Supreme Court flags systematic forest land grabbing in Uttarakhand, orders inquiry, restrains private parties, and directs protection of 2,866 acres.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court rules that distinct reliefs cannot be combined in one writ petition, allowing withdrawal with liberty to file a fresh plea limited to one relief.
Supreme Court flags exploitation of deity, questions paid special pujas at Bankey Bihari Temple, citing inequality and violation of sacred resting hours.
Supreme Court directs Centre to frame policy on Shaheen Malik plea, seeks compliance report on pending trials and prioritised conclusion of cases.
Supreme Court dismisses contempt plea against Delhi High Court, holding no wilful disobedience in senior advocate designation process under Indira Jaising norms.
Supreme Court declines urgent intervention in the IndiGo flight-cancellation crisis, noting Centre and DGCA actions under the CAR 2024 framework.
Supreme Court remands divorce case, holding that courts must determine which spouse caused the marital breakdown before declaring the marriage irretrievably broken.
Supreme Court rules that mere touching of a minor’s private parts does not amount to rape or penetrative assault; conviction modified to lesser offence.
SC: Standard to summon accused under S.319 CrPC is lower than final judgment; allows plea to summon man in 2017 murder trial despite no chargesheet.
The Union government has cleared Justice Joymalya Bagchi's appointment as a Supreme Court judge. Currently serving in the Calcutta High Court, he is set to become the Chief Justice of India in 2031. ...
Delhi High Court rules that a remarried childless widow of a CRPF personnel remains entitled to family pension; dependent parents have no claim under Rule 54.
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