Supreme Court Of India: News

17 Feb 2024

India

Homemaker's work no less than salary-earning spouse's, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (SC) said on Friday that the work of a homemaker holds equal value as that of a salary-earning spouse, calling their contributions "invaluable."

Electoral bonds declared 'unconstitutional': Who can get refunds and how

The Supreme Court of India has declared the electoral bond scheme unconstitutional.

SC asks SBI to stop issuing electoral bonds 'immediately'

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme (EBS), calling it "unconstitutional."

15 Feb 2024

DY Chandrachud

SC strikes down Electoral Bonds Scheme, calls it 'unconstitutional'

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme (EBS) for political funding, saying that it violates the citizens' right to information.

14 Feb 2024

Umar Khalid

Umar Khalid withdraws bail plea from SC in UAPA case

Umar Khalid, a former student leader from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), has decided to withdraw his bail plea from the Supreme Court (SC) in the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) case.

13 Feb 2024

Gautam Adani

Adani-Hindenburg case: Review petition filed against Supreme Court's clean chit

A review petition has challenged the Supreme Court's decision to support the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) investigation into the Adani-Hindenburg case.

09 Feb 2024

Subramanian Swamy

Can Constitution's Preamble be amended without altering date, SC asks

The Supreme Court on Friday asked if the Preamble of the Constitution could have been amended without changing its adoption date of November 26, 1949.

07 Feb 2024

GST

Centre may reconsider retrospective GST notices to online gaming companies

Indian government might reconsider its position on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied on online real money gaming companies.

05 Feb 2024

Chandigarh

'Murder of democracy': SC on Chandigarh mayoral election row

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the presiding officer of the Chandigarh mayoral elections.

02 Feb 2024

Hemant Soren

Soren in custody for 5 days; SC refuses to interfere 

The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to entertain former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

24 Jan 2024

DHFL

DHFL loan scam: SC cancels statutory bail of Wadhawan brothers

The Supreme Court of India has revoked the statutory bail of former DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan, who are implicated in a massive loan scam.

23 Jan 2024

Mahua Moitra

CBI summons lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai in Mahua Moitra case

Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with its probe into the cash-for-query case against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra.

23 Jan 2024

Bhupender Yadav

Namibian cheetah Jwala gives birth to 3 cubs at Kuno

Jwala, a Namibian cheetah, which was translocated to Madhya Pradesh, gave birth to three cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.

22 Jan 2024

Google

Google antitrust case: SC to hear appeals starting April 30

The Supreme Court is set to hear Google's appeal against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order starting April 30.

22 Jan 2024

Narendra Modi

Explained: 500-year timeline of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday, bringing closure to a 500-year-old dispute.

SC notice to Tamil Nadu over Ram Mandir telecast 'ban'

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Tamil Nadu government and others.

20 Jan 2024

Hemant Soren

Land scam case: ED records statement of Jharkhand CM Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday recorded his official statement with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in a money laundering case.

20 Jan 2024

Khalistani

Czech court rules Nikhil Gupta can be extradited to US

An appeals court in the Czech Republic has ruled that Prague can extradite Nikhil Gupta, an Indian national, to the United States (US).

19 Jan 2024

Bilkis Bano

SC rejects plea, Bilkis Bano convicts must surrender by Sunday

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the petitions of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case who had requested more time before surrendering and going back to prison.

18 Jan 2024

Bilkis Bano

Bilkis Bano case: Convict requests more time to surrender

Govindbhai Nai, a convict in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case, has asked for a four-week extension to surrender, citing health and family concerns.

17 Jan 2024

Uddhav Thackeray

HC notice to Maharashtra Speaker, others on Shinde faction's pleas

Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar and the 14 MLAs of the Uddhav Thackeray faction on petitions filed by the Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena.

17 Jan 2024

Mahua Moitra

Mahua Moitra gets eviction notice, with 'use of force' warning

In a strongly-worded eviction notice, the Centre has asked Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra to vacate immediately a government bungalow that was allotted to her as an MP, NDTV reported.

