SC rules sudden brakes without warning make car driver negligent in road accidents; fixes 50% liability, enhances victim’s compensation.
Read Full ArticleSC: Accidents while commuting to and from work covered under Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923; ruling gives retrospective effect to benefit employees.
SC slams TN govt for implicating 2,000 accused & 500 witnesses in Senthil Balaji cash-for-jobs case, says trial needs a cricket stadium to fit all.
CJI can recommend removal of a judge in cases of grave misconduct, SC says; clarifies CJI isn’t a mere post office & Parliament has final say.
SC slams TN govt for implicating 2000+ accused in cash-for-jobs scam, calls it a “complete fraud on judicial system”; hearing set for Wednesday.
SC warns of intervention if mass voter exclusion found in Bihar’s electoral roll revision; hearing on draft list set for August 12–13.
Tamil Nadu urges SC to return presidential reference on Bill clearance timelines as “unanswered”, calling it an attempt to overrule settled judgment.
SC to hear Presidential Reference on timelines for Governors & President to clear Bills, from Aug 19 to Sept 10; Kerala & TN oppose maintainability.
SC quashes FIR against shuttler Lakshya Sen, says forgery case based on vendetta, lacked merit and abused criminal process.
Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of rising dog bite cases after 6-year-old girl dies of rabies; terms media report alarming and disturbing.
SC asks IIT Kharagpur why students are dying by suicide; raises concern amid rising campus deaths despite new mental health guidelines.
SC declines stay on Bihar draft voter list; asks EC to consider Aadhaar, Voter ID for inclusion ahead of Assembly polls on August 1.
Kerala urges SC to return Presidential reference on bill clearance timelines as “unmaintainable”, citing suppression of facts and settled SC rulings under Article 200.
SC questions Justice Varma for not challenging in-house probe panel earlier despite cash haul case; asks why he joined inquiry if he found it flawed.
SC: Harsher punishment can’t apply retrospectively; modifies life term in child rape case citing Article 20(1) constitutional protection.
SC asks IIT Kharagpur why students are dying by suicide; raises concern amid rising campus deaths despite new mental health guidelines.
29 July, 2025 11:51 AM
Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of rising dog bite cases after 6-year-old girl dies of rabies; terms media report alarming and disturbing.
29 July, 2025 01:38 PM
Madras HC slams 7-year temple closure over caste bias, says denying entry for peace is unconstitutional and demands equal worship rights for all devotees.
24 July, 2025 11:54 AM
SC agrees to hear Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging removal recommendation and alleging denial of fair hearing, due process, and reputational harm.
24 July, 2025 12:00 PM
SC stays Bombay HC’s acquittal of 12 in 2006 Mumbai train blasts; says verdict won’t set precedent in MCOCA cases; no arrest for now.
24 July, 2025 12:30 PM
SC to woman demanding ₹12 Cr alimony, Mumbai flat & BMW: “You’re an MBA, why don’t you earn?” | Bench urges her to work, calls demands extravagant.
24 July, 2025 01:14 PM
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