'Sensitive Issue': Supreme Court On PIL Seeking DNA Verification Of Children Before Adoption & Rescue Measures For Missing Children

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking reliefs related to rescue and rehabilitation of missing and trafficked children. Among other things, the petitioner prays for DNA verification of identity of children proposed to be adopted to prevent illegal adoptions and trafficking.The matter was listed today before a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice...

Umesh Pal Murder Case | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Atiq Ahmed's Driver

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a bail plea filed by Kaish Ahmad, an accused in the February 2023 murder of advocate Umesh Pal and two police personnel in Prayagraj.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice returnabe on May 25, 2025 against Ahmad's plea challenging the Allahabad High Court order dated November 07, 2025 refusing him bail. The petitioner...

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Clarify If SNDP Yogam Governed By Companies Act Or Kerala Law

The Supreme Court recently has asked the Union Government to clarify whether Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam would be governed by the Companies Act, 2013 or the Kerala Non-Trading Companies Act, 1961.To briefly state, the special leave petition is filed against the Kerala High Court's judgment, which directed the Central Government to comply with a 2009 decision of the Delhi High Court...

Supreme Court Recalls Order Reserving Judgment On Validity Of Karnataka Law On Hindu Religious Institutions

In the light of the ongoing Sabarimala Reference, the Supreme Court recently recalled its earlier order reserving judgment on the validity of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997. The bench observed that the pending reference would have a direct bearing on the case and would await the decision of the 9-judge Constitution Bench. The bench of Justice...

Supreme Court Earmarks SCBA Vice President Post For Women In 2026 Election

In a progressive step towards inclusivity, the Supreme Court today earmarked the post of Vice President in the 2026 Supreme Court Bar Association's Executive Committee elections for women advocates.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order, earmarking the post of VP, alongwith other EC posts, for women advocates in the impending 2026 elections of the SCBA.It...

'Why She Lived With Him Before Marriage?' : Supreme Court Questions Charge Of Sex On False Marriage Promise In Long-Term Relationship

If we ask these questions, we are blamed of 'victim-shaming', the Court said.

Madhya Pradesh SLSA Holds Special Jail Lok Adalat Across State; Long-Pending Cases Resolved, Inmates Released

The Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), under the leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief, and Justice Vivek Rusia, Executive Chairman, initiated a Special Jail Lok Adalat across the State on April 26, 2026, from Central Jail, Gwalior.The programme was inaugurated by Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva in...

Supreme Court Allows Newly Qualified AORs To Vote In SCAORA Elections

The Court also said that the election committee may consider postponing the election date.

Supreme Court Dismisses Former Kerala Minister Antony Raju's Plea To Suspend Conviction In Evidence Tampering Case

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed former Kerala minister Antony Raju's petition seeking suspension of his conviction in the evidence tampering case dating back to 1990.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the plea challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment which had earlier refused to suspend his conviction. The case relates to an incident...

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Brutal Assault On Woman Advocate By Husband

The Supreme Court on Monday initiated a suo motu case over the brutal assault of a woman advocate who was allegedly stabbed multiple times by her husband, while also directing an inquiry into allegations that three hospitals refused to provide her emergency medical treatment.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice J Joymalya Bagchi heard the suo motu case, which...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Gurugram Demolitions, Allows Petitioners To Approach HC Today Itself

The plea challenged the demolition drive taken after the HC's stay of the 'Stilt +4(S+4)' policy.

Arvind Kejriwal Boycotts Hearing In Liquor Policy Case Before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Invokes 'Gandhian Satyagraha'

Kejriwal stated that his decision was inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on satyagraha