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New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a four-week protection to journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma in connection with an FIR lodged against him by the Assam police. The top court, however, refused to quash the FIR lodged against Sharma and asked him to approach the High Court seeking the same. The case pertains to a YouTube video in which Sharma criticised the Assam government for allegedly allotting 3,000 bighas of land belonging to the tribal community ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court overturned a Central Information Commission order. The order had directed CBSE to release BJP leader Smriti Irani's Class X and XII records. The court stated her educational qualifications weren't statutory requirements for her public office. This decision came as the court allowed CBSE's petition challenging the CIC's previous directive. The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing CBSE to provide copies of the Cla ...Read More >
The police in Nagpur and Nashik registered FIRs against Sanjay Kumar based on complaints from two tehsildars under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Supreme Court Monday stayed the FIRs against psephologist Sanjay Kumar, co-director of Lokniti, a research programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), over his now withdrawn claims of additions and deletions to the voters' list in Maharashtra. A bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice N V ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the trial court from taking cognisance of the chargesheet filed by Haryana SIT in the FIR against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was booked for social media posts on Operation Sindoor. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi further restrained the trial court from framing any charges in the case. The SIT, constituted by the top court to investigate the two FIRs registered against Mahmudabad over his ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended to the Centre, the names of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi for elevation as top court judges. Justice Pancholi, upon becoming a top court judge, would be in line to become the Chief Justice of India (CJI) in October 2031 after Justice Joymalya Bagchi's retirement. The five member collegium comprising CJI B R Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi as judges of the apex court. "The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on 25th August, 2025 has recommended elevation of the following Chief Justices of the High Courts, as Judges in the Supreme Court: (i) Mr. Justice Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice, High Court of Bombay (PHC: High Court of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Commercial and prohibited speeches are not covered under the fundamental right, the Supreme Court on Monday said as it asked five social media influencers, including "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina, to display their unconditional apology in their podcasts or shows for ridiculing persons with disabilities and rare genetic disorders. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the degree of repentance should be higher than the degree of offending and made ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court today passed significant directions in the Bihar electoral rolls case, making it easier for excluded voters to reclaim their franchise. The bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that persons omitted from the draft rolls could file applications for inclusion online, without the need for physical submission. Importantly, it clarified that an Aadhaar card alone would be sufficient for filing such claims, besides the 11 other docume ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant any relief to Jain community members seeking closure of slaughter houses in the city for 10 days during their Paryushan Parv festival. A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne said it respects the community's sentiments but questioned from where it derives the right to ask for slaughter houses to be kept shut for 10 days. The petitions had challenged an August 14 order passed by the Brihanmumbai Muni ...Read More >
The Centre has cautioned the Supreme Court that imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president for acting on state bills would disrupt the constitutional balance and lead to disorder. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that such timelines would negate the rule of law, emphasizing that the Constitution deliberately avoids fixed limits for these roles. Imposing fixed timelines on governors and the president to act on bills passed by a state Assembly would amount to one organ of the go ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Delhi High Court would on August 25 consider the plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) seeking allotment of residential accommodation to its national convenor and former chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, in the national capital. Justice Sachin Datta adjourned the matter for a detailed hearing on the plea which seeks directions to the Centre to allot accommodation to Kejriwal. The petition said under the guidelines for allotment of accommodation from the general pool to polit ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bringing down the curtain on the proceedings initiated against misleading advertisements for medicinal products, the Supreme Court has closed the case filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said no further hearing was needed as the court had already passed various orders and the purpose of the case had been achieved. "By various orders, the prayers of the WP have been achieved and ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear a plea regarding the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The court had earlier upheld the revocation of Article 370. It also directed assembly elections by September 2024 and statehood restoration at the earliest. A plea cites delays impacting democratic governance and federalism. Peaceful elections have occurred, removing security concerns. The Supreme Court would on Thursday hear a plea for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of C ...Read More >
The Supreme Court overturned actor Darshan's bail in the Renukaswamy murder case. Renukaswamy's family expressed relief and renewed faith in the justice system. Darshan, along with Pavithra Gowda and others, faces charges of abduction and murder. Security has been increased at Ballari prison, anticipating Darshan's transfer. The trial is expected to proceed swiftly following the court's decision. The family of murder victim Renukaswamy on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order cancelling the ...Read More >
