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Supreme Court Dismisses Lawyer's Plea Seeking Rs 1 Crore Fees For Filing Cases To 'Save' Former CJI Dipak Misra
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Advocate Ashok Pandey who sought Rs 1 crore from the Union Government towards fees and expenses for the cases said to have been filed by him to "save" former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi dismissed the petition as...
Railway Travel Insurance Cannot Be Limited To Online Tickets, Must Be Available To Counter Ticket Passengers Too: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that passengers purchasing railway tickets over the counter cannot be denied the benefit of travel insurance when the same facility is available to those booking tickets online.A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan noted that passengers booking railway tickets online are able to opt for insurance at a nominal additional cost, whereas the...
Supreme Court Expresses Strong Displeasure At Railways For Not Properly Explaining Investments On Safety
The Supreme Court recently expressed strong displeasure over the manner in which the Railways has assisted the Court in a case concerning railway safety and policy priorities, observing that the material placed on record did not clearly explain how funds are being allocated and utilized.Previously, the Court had flagged insufficient budgetary allotment for the railway, and had sought details...
Supreme Court Urges Union To Bring Law On Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court on Wednesday(March 11) voiced the need for legislation to govern passive euthanasia in India. It said that due to the legislative vacuum on this issue in India, the Court has to intervene, from time to time, to frame guidelines as a matter of constitutional necessity.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan said this while allowing withdrawal...
The Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2026 Comes Into Effect
On March 9, the government of Kerala notified the Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2026, which is to come into effect at once.With the enactment, certain provisions of the Kerala Advocates' Welfare Fund Act, 1980 stand amended. The 1980 Act was brought in to provide for the constitution of a welfare fund for the payment of retirement benefits to advocates in Kerala and for...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 11, 2026
Links to today's reports :NCLAT Order Not Invalid Merely Because Bench Had Majority Technical Members : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Allows First Passive Euthanasia, Permits Withdrawal Of Life Support For Man In Vegetative StateCo-Operative Society's Multi-State Status Depends On Objectives, Not Spread Of Members Across States: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Disturbed By NCERT Rewriting Chapter...
YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder | Supreme Court Dismisses Daughter's Pleas Challenging Bail To Accused & Seeking Further CBI Probe
The Supreme Court today dismissed a batch of pleas filed by Dr. Suneetha Narreddy, daughter of former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy, seeking a direction for further investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into his murder and challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to YSR Congress Party MP YS Avinash Reddy as well as bail to other accused.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice...
Regional Language Or English Used In Navodaya Schools In Non-Hindi Regions : Centre To Supreme Court On Tamil Nadu Opposition
The Union Government has submitted before the Supreme Court that the medium of instruction in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNV) in non-Hindi speaking regions is primarily the regional language or English, responding to Tamil Nadu's concerns that the scheme is incompatible with its statutory two-language policy.Clarifying the language pattern followed in Navodaya schools, the Union...
When Can Medical Treatment Be Withdrawn In 'Best Interests Of Patient'? Supreme Court Explains Allowing First Passive Euthanasia
The Supreme Court today (March 11) stated that the best interests of the patient should be the primary consideration when deciding whether medical treatment may be withheld or withdrawn. The Court also laid down certain indicative factors which can help in judging whether withdrawal of life support was in the "best interests of the patient".If the medical treatment is futile, without giving...
District Judge Appointments : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Reinstatement & Seniority Following 'Rejanish v. Deepa' Judgment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a slew of directions regarding the appointment and seniority of District Judges, in furtherance of last year's Constitution Bench judgment in Rejanish KV v. K Deepa, which held that civil judges with seven years of experience at the bar are eligible to seek direct recruitment as District Judges.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya...
Mumbai Sessions Court Quashes Process Against Amazon Seller Services Directors Over Sale Of Abortion Pills On Platform
In a major reprieve for the Directors of Amazon Seller services, a sessions court in Mumbai recently quashed and set aside an order of a Magistrate which issued process against the Directors in a case related to sale of 'prohibited' abortion pills on its portal - amazon.com. Additional Sessions Judge Mujibodeen Shaikh was hearing the revision application filed by Kandula Rao and Noorilamin...