Supreme Court Of India: News
30 Aug 2021
AssamAadhaar uncertainty looms large over lakhs due to NRC limbo
Over eight lakh people in Assam are struggling to get their Aadhaar enrollments done as their biometrics were frozen during the updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
25 Aug 2021
West BengalSupreme Court to pass comprehensive order on Pegasus next week
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will pass a comprehensive order on the Pegasus surveillance scandal next week.
20 Aug 2021
UAPASugata Bose, Netaji's kin wants colonial-era sedition law repealed
Colonial-era laws such as sedition, which are continued to be used to stifle dissent, should be repealed, said Sugata Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
18 Aug 2021
West BengalPegasus: SC refuses stay on West Bengal government's inquiry panel
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a stay on the notification issued by the West Bengal government regarding the constitution of an inquiry commission to probe the alleged Pegasus snooping scandal.
18 Aug 2021
Indian ArmySC allows women to appear for NDA exam; criticizes Army
The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed an interim order allowing women candidates to appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) examination.
18 Aug 2021
Karnataka High CourtIndia could get its first woman CJI in 2027
India is likely to get its first woman Chief Justice (CJI) around six years from now.
17 Aug 2021
Tushar MehtaPegasus: Supreme Court issues notice to Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a batch of petitions seeking a probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping scandal.
17 Aug 2021
Enforcement Directorate (ED)Money laundering case: ED issues fresh summons to Anil Deshmukh
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to appear before it on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering case probe against him and others, official sources said on Tuesday.
16 Aug 2021
Government of IndiaPegasus row: Centre to set up probe committee; denies allegations
In an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court, the Centre has "unequivocally" denied allegations that the government used military-grade spyware Pegasus to hack the phones of journalists, lawyers, and activists.
15 Aug 2021
Parliament Monsoon Session'Sorry state of affairs,' says CJI Ramana on Parliamentary debates
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Sunday lamented the poor quality of lawmaking and Parliamentary debates in the country.
14 Aug 2021
Calcutta High Court20-year-old murder case: Man serving life term raises juvenility plea
A man who is serving a life term in a case of murder of a woman has claimed before the Supreme Court that he was a juvenile at the time of the incident in April 2001.
10 Aug 2021
Lok SabhaLok Sabha clears bill allowing states to make OBC lists
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Constitution amendment bill to give states the power to make their own lists of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).
10 Aug 2021
Government of IndiaPegasus: Supreme Court asks petitioners to avoid social media debates
The Supreme Court of India today asked those seeking a probe into the Pegasus scandal to avoid participating in "parallel debates" on social media.
08 Aug 2021
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)After CJI's rebuke, CBI makes arrests over posts against judges
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it has made two more arrests over alleged defamatory posts against Andhra Pradesh High Court judges, taking the total number of arrests in this case to five.
06 Aug 2021
JharkhandSupreme Court pulls up CBI over Jharkhand judge's death case
The Supreme Court of India on Friday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged murder of a Jharkhand judge.
06 Aug 2021
AmazonSupreme Court rules in favor of Amazon in Future-Reliance case
The Supreme Court of India today ruled in favor of Amazon in the high-profile case involving the e-commerce giant and Reliance Industries over a business merger.
05 Aug 2021
Government of IndiaPegasus case: Snooping allegations serious if true, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the allegations emerging in the Pegasus snooping scandal are serious if they are correct.
03 Aug 2021
Editors' Guild of India (EGI)Editors Guild of India approaches SC seeking probe into Pegasus
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking a probe into alleged surveillance mounted on Indian citizens by using the Pegasus spyware.
02 Aug 2021
TelanganaCJI Ramana refuses to hear Krishna river dispute, cites belongingness
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Monday said that he does not want to hear the dispute between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the sharing of Krishna river waters as he "belongs to both states."
02 Aug 2021
KeralaSC dismisses rape survivor's plea to marry her assaulter
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a rape survivor's plea from Kottiyoor in Kerala, seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is undergoing 20-year imprisonment for raping the girl when she was a minor.
02 Aug 2021
Government of IndiaSC notice to states on cases under scrapped Section 66A
The Supreme Court of India today issued a notice to all states and union territories over the registration of cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which it had quashed over six years ago.
