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New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court has ruled that 'creamy layer' status for reservation of OBCs cannot be decided solely based on parental income and treating similarly placed employees of private entities and PSUs differently from government employees, for deciding reservation, would amount to hostile discrimination. A bench of justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan dismissed the appeals filed by the Union of India while upholding the decisions of the high courts of Delhi, Madras and Ke ...Read More >
In a landmark ruling, India's Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia - the act of withdrawing or withholding life-sustaining treatment - in India. The man, Harish Rana, had not left a will specifying directives for his treatment before he had an accident. India legalised passive euthanasia in 2018 but active euthanasia - any act that int ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 24 (ANI): West Bengal government on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to permit the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to deploy additional civil judges with three years of experience and, if required, seek assistance from the Chief Justices of Jharkhand and Odisha for verifying objections under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter rolls in the state. The directions were issued by a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that the dispute over the land has traversed different courts and observed that the stalemate over encroached railway land cannot be allowed to continue endlessly. It directed the Centre and the state authorities to ascertain the eligibility of families residing in the area for Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana . The top court directed the Nainital collector, Haldwani sub-division officer and other officials including members of t ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 24 (PTI) The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered cancellation of leaves of all civil judges in different courts of West Bengal till further orders for ensuring compliance with directions passed by the Supreme Court for completion of the SIR of electoral rolls in the state. A notification by the Registrar General of the high court said that all judicial officers, posted as civil judge (senior division), chief judicial magistrate, additional chief judicial mag ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday that they will comply with the NCLAT's directions for extending the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) privacy and consent guidelines to advertising-related data. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing appeals filed by the tech giants against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) directions of December last y ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 23 (PTI) Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Monday held an internal coordination meeting with West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and senior administrative and police officials over the SIR work entrusted to judicial officers, officials said. Chief secretary, home secretary and DGP were among those present at the meeting. Speaking to reporters after the nearly hour-long meeting, CEO Manoj Agarwal described it as an "internal meeting". He said training of judici ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Union Ministries on a proposal to shift all coal-based industries out of Delhi-NCR to ensure better air quality. The matter came up before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The bench sought responses from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), MoPNG (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) and the Ministry of Power regarding suggestions that no new coal-based thermal power plant be set up ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (PTI) Despite mounting pressure from opposition, the Left ministers in Kerala on Tuesday refused to clarify the government's stance on the Sabarimala women entry issue, instead they said that they have always supported the devotees. Law Minister P Rajeev and Devaswom Minister V N Vasavan maintained that the Supreme Court, on Monday, had just constituted a bench to consider the review pleas, and the apex court had yet to ask the government about its stand. While respo ...Read More >
A top court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi asked the petitioners to move the Gauhati High Court with their pleas, news agency PTI reported. The apex court asked why the petitioners hadn't moved the Gauhati HC, warning them not to undermine its authority. "Why haven't you gone to the Gauhati High Court? Don't undermine its authority... Will ask parties to use restraint and remain within the boundaries of constitutional morality, but this is b ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 16 (PTI) The Election Commission on Monday directed West Bengal authorities to ensure speedy disposal of claims and objections filed under Form 7 of the SIR exercise, a senior poll official said. The commission reiterated that the revised Special Intensive Revision (SIR) schedule had already been communicated to the state chief electoral officer's office on February 10. Form 7 applications were issued by the EC to voters whose names did not figure in the draft rolls to file object ...Read More >
New Delhi, February 16: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his alleged remarks targeting Muslims and a now-deleted controversial video purportedly showing him targeting members of a particular community. Asking the petitioners to approach the Gauhati High Court, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant observed that the issues raised could be "effectively adjudicated" by the jurisdictio ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (PTI) The Left government in Kerala on Monday said the Sabarimala women entry issue is a matter involving several constitutional complications, and so an appropriate stand would be taken through discussions. Clarifying the government's stand, state Law Minister P Rajeev said it was not a matter to be reduced to a "yes or no" answer and even the Supreme Court made it clear that it would take the review petitions only after addressing seven constitutional questions. "T ...Read More >
Delhi Air Pollution: On the issue of air quality, the apex court orally remarked that steps taken so far by authorities to control pollution in Delhi-NCR have been a "total failure." Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up authorities over persistent civic and environmental challenges in the Delhi-NCR region, flagging both traffic congestion at toll plazas and rising air pollution as areas of serious concern. In a significant observation on traffic snarls, the apex court issued a notice to the Na ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu should engage the Centre on its demand for the retention of its two-language policy and not air its views on media, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case an allocation of land for new Central schools that will follow the three-language policy. "Don't make it into a language issue. We are a federal society. You are part of the Republic. If you come one step forward, they (the Centre) will also come one step forward... the 'My-State-My-State' attitude must be avoided," said ...Read More >
