Supreme Court gives split verdict on Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption ActSupreme Court has issued a divided ruling regarding a pivotal aspect of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The contentious Section 17A manda...
13 Jan, 2026, 11.47 PM IST
SC urges women without sons, daughters, husbands to make will to avoid litigationThe Supreme Court has advised women without sons, daughters, or husbands to create wills. This aims to prevent future legal battles between...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
'Why limit surrogacy by age?': SC tells Centre in landmark ruling; questions state's role in parentingThe Supreme Court has ruled against the retrospective application of age limits in India's Surrogacy Act, allowing couples who initiated em...
10 Oct, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
SC reconstitutes committee on gender sensitisationThe Supreme Court has revamped its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee, as per an official order. Justice B V Nagarathna...
06 Aug, 2025, 06.43 PM IST
Not all privately owned resources can be acquired by State: SC in landmark judgmentIn a majority ruling, the Supreme Court decided that the State cannot seize all private resources. The court overturned previous rulings, s...
05 Nov, 2024, 11.47 AM IST
Supreme Court reconstitutes committee on gender sensitisationThe Supreme Court has reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee, chaired by top court judge Hima Kohli, with...
01 Jun, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Can your private property be taken for serving greater good? SC's 9-judge Constitution bench to decideNew Delhi witnessed the initiation of the interpretation process of Article 39(b) of the Constitution by a nine-judge bench of the Supreme ...
24 Apr, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Lineage at play? Six of 27 apex court justices had fathers as SC or HC judgesRegional balance has seldom been achieved with many high courts going unrepresented in the SC for long years. Meritorious and senior judges...
25 Nov, 2022, 04.22 PM IST
Compromise with terrorist act: Cong on Modi govt's silence on release of Rajiv case convictsThe Congress on Saturday alleged that the Modi government's "silence" on the Supreme Court order directing the premature release of the six...
12 Nov, 2022, 06.40 PM IST
Insurance firms refusing claims on flimsy grounds in many cases; shouldn't be too technical: Supreme CourtA bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna said that the appellant, who was the owner of the truck, was wrongly denied the insurance c...
20 May, 2022, 08.57 PM IST
Indianisation of our legal system is need of the hour: Chief Justice of India"Very often our justice delivery poses many barriers for the common people. The working and the style of courts do not sit well with the co...
18 Sep, 2021, 03.31 PM IST
Supreme Court collegium recommends names of 10 for appointment as permanent judges in Karnataka High CourtAccording to a statement published on the top court website, the collegium, on September 7, approved the proposal for appointment of follow...
08 Sep, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
Nine new judges administered oath of office by CJI, strength of SC rises to 33With the swearing-in of the nine new judges, the strength of the Supreme Court has risen to 33, including the CJI, out of the sanctioned st...
31 Aug, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
SC gets nine new judges, Justice Nagarathna could be first woman CJI in 2027The new judges include Justice B V Nagarathna, who will be in line to be the first woman CJI in September 2027, Justice Bela M Trivedi, Jus...
26 Aug, 2021, 10.07 PM IST
Govt forwards nine names recommended for SC elevation to President for final callIn a first, the Supreme Court Collegium had last week recommended for appointment to the apex court three women judges, including Justice B...
26 Aug, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Collegium recommends nine names for appointment as SC judgesWith the retirement of Justice R F Nariman on August 12, the strength of judges in the top court had come down to 25 as against the sanctio...
18 Aug, 2021, 08.35 PM IST
Congress-JD(S) edges out BJP from mayor post by 3 votesThe total strength of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council is 260, including MPs, MLAs and MLCs.
12 Sep, 2015, 11.09 AM IST