including advocate Vipin N...
Cough syrup-linked deaths: Do you realise what dent it caused to country's image, SC asks pharma firm
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi refused to quash an order which su...
SC takes note of missing record of proceedings, orders fact-finding inquiry
While hearing a case related to a proposed tiger reserve in Goa, a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justic...
Wangchuk not given videos which formed basis of his detention: Wife to SC
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing in the court for Angmo, told a bench of justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Var...
SC grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case
They were arrested in Mumbai and brought to Udaipur in December....
SC stays HC order restraining Tamil Nadu Waqf Board from exercising functions
Before the high court, the counsel appearing for the state contended that constitution of the board is almost complete a...
SC refuses to entertain plea for SIR of electoral rolls in poll-bound Assam
The PIL, filed by Mrinal Kumar Choudhary, challenged the EC's decision to conduct a standard Special Revision in Assam i...
Anti-CAA pleas: SC to start hearing petitions on May 5
The CAA seeks to grant citizenship to migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Jain and Parsi communities...
SC reserves order on AIADMK leader's plea challenging MK Stalin's election in 2011
In 2017, the Madras High Court dismissed the election petition of Duraisamy, who lost to Stalin in the 2011 polls from K...
SC disposes of plea against 'Ghooskhor Pandat' after filmmaker Neeraj Pandey says title withdrawn
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of the plea seeking a stay on the release of the film after...
Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey withdraws title of 'Ghooskhor Pandat', SC disposes of plea
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of the plea after taking Pandey's affidavit on record and s...
SC grants bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt in cheating case
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also regularised the interim bail ...
Reduction of sentence from three to the period of two months with enhancing fine - Reduction held unwarranted
Supreme Court Upholds Rigorous Imprisonment in Parameshwari v. State of Tamil Nadu, Supreme Court Reinforces Principles ...
Suicide Pact - Surviving partner in a mutual suicide pact can be held legally culpable under Section 306 for abetment of suicide
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Pratyusha Suicide Pact Case, Rules Out Rape and Murder Allegations, SC affirms death...
No bail for a habitual offender with multiple aliases and fake identities
Supreme Court Overturns Bail for Habitual Offender with Multiple Aliases, Apex Court Criticizes High Court for Granting ...
SC agrees to hear plea against HC order denying bail to accused in 2020 Delhi riots case
During the hearing, the bench observed that the accused cannot claim parity with the top court's last month verdict gran...
SC directs registry not to list petitions relating to state bar council elections
On Wednesday, the bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, directed the apex court registry...
'Bad message' to society if celebrities allowed to use 'voiceless victims': SC in snake venom case
A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a plea filed by Yadav challenging the chargesheet and ...
SC to accord final hearing on pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
On December 12, 2024, the top court restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh...
Supreme Court Dismisses Abu Salem's Special Leave Petition with Liberty to Approach High Court
Abu Salem Granted Permission to Expedite Pending Matters in High Court...
SC sets aside NGT verdict ordering demolition of Mission Shakti building in Odisha village
"I know how these state pollution control boards function," the CJI said, adding that it was expected for the NGT to tak...
SC restrains exhumation of tribal Christians' bodies in Chhattisgarh villages
The plea said denying burial in the common village graveyard violates the petitioners' right to freedom of religion unde...
Nepotism, self-aggrandizement anathema to democratic system: SC
"The second respondent (HUDA) shall pay Rs.50,000 to the appellant as litigation expenses and the balance shall be depos...
Rs 640 crore cyber fraud: SC refuses anticipatory bail to CA in ED case
In the 22-page judgement, the high court had said there was an "intricate mesh of laundering of money", and the need exp...
SC asks Uttarakhand HC to decide plea of aviation firm against taking over of helipad by state
The company holds a valid lease for the Govind Ghat helipad in Chamoli District until March 2027. However, the company a...
PIL against racial violence: SC asks attorney general to consider plea
“A crime is a crime and it must be dealt with an iron hand,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Jo...
SC grants bail to accused in 2024 Pune Porsche accident case
The Bombay High Court on December 16 last year rejected the bail pleas of eight accused, including Gaikwad, Sood and Mit...
Beant Singh assassination case: SC to hear convict Balwant Singh Rajoana's plea on Mar 18
He said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee submitted a mercy petition under Article 72 in March 2012, seeking c...
Grabbing breasts, pulling pyjama string is 'attempt to rape': SC sets aside controversial Allahabad HC order
The order was passed by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra on a revision petition filed by two persons who moved the cou...
I-PAC raids: SC adjourns to Mar 18 ED's plea against 'interference' by Mamata Banerjee
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and KV Viswanathan deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to...
SC asks National Judicial Academy to constitute committee to draft guidelines for judges' approach
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria in an order passed on February 10 said ...
SC asks National Judicial Academy to constitute committee to draft guidelines for judges' approach
"That being so, we are hesitant to undertake, at this stage, a fresh and unguided attempt to lay down any guidelines, ...
SC sets aside HC order granting bail to accused in cheating case
While setting aside the high court's Lucknow bench order granting bail in the 2023 case, the apex court asked the state ...