Supreme Court

"If children can go to school at 7 am, SC can begin hearing cases at 9 am": Justice Lalit

The Supreme Court usually begins hearing cases at 10.30 a.m. on weekdays, but on Friday, a bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit assembled an hour earlier and started taking up matters at 9.30 a.m.

Jul 15, 2022

SC junks plea seeking probe into alleged tribal killings in Chhattisgarh, activist fined Rs. 5 lakh

The Supreme Court on Thursday junked a plea by activist Himanshu Kumar seeking an independent probe against security forces for the alleged extra-judicial killing of tribals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada in 2009. The top court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Kumar.

Jul 14, 2022

'Media crossing Laxman Rekha': SC judge seeks regulatory law for social, digital media

Media trials are not healthy for rule of law, he said in his address on topic "Vox Populi vs. Rule of Law: Supreme Court of India" in the 2nd Justice H.R. Khanna Memorial National Symposium.

Jul 3, 2022

"So disturbing, the outcome is Udaipur": SC on Nupur Sharma's plea on clubbing FIRs

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her remarks on Prophet Muhammad during a TV debate.

Jul 1, 2022

NEET-PG: DGHS tells SC no further rounds of counselling possible; 1,456 medical seats still vacant

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has informed the Supreme Court that four rounds of online counselling for NEET-PG 2021 have been already conducted and 1,456 medical seats have remained vacant, as the software stands closed.

Jun 9, 2022

Personal or publicity interest litigations? SC bench rejecting pleas against constructions around Puri temple

The bench said a hue and cry was made that the construction is contrary to the inspection report by the ASI. However, the note of the Director General of ASI as well as the affidavit filed by ASI before the (Orissa) High Court would falsify the position.

Jun 3, 2022

Not bound to disclose why security clearance refused to Malayalam channel Media One TV: Centre tells SC

The Central government has told the Supreme Court that refusal of security clearance to Malayalam news channel Media One was based on intelligence inputs and in view of matters concerning national security, it is not bound to disclose the reasons.

Jun 2, 2022

Development necessary but safeguarding environment important too: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the proceedings before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which stopped construction at Rushikonda Hills abutting the beach in Visakhapatnam, holding that though development is necessary, it is equally important to protect the environment.

Jun 1, 2022

SC permits firms to export excavated iron ore in K'taka

The Supreme Court on Friday relaxed more than a decade old restriction on the sale of iron ore from Karnataka, saying e-auction received low response.

May 20, 2022

Sidhu to surrender in Patiala court in 1988 road rage case

Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will surrender before a court in his hometown Patiala in Punjab on Friday in a 1988 road rage case in which the Supreme Court convicted him and sentenced him to a one-year rigorous imprisonment.

May 20, 2022

SC puts sedition law on hold: "No new FIRs till review is complete"

The Supreme Court on Wednesday put on hold the colonial-era penal provision of sedition and asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from registering any FIRs under the sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, till review of the law by Centre is complete.

May 11, 2022

'Can operation of sedition law be kept in abeyance, till reconsideration'; SC to hear Centre's response

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider issuing a directive to the state governments to keep the operation of the sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, in abeyance till the process of review of the provision is over.

May 10, 2022

Centre defends century-old sedition law in SC, says individual cases no ground for repeal

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the 1962 verdict of the top court in the Kedar Nath Singh vs State of Bihar case, which upheld the validity of Section 124A of the IPC on sedition, is binding on a three-judge bench, and it is good in law and needs no reconsideration.

May 8, 2022

Centre vs Delhi : SC refers the issue of control over services to constitution bench

The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a constitution bench the power tussle between the Centre and the Delhi government in connection with control over the administrative services.

May 6, 2022

Former Judge of Patna High Court files plea in Supreme Court seeking action against 'Hindu Rashtra' event

According to a news conference held on May 3, a "Hindu Rashtra session" would be held at Talkatora Stadium on the occasion of Adi Shankaracharya's 2529th birth anniversary festival, where there will be a discussion about how to construct a great India.

May 5, 2022

Covid Vax voluntary, no executive tyranny draped in disciplinary power: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday said the courts must act to defend citizens in the assertion of their fundamental rights against "executive tyranny draped in disciplinary power", as it declared that no individual can be forced to get Covid-19 vaccine as bodily integrity and personal autonomy are recognised under the Constitution's Article 21.

May 3, 2022

SC asks ED to get back Rs 5,000 crore Unitech's home buyers' money stashed abroad

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to propose steps to bring back home buyers money, amounting to Rs 5,000 crore diverted to tax havens, as revealed in a forensic audit.

Apr 21, 2022

More than 2 hours after the SC order, MCD stops demolition drive in Delhi's Jahangirpuri [details]

The anti-encroachment operation was authorised when Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta wrote to the mayor, requesting that he locate and dismantle unlawful structures built by "rioters."

Apr 20, 2022

Jahangirpuri Demolition: SC intervenes, halts sudden demolition drive, officials stop 2 hours after

Supreme Court has intervened after hours of demolition drive in Jahangirpuri by MCD, seen as a punishment by locals after communal riots

Apr 20, 2022

When will PM terminate Teni; Congress questions after SC decision [details]

After the Supreme Court on Monday cancelled the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, and directed him to surrender within a week, Congress stepped up its attack on the Centre and questioned when will MoS home Ajay Mishra Teni be terminated.

Apr 18, 2022