SC refuses to entertain judicial officer's petition seeking elevationThe Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a Himachal Pradesh judicial officer's plea for elevation to the High Court. Arvind Malhotra,...
Don't want to open pandora's box with regard to proceedings of collegium: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court declined to intervene in a judicial officer's plea challenging the elevation of junior colleagues to the Himachal Pradesh...
Supreme Court strength rises to 37 after five new judges take oathThe Supreme Court has expanded its ranks to 37, thanks to the swearing-in of five new judges on Tuesday. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant ...
CJI administers oath of office to five new SC judges, strength rises to 37Five new judges have taken oath as Supreme Court judges. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant administered the oath. The Supreme Court now has...
SC refers UAPA bail issue to larger bench amid Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam case debateThe Supreme Court has sent key questions about bail for Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam to a larger bench. This comes aft...
Supreme Court questions quota to children of economically, educationally advanced families in backward classesThe Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Just...
SC grants interim bail to two Delhi riots accused, refers question of law to larger benchThe Delhi Police has sought reference of the question of law to a larger bench on whether prolonged incarceration and delay in trial can ov...
SC questions its own verdict denying bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel ImamThe Supreme Court has voiced strong concerns regarding the denial of bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. Judges highlighted th...
SC grants bail to UAPA narco-terror accused: bail is the rule and jail an exception even in UAPA casesThe Supreme Court has granted bail to Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, who was embroiled in a narco-terrorism case. The court underscored the fundame...
Madhumita Shukla murder case: SC allows remission of case convict, says reformation should be state's focusThe Supreme Court has ordered the premature release of Rohit Chaturvedi, a convict in the 2003 Madhumita Shukla murder case. Chaturvedi has...
Hinduism way of life, not mandatory to go to temple to prove belief: SCThe Supreme Court observed Hinduism as a 'way of life,' stating that temple visits or rituals aren't mandatory to remain Hindu. Even lighti...
SC asks student arrested for Noida violence to approach HC; observes 93,000 cases pending in apex courtThe Supreme Court declined to grant bail to a Delhi University student accused of inciting violence during a Noida industrial workers' prot...
Questioning religious practices will break religion and civilisation: SC in Dawoodi Bohras caseThe Supreme Court is hearing petitions on religious discrimination. Judges expressed concern that widespread challenges to religious practi...
To tax or not to tax mineral rights in India? SC to hear pleas on May 20The Supreme Court will hear pleas on May 20 concerning legislative power to tax mineral rights, as the Centre's curative petition is pendin...
Supreme Court slams misuse of PIL for publicityThe Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval of the increasing misuse of Public Interest Litigation. Justice BV Nagarathna observed t...
'Are you nation's chief priest'? SC questions Indian Young Lawyers Association in Sabarimala caseThe Supreme Court slammed the Indian Young Lawyers Association for its 2006 PIL challenging the Sabarimala temple's entry ban for women. Ju...
Sabarimala Row: Supreme Court asks if non-believers can claim temple entry rightsThe Supreme Court is examining the right of entry to religious places. A nine-judge bench questioned how a non-believer from North India co...