Supreme Court
- India
Questioning religious practices will break religion, civilisation: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, May 7, remarked that if individuals start questioning certain religious practices or matters of religion before a constitutional court then there will be hundreds of…
- Telangana
SC order protects 600 acre forest land in Telangana from illegal claimants
Hyderabad: In a landmark judgement in a case spanning more than 75 years, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal by two individuals, who were staking claim to ownership of…
- India
SC asks can it direct Parliament to make law to regulate appointment of CEC, ECs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 6, asked whether it can direct Parliament to make a law for regulating appointment procedures of the Chief Election Commissioner and the deputies. The…
- India
SC flags ‘egregious error’ in granting bail in dowry death case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to a man accused in a dowry death case from Uttar Pradesh, terming the relief “not sustainable…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC rejects Salar Jung estate heirs’ claim over Ranga Reddy land
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to pull out a piece of land in Ranga Reddy district from a proposed reserved forest, ruling that the Supreme Court had already…
- India
Consensual relationship turned sour not rape, rules SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of rape on the false promise of marriage, holding that the case stemmed from a prolonged consensual relationship between…
- Delhi
Ramoji Rao’s death no shield for Margadarshi Financiers: Supreme Court
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Margadarshi Financiers over the alleged misappropriation of public deposits, making clear that the death…
- India
SC questions intent of PIL that led to Sabarimala judgment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the locus and intent of the Indian Young Lawyers’ Association in filing the public interest litigation (PIL) that led to the much-debated Sabarimala judgment, with a…
- India
SC intervenes on Orissa HC orders linking bail to police station cleaning
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the Orissa High Court and a trial court’s orders directing Dalit and Adivasi activists to sweep police stations as a condition for bail.…
- Delhi
HC junks SpiceJet’s plea to review Rs 144 cr payment order in dispute with Maran
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday, May 4, dismissed pleas by SpiceJet and its promoter Ajay Singh seeking a review of an earlier order to deposit Rs 144 crore in…
- India
SC agrees to hear pleas against Transgender Amendment Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 4, sought responses from the Centre, all states and Union territories on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons…
- India
SC to hear PIL on stricter Aadhaar rules for adolescents, adults on May 4
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, May 4, a plea seeking a direction to the Unique Identification Authority of India to issue new Aadhaar cards only to…
- Kolkata
Bengal polls: SC rejects TMC plea on EC counting personnel rule
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday said no further order was necessary on the TMC’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court’s dismissal of its petition against an Election Commission circular on…
- India
SC to hear TMC’s plea against Calcutta High Court order today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India is set to hear on Saturday, May 2, a petition filed by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court that…
- India
SC grants anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera in Assam FIR case
The Supreme Court of India has granted anticipatory bail to Pawan Khera in a case registered by Assam Police over allegations related to Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife. The development…