16 Jan 2024

Allahabad High Court

SC pauses HC order to survey Mathura's Shahi Idgah mosque

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court order appointing a commissioner to survey the Shahi Idgah mosque near the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

10 Jan 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

No elections in J&K before Lok Sabha polls, says report

Elections in Jammu and Kashmir for panchayats, urban local bodies (ULB), and the legislative assembly are expected to be held after the Lok Sabha elections later this year, The Indian Express reported, citing sources.

09 Jan 2024

Bilkis Bano

Bilkis Bano case: Rape convicts not home, says report

At least nine out of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case have gone "missing" from their homes in Gujarat's Dahod district, The Indian Express reported.

08 Jan 2024

Bilkis Bano

Got justice today: Bilkis Bano's family on Supreme Court verdict

A family member of 2002 Gujarat riots gangrape survivor Bilkis Bano has hailed the Supreme Court verdict quashing the Gujarat government's 2022 order that granted remission to her 11 rapists.

08 Jan 2024

GST

SC seeks Centre's response on 28% GST on online gaming

The Supreme Court has called on the Indian government to address a petition from online gaming companies regarding "retrospective" tax demands totaling Rs. 1.5 lakh crore.

08 Jan 2024

Bilkis Bano

Bilkis Bano rapists to be re-jailed, SC rebukes Gujarat government

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government's order to grant remission and premature release to 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano's 2002 gangrape case.

Pannun assassination plot: SC junks Nikhil Gupta's legal aid plea

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday rejected a plea seeking legal aid and consular access for Indian national Nikhil Gupta. He has been charged by United States (US) prosecutors with plotting to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York.

03 Jan 2024

Mahua Moitra

No relief for Mahua Moitra in Lok Sabha expulsion case

In a major setback for Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday refused to look into the expulsion of Moitra from the Lok Sabha in the cash-for-query case.

03 Jan 2024

Adani Group

Adani-Hindenburg case: SC gives clean chit to Adani, backs SEBI

In a huge victory for the Adani Group, the Supreme Court said the George Soros-led OCCRP's report cannot be used to challenge SEBI's investigation into the US-based short seller Hindenburg case.

21 Dec 2023

Uttar Pradesh

Wife donates kidney to sick brother, gets 'talaq' from husband

In a shocking development from Uttar Pradesh, a man reportedly gave "triple talaq" to his wife over WhatsApp after she informed him that she donated a kidney to her sick brother.

19 Dec 2023

Bombay High Court

Elgar Parishad case: Bombay HC grants bail to Gautam Navlakha

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to activist-journalist Gautam Navlakha in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad violence case.

19 Dec 2023

Gyanvapi Mosque

Gyanvapi Mosque dispute: Allahabad HC rejects pleas challenging temple restoration

In a setback for Muslim petitioners, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday rejected pleas challenging a civil suit seeking the restoration of a temple where the Gyanvapi Mosque, Varanasi, exists.

18 Dec 2023

Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court reserves order on Shahi Idgah Masjid survey 

The Allahabad High Court on Monday reserved its order regarding a preliminary survey of Shahi Idgah Masjid near the Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple complex in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

16 Dec 2023

Uttar Pradesh

Now Hindu group demands survey of Agra's Shahi Jama Masjid 

A Hindu group, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, demanded a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Friday, sparking fresh tensions in the predominantly Muslim area.

15 Dec 2023

Khalistani

Forced to eat beef: Pannun's alleged assassination plotter seeks release

Nikhil Gupta, an Indian imprisoned in the Czech Republic, has filed a Habeas Corpus petition in the Supreme Court seeking the Indian government's intervention for his release. He was arrested for allegedly planning to assassinate Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

15 Dec 2023

Mahua Moitra

SC to hear Mahua Moitra's challenge to expulsion in January

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha over cash-for-query allegations to January 3.

15 Dec 2023

DY Chandrachud

UP judge seeks permission to 'end life,' CJI demands report

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has demanded a status report after a woman judge accused a senior judge of sexual harassment in an open letter and requested permission to kill herself.

13 Dec 2023

India

Ill-informed: India rejects OIC's statement on Article 370 verdict

India on Wednesday dismissed a statement from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing concern over the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).