30 Jul 2021
NV RamanaSC to hear plea seeking probe into Pegasus next week
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the petition filed by journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a probe into the Pegasus snooping scandal.
29 Jul 2021
JharkhandJharkhand judge's hit-and-run 'accident' reaches SC as CCTV suggests murder
After CCTV footage indicated foul play in the "accident" that claimed the life of Judge Uttam Anand in Jharkhand, a lawyer on Thursday took up the incident before Supreme Court demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation probe.
28 Jul 2021
KeralaSC rejects Kerala's plea to cancel criminal cases against MLAs
The Supreme Court of India today dismissed the Kerala government's plea to withdraw criminal cases against several prominent Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders for allegedly vandalizing the State Assembly in 2015.
27 Jul 2021
Government of IndiaJournalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar move SC over Pegasus scandal
Senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have approached the Supreme Court seeking an independent investigation into the alleged Pegasus snooping scandal.
26 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra couple ordered to pay maintenance to aged parents
A senior citizens' maintenance/pension tribunal in Thane district in Maharashtra has directed a woman and her husband to pay maintenance of Rs. 3,000 per month to her aged parents.
23 Jul 2021
Bharti AirtelAGR dues: SC rejects telcos' plea seeking corrections in dues
In a major blow to major Indian telecom players, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the applications by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Tata Teleservices, seeking corrections in the calculation of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) owed to the Centre.
23 Jul 2021
Delhi High CourtShift LGBTQ+ couple to safe house, provide security, orders HC
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the police to shift an LGBTQ+ community couple wanting to get married and facing threats from families, to a safe house set up by the Delhi government and provide them adequate security.
21 Jul 2021
Uttar PradeshProfessor jailed for derogatory comments against Smriti Irani on Facebook
A professor from Uttar Pradesh has been jailed for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani on social media earlier this year.
21 Jul 2021
Narendra ModiCentre seeks extension for ex-gratia compensation to COVID-19 victims' kin
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sought an extension of four more weeks to frame guidelines for financial compensation to the kin of those who died of COVID-19.
20 Jul 2021
KeralaSorry state of affairs: SC on Kerala's Bakrid lockdown relaxation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed alarm over the three-day relaxation on COVID-19 curbs for Bakrid (Eid-ul-Azha) in Kerala.
19 Jul 2021
NV RamanaSupreme Court orders release of activist, arrested over Facebook posts
The Supreme Court of India today ordered the release of Erendro Leichombam, a 37-year-old political activist arrested for sedition over some Facebook posts earlier this year.
17 Jul 2021
HaryanaFarmers protest in Haryana against sedition case amid high alert
Hundreds of farmers knocked down police barricades during their protest in Haryana's Sirsa district this afternoon against a sedition case and arrests made in connection to that.
16 Jul 2021
Kanwar YatraSupreme Court asks UP to reconsider allowing Kanwar Yatra
The Supreme Court of India today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to reconsider its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra in the state in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
15 Jul 2021
Chief Justice of IndiaCJI terms sedition law 'colonial'; asks Centre about its necessity
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern about the rampant misuse of India's sedition law, Indian Penal Code 124(A).
14 Jul 2021
Kanwar YatraUP allows Kanwar Yatra amid COVID-19; Supreme Court seeks response
The Supreme Court of India has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government over its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
08 Jul 2021
FacebookFacebook asked to appear before Delhi panel in riots inquiry
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan, seeking to quash summons issued to him by the Peace and Harmony Committee of the Delhi Assembly.
06 Jul 2021
PuriSC disallows 'Rath Yatra' at places other than Odisha's Puri
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas seeking permission to conduct Rath Yatra at various places other than Puri's Jagannath temple in Odisha, saying it cannot take any chance in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
30 Jun 2021
Ministry Of Home AffairsCOVID-19 victims entitled to compensation, government to decide amount: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the Centre must pay financial compensation to the kin of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19.
29 Jun 2021
CoronavirusCentre's attitude toward migrant workers unpardonable, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and union territories to implement the 'One Nation One Ration' scheme by July 31, 2021.
