A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna heard the pleas on Wednesday challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The hearing saw intense …
Rana in 18-day NIA custody
64-year-old Rana, a Canadian citizen originally from Pakistan, was extradited to India via a chartered plane earlier this week after his final plea was rejected by the …
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha after marathon debates in both Houses. However, the Parliament nod has triggered protests in parts of the country. H…
Justice Varma stated that no cash was ever placed in that storeroom either by him or any of his family members, and he said he strongly denounced the suggestion that the alleged cash belonged to th…
Allegations against Justice Varma
A huge amount of cash was found at Justice Varma’s official bungalow in Lutyens’ Delhi after a fire broke out on the night of the Holi festival (March 14). On Fr…
X Corp claims that the government’s reliance on Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act, along with the introduction of the Sahyog Portal, has led to an opaque and arbitrary takedown process that contrave…
Authorities have long struggled with monitoring individuals after they are declared illegal immigrants. Without a systematic approach to tracking their movements, many simply disappear, hampering d…
Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud rejected the idea that India is turning into a ‘one-party state’, saying that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections prove his point.
During a conversation on BBC’s…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the government of Assam for not taking measures to deport illegal immigrants from the state.
The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government heard an…
Zakia Jafri, the wife of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots, died on Saturday in Ahmedabad at the age of 86.
Ehsan Jafri was among 69 persons who were killed…
India’s top lawyer and senior advocate Iqbal Chagla passed away in Mumbai on Sunday (January 13) at the age of 85. He had been unwell for a few days due to age-related ailments.
News agency PTI…
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. He is in jail for multiple rape convictions.
In 2018, Asaram was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor. In…
From tackling politically delicate matters to establishing new fundamental rights, the Supreme Court of India made news in 2024 with some exceptionally groundbreaking rulings.
Here is our ranking of…
Bengaluru AI engineer Atul Subhash died by suicide, earlier this month, leaving behind a 24-page long note alleging extortion and harassment against his estranged wife Nikita Singhania and her family….
The Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate has ordered the closure of all Noida and Greater Noida schools. The extreme air pollution levels prompted the decision, which impacts physical classes for all…
Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said all judges have been asked to allow virtual hearings wherever possible in view of the severe pollution levels in the national capital region.
As soon as the…
Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Monday, November 11, took oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India, or CJI, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud.
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, administered the oath of…
In a landmark decision, a 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India revisited the contentious issue of Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) minority status. By a 4:3 majority, the Court overruled its…
The Supreme Court on Thursday exercised its extraordinary constitutional powers and ordered the liquidation of grounded air carrier Jet Airways’ assets.
A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and…
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Tuesday on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b)…
The Supreme Court on Monday said secularism had always been held to be part and parcel of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.
A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar…
The Supreme Court of India rendered a landmark decision today, October 17, affirming the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which relates to the Assam Accord, with a…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has informed the Supreme Court of India that operatives from banned terror outfit Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), based in the United States and Canada,…
The Centre on Wednesday questioned before the Supreme Court the maintainability of a plea filed by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik seeking clubbing of FIRs filed in different states over his…
The votes are in and officials have begun counting ballots cast in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections — the first in the region since Article 370 was abrogated. All eyes are on the Union…
It’s been a busy, busy week, dominated by the news of the escalating conflict in West Asia. Israel launched a ground offensive in Lebanon, Iran struck back with a barrage of missiles and so on. But…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that whether it is a temple or a dargah, religious structures encroaching on roads, railway tracks and water bodies must be demolished as they threaten public…
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India directed judges on Monday not to use the term “child pornography” in their rulings, orders or observations. The top court bench headed by Chief…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a ban on demolishing properties using bulldozers across India until October 1 with first seeking its permission.
The apex court, however, clarified that the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard the rape and murder case of the 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The hearing comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister…
The Supreme Court of India Tuesday closed criminal proceedings against 30 Army personnel implicated in the deaths of 13 civilians in a botched military operation in Nagaland’s Mon district in…
Hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the Delhi liquor policy case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal walked out of the Tihar jail on Friday evening.
Upon his release, Kejriwal was…
In a major relief to Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court on Friday granted him conditional bail in the CBI case of now-scrapped excise policy…
Junior doctors in Kolkata continued their agitation on Thursday as the West Bengal government rejected their demands for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s presence and a live broadcast as preconditions…
The parents of the Kolkata doctor who was raped and killed last month have alleged that the Kolkata Police tried to hush up the incident and even tried to interfere with evidence. The allegations were…
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was “party to the criminal conspiracy” of the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy since the beginning, the CBI has alleged in its latest…
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Bibhav Kumar, a close aide of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the case of alleged assault of MP Swati Maliwal.
In May, Maliwal had alleged that…
“How can a house be demolished just because he is accused? It can’t be demolished even if he’s convict…,” the Supreme Court said on Monday, as it made critical observations against the so-called…
Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has stepped in to address an unusual standoff between two Supreme Court benches involving a case regarding illegal tree-felling in Delhi’s Ridge…
In an order that may have wide-ranging implications, the Supreme Court has said the bail is the rule even in money laundering cases.
The SC said that the provisions of the Prevention of Money…
The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to grant bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha in the Delhi excise policy case marks a significant moment in the ongoing legal saga…
Will the country see a total shutdown today (August 21)? The question emerges after Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a “peaceful” strike on Wednesday over their demand for stronger…
India’s Supreme Court ordered on Tuesday the setting up of a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on safety at their workplace, days after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old…
Emphasising the importance of freedom and liberty, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Thursday noted that the recent events in neighbouring Bangladesh remind the value of these rights.
Speaking after…
The GST Council will meet on September 9. The council is headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprises representatives of all states and the Union Territories.
GST Council is the…
Hours after he was granted bail by in Delhi excise policy case by Supreme Court, former Delhi deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Friday walked out of Tihar Jail after 17 months.
Addressing his…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former Delhi deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in connection with the liquor policy case. The apex court’s decision came as a…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia.
“Appeal allowed. Delhi High Court order is quashed and set aside. He is granted bail in both ED and CBI cases,” a…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on pleas filed by AAP leader Manish Sisodia seeking bail in corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
A…
New Delhi: In a major setback to Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party government, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the law “expressly enables” the lieutenant governor to nominate aldermen to the MCD and he…
The Supreme Court on Friday pronounced its judgment on the NEET reexamination case, saying that the National Testing Agency should “avoid flip flops” as it doesn’t “look good” as it rejected pleas on…
The Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced a landmark judgment allowing states to grant separate quotas to sub-classifications of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in a push for greater social…
In a groundbreaking judgment, the Supreme Court of India has set a new legal precedent by allowing sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes (SCs) to ensure more equitable distribution of…
In a 6:1 decision, with Justice Bela Trivedi dissenting, a seven judge bench of the Supreme Court held that states are empowered to make sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled…
Quoting a dialogue on the villain Gabbar Singh from the Hindi blockbuster Sholay, the Supreme Court on Wednesday “confirmed” its earlier order staying the premature release of…
The INDIA bloc of opposition parties will hold a rally on July 30 at Jantar Mantar here to raise the issue of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s declining health inside Tihar jail, the AAP said…
The Supreme Court, on Monday, refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by a lawyer challenging the government’s decision to cancel the UGC-NET following the alleged paper…
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till August 5 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia’s petition challenging Delhi High Court order rejecting his bail plea in connection with the money…
The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim stay on the directives of the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh governments that the eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the…
The Uttar Pradesh government has strongly defended its order in the Supreme Court requiring shop owners along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their nameplates prominently, saying that the directive…