Bihar SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court to hear today the pleas challenging Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rollsBench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya BagchiOn Oct 9, the Court passed an interim order to ensure free legal aid for persons excluded from the final voters' list so they can file appeals against their exclusion.Follow live-updates...

AG Refuses Consent; Plea For Contempt Action Against WB CM Mamata Banerjee Over Comments On SSC Judgment Withdrawn

The Supreme Court today was informed that the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has not given consent to initiate criminal contempt against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on the Apex Court's ruling in the teachers' recruitment scam case.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran, NV Anjaria was hearing a petition by Aatmadeep, a public...

Supreme Court Dismisses Telangana Govt Plea Against HC Stay On 42% Backward Classes Reservation In Local Body Elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 16) dismissed the plea filed by the State of Telangana against the Telangana High Court's interim order staying the implementation of 42% reservation for Backward Classes in the local body polls.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta clarified that the High Court should decide the main matter on merits without being influenced...

NCLT Mumbai Clears Yatra Online Ltd Subsidiaries' Merger With Parent Company

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai, on Tuesday allowed a Scheme of Amalgamation involving Yatra Online Limited and six of its wholly owned subsidiaries.A coram comprising Judicial Member K R Saji Kumar and Technical Member Anil Raj Chellan allowed a plea filed under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, by the subsidiaries seeking sanction of the merger scheme....

“Why Revive The Issue? Let It Die Naturally”: Supreme Court On Pursuing Contempt Action Against Lawyer Who Tried To Throw Shoe At CJI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered whether it should reopen the controversy surrounding the lawyer who attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai last week, observing that perhaps it was better to allow the matter to “have a natural death.”A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the observation after Senior Advocate and Supreme Court...

Committee For Sensitization Of Family Court Matters, High Court Of Judicature At Allahabad Organises Gender Sensitization Workshop

A Two Days' Workshop on “Gender Sensitization” was organized by the Committee for Sensitization of Family Court Matters, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, on 11th and 12th October 2025 at the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. The workshop was attended by Judicial Officers posted on deputation at the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,...

AG Grants Consent For Contempt Action Against Advocate Who Tried To Throw Shoe At CJI BR Gavai

Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has granted consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Advocate Rakesh Kishore, who tried to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai in Court room last week.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, and Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, jointly mentioned the matter before the bench led...

Courts Across Jurisdictions Must Uphold 'Comity Of Courts' In Cross-Border Marital Disputes Involving Children: Justice Surya Kant

Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, on Wednesday said that Courts, across jurisdictions, must uphold the principle of “comity of Courts” in cross-border marital disputes involving children.“It becomes imperative for courts across jurisdictions, in such cases, to uphold the principle of Comity of Courts—ensuring mutual respect and cooperation in adjudication—while...

NCLAT Asks HDFC To Confirm Status Of Penalty Deposit Made By Schlott Glass India After Dissolution By SC Due To Abuse Of Dominant Position

After the Supreme Court absolved the German glass maker Schott Glass India Pvt. Ltd. of charges of abusing its dominant position, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday directed HDFC Bank to furnish a certificate confirming the origin and status of a penalty deposit made by the company more than a decade ago.The deposit, made in 2012 pursuant to an order of the...

Supreme Court Halts ILS Hill Road Project In Pune Till Grant Of Environmental Clearance

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that the ILS Hill road project which is part of the Balbharati - Paud Phata Link Road in Pune shall begin work only after the grant of an environment clearance (EC) The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing a plea by environmentalist Dr. Sushma Date in the TN Godavarman Case. The bench passed the following direction: "We direct...

Plea Against LTTE Ban : Supreme Court Refuses Intervention Of Person Claiming To Be Tamil Eelam Transnational Govt Leader

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed by Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran, stated to be the Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), for impleadment in UAPA Tribunal proceedings concerning the declaration of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as unlawful association.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter and dismissed it...

Judgment Directing Gender Neutral JAG Appointments Doesn't Apply Retrospectively : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that its judgment striking down of reservation for men in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) post of the Indian Army should not apply retrospectively in the ongoing recruitment.Pursuant to the August 11 judgment of the Supreme Court in Arshnoor Kaur v UOI, in which it held that the recruitment in JAG must be gender-neutral, petitioner Seerat Kaur had...