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) minister is expected to move the Bombay High Court to challenge the verdict in order to continue working as an elected representative. The Representation of the People Act, 1951, mandates disqualification for elected representatives sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more in a criminal case. Kokate, 68, had challenged the February judgment of a first-class magistrate court, which convicted him on charges of cheating and forgery in a case dating back ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its August 12 order, which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-NCR, and said that action can be taken against such vehicle owners who meet emission standards below BS-IV. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi passed the order at the request of the Delhi government. Additional Solicitor General Aishw ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress party has murdered democracy on the floor of the Assembly, said Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Wednesday in his reaction to Telangana Assembly Speaker's verdict, dismissing petitions for the disqualification of five BRS MLAs who allegedly switched loyalties to Congress. K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) remarked that it has once again been proven that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have absolutely no respect for the nation ...Read More >
The stage is all set for Assembly Speaker G. Prasad Kumar to announce his verdict on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) on the disqualification petitions pertaining to five of the 10 MLAs of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti who allegedly defected to the ruling Congress after winning on the BRS ticket. The Speaker has decided to announce the course of action into the petitions filed against MLAs Tellam Venkat Rao, Arekapudi Gandhi, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, T. Prakash Goud and Gudem Mahipal Reddy by the BR ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Wednesday welcomed seven judges who were appointed to the Supreme Court in 2025 and said the collective work and wisdom of judges speaking in one voice will strengthen their commitment to constitutional principles. The CJI said when he speaks with these judges, he finds their in-depth knowledge of law, constitutional principles and commitment to the institution and the cause of the common man. "I normally think that the court i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted Delhi government authorities to take coercive action against old vehicles that do not meet Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) emission standards. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi modified the August 12 order of the apex court which had placed a blanket bar on coercive measures against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years. Allowing the plea of ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court. The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024. A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court. The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim. While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a Nationa ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (PTI) Maharashtra Sports Minister and NCP leader Manikrao Kokate moved the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, challenging a sessions court order that upheld his conviction and two-year jail term in a 1995 cheating and forgery case. The move comes as Kokate faces the imminent threat of losing his cabinet post and his assembly seat. In mounting trouble for the minister, a court in Nashik district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against him in the case. Kokate's lawyer Aniket Ni ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that only vehicles meeting BS-IV emission standards or higher are allowed to ply in Delhi, effectively permitting enforcement action against older vehicles that fail to meet these norms. The latest order modified apex court's August 12 order that had barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the National Capital Region (NCR). ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred to the Calcutta High Court the suo motu proceedings it had initiated in the aftermath of the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the matter be placed before a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court to oversee compliance with the directions earlier issued by the ap ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay HC on Tuesday said it was inclined to allow human rights activist Gautam Navlakha to shift to his house in Delhi till the trial in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case begins.Navlakha is not a "flight risk" as there have not been any instances where he tried to escape, high court said, adding he felt he was forced to stay in Mumbai and also that he was completely uprooted from his life and social circle. Navlakha was granted bail in 2023 by HC but a condition was imposed that ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the recent appointments of vice chancellors to two state-run technical universities point to a covert understanding between the Kerala Chief Minister and the Governor, casting doubt on their publicly stated differences. Venugopal was reacting to the announcement that Dr Ciza Thomas has been appointed Vice Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, while Dr Saji Gopinathan will assume charge as Vi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Offering a huge relief to the Kerala Private Hospitals Association (KPHA) and others, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Kerala HC order issuing a slew of guidelines, including asking clinical establishments to display a list of services offered. On November 26, a two-judge bench of the HC had delivered the verdict while dismissing appeals against a single-judge order that rejected a plea challenging various provisions of the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regula ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has granted bail to former DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan. They were arrested in a multi-crore bank loan scam case. The court observed that prolonged custody without trial violates personal liberty. Bail is the rule, jail is the exception in Indian law. NEW DELHI: Observing that an undertrial prisoner should not be placed behind bars indefinitely, the Supreme Court has granted bail to former DHFL promoters Kapil Wadhawan and his brother Dheeraj in a multi-crore bank ...Read More >
It said that the issue falls in the policy domain, and the high court should not have passed the order which will ensure cutting of fruit-bearing trees. The top court, however, said that action can be taken by the state government as far as encroachment on forest land is concerned. It said the state government can formulate a proposal keeping in view the objective of the welfare state and place it before the Centre for necessary compliance. The top court was hearing a plea of the state govern ...Read More >
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