State can't differentiate between serving employees and pensioners on DA: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that governments cannot offer different rates for inflation allowances to serving employees and pensioners. The...
10 Apr, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Calling someone ‘bastard’ in anger is not obscene: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India ruled that using the word "bastard" in a heated exchange does not constitute obscenity under Section 294 of the ...
08 Apr, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
2019 demolition: SC slams UP authorities, directs it pay Rs 25 lakh to house ownerThe Supreme Court ordered Uttar Pradesh authorities to pay Rs 25 lakh to a man whose house was demolished. The demolition occurred in 2019 ...
06 Nov, 2024, 01.37 PM IST
SC junks PIL seeking to replace term 'Hindutva' with 'Indian constitutionalism'The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to replace the term 'Hindutva' with 'Bharatiya Samidhaanitva' (Indian consti...
21 Oct, 2024, 01.02 PM IST
SC rejects plea over defence production, says matter of govt policyThe Supreme Court dismissed a plea about the defence production policy, stating it falls under the Centre's policy domain. The petitioner a...
18 Oct, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
SC dismisses PIL alleging side-effects of COVID-19 vaccinesThe Supreme Court rejected a plea alleging blood clotting side-effects from COVID-19 vaccines, calling it an attempt to create sensation. T...
14 Oct, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Supreme Court dismisses plea to declare caste system unconstitutionalThe court was hearing a petition filed by one Wazir Singh Poonia, contending that the caste system is against fundamental rights.
20 Aug, 2024, 07.10 PM IST
Manipur violence:SC extends tenure of Justice Gita Mittal committee by 6 monthsThe Supreme Court extended the tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal committee by six months to monitor relief for victims of ethnic violence i...
05 Aug, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
SC seeks replies from Centre, secretaries of WB, Kerala governors against denial of assent to billsThe Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and the secretaries to the governors of West Bengal and Kerala regarding separ...
26 Jul, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Chandigarh Mayor Polls: Prosecute Masih for interfering with election process, says SCThe Supreme Court stated on Monday that Anil Masih, the returning officer in the Chandigarh mayoral election, must face prosecution for int...
19 Feb, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
Supreme Court stays Himachal Pradesh HC order stalling Gaggal airport expansion in state's Kangra districtThe high court, on January 9, stayed the Gaggal airport expansion project in Kangra district till February 29, the next date of the hearing.
22 Jan, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
Courts cannot direct govt to notify law passed by Parliament, says SCThe Supreme Court of India has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the implementation of certain provisions of the Insolve...
22 Jan, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
CJI DY Chandrachud rebukes lawyer for talking on mobile phone inside courtroom"Yeh kya market hai jo aap phone pe baat kar rahe hai? Inka mobile le lo" (Is this a market that you are talking on the phone. Confiscate h...
17 Oct, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
Appointment of judges: Make sure most of what is expected is done, SC tells CentreAs Attorney General R Venkataramani was not available, the top court adjourned to March 2 the hearing on two pleas, including one alleging ...
13 Feb, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
Supreme Court back to full strength with two more High Court Justices elevatedThe appointments of Justices Bindal and Kumar follow closely on the heels of the February 4 appointments of five judges to the apex court, ...
10 Feb, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
CJI D Y Chandrachud administers oath of office to five new SC judgesWith the appointment of five judges, the total number of judges in the apex court has risen to 32, two short of the full strength.
06 Feb, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Supreme Court Collegium recommends five names to Centre for appointment as apex court judgesThe Collegium also recommended the name of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, a judge of the Patna High Court, as SC judge. It recommended Justice Manoj...
14 Dec, 2022, 12.27 AM IST