The Election Commission of India addressed concerns regarding Bihar's voter list. After a special revision, the ECI received over 23,000 complaints. They have addressed a small portion of these. The Supreme Court is reviewing petitions challenging the revision process. The court clarified that Aadhaar is not proof of citizenship. The final voter list release will happen after reviewing all claims. Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 23,557 claims and objections over the d ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide detailed information regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, amid ongoing legal challenges and political controversy surrounding the exercise. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi resumed hearing pleas challenging the June 24 decision by the ECI to conduct the SIR in the state, and sought clarity on the documents considered during the 2003 ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 14: Ellenox, India's largest venture studio, is accelerating its global push in enterprise AI development. In the past year, the company has grown its headcount by 50% over the last year, bringing in senior AI talent from Amazon and Google to power its next phase of expansion. Already delivering AI transformation for Fortune 50 leaders in fintech, cloud computing, consumer social, and sports-tech, Ellenox has built systems that replace costly call centers with na ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on pleas seeking a stay of its August 11 order to remove all stray dogs from the localities in the Delhi-NCR region and put them in shelter homes. A three-judge bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria said it will pass an interim order on the August 11 order of a different bench. At the outset, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Delhi government, said that there was ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday said the "whole problem" relating to stray dogs in Delhi-NCR was a result of "inaction" on the part of local authorities which did "nothing". The new bench, which was constituted to adjudicate the suo motu matter of stray dogs post a verdict by a different bench ordering their relocation from streets to shelters, comprises Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria. The three-judge bench heard senior advocate Kapil Sibal, among oth ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday held former RJD MP Prabhunath Singh guilty in connection with a 1995 double murder case, reversing the acquittal decision rendered by the Patna High Court. New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed caution over an early hearing on a clutch of applications seeking a time-bound restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) statehood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran pointed to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (UNI) The Supreme Court today, while hearing a plea seeking directions for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, underlined the need to consider "ground realities" in the region, citing incidents such as the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing an application by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, represented by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan, urging the Union Government ...Read More >
Gurugram : JSW MG Motor India today announced that India's best-selling EV, the MG Windsor, has achieved another remarkable milestone. In July, the company set a new record for Windsor sales, selling 4,308 units in a single month. The carmaker has sold nearly 36,000 units of the MG Windsor since its launch. The robust sales performance has helped the company expand its market share in the EV Segment. In Q2 CY'25, the company recorded a 4% increase in market share, rising to 32% from 28% in Q1 C ...Read More >
Srinagar, Aug 14: Minister Satish on Thursday said that there is no need to wait for eight weeks to decide on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, a matter currently before the Supreme Court. He was responding to today's Supreme Court hearing, in which the court sought the Centre's response within eight weeks on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to media persons in Srinagar, Satish said, "The issue of statehood is out of our domain, but why ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 14: The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and AMPIN Energy Transition, in collaboration with Deloitte & Sumitomo Corporation, successfully concluded its pivotal seminar titled Renewable Energy Transition for Commercial and Industrial Consumers in the Southern Region at Hotel Taj MG Road. The event brought together a diverse group of industry leaders, policymakers, and C&I consumers who discussed the roadmap to achieve 100 RE for ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on an interim plea seeking a stay on its August 11 directive to remove stray dogs from the capital's streets and confine them to shelters within six to eight weeks. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath, and comprising Justices Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria, declined to grant an immediate stay on the order issued by a Division Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan. The Bench observed that local authorities were ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed caution over an early hearing on a clutch of applications seeking a time-bound restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) statehood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran pointed to the "ground realities" and the recent Pahalgam terror attack as it acceded to the Centre's request to list the matter after eight weeks. "You will also have to take into consideration the ground rea ...Read More >
Srinagar, Aug 14: Minister Satish on Thursday said that there is no need to wait for eight months to decide on the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood, a matter currently before the Supreme Court. He was responding to today's Supreme Court hearing, in which the court sought the Centre's response within eight months on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to media persons in Srinagar, Satish said, "The issue of statehood is out of our domain, but wh ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday expressed caution over an early hearing on a clutch of applications seeking a time-bound restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's (J&K) statehood. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran pointed to the "ground realities" and the recent Pahalgam terror attack as it acceded to the Centre's request to list the matter after eight weeks. "You will also have to take into consideration the ground realities. You cannot ignore w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court briefly heard a petition filed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), seeking a directive to the central government to allot residential accommodation in the national capital to its national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal. On Wednesday, Justice Sachin Datta scheduled the matter for a detailed hearing on August 25, placing it at the top of the court's board. Representing AAP, Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra argued that under ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to inform about the documents considered during the 2003 intensive electoral roll revision in Bihar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which resumed the hearing on a pleas challenging the June 24 ECI decision to conduct the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state said, "We would like ECI to state what documents were taken in 2003 exercise". The remarks came after advocate ...Read More >
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