Supreme Court Judges Resolve To Contribute Rs 25,000 Each To PM's Relief Fund For Flood Crisis

The Judges of the Supreme Court have resolved to contribute Rs 25,000 each to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund in view of the prevailing flood situation across various regions of the country.The Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court Judges expressed their deep sympathy for the affected families and expressed hopes for swift relief, recovery and restoration of normalcy.Parts...

AI Cannot Replace Human Conscience In Justice Delivery: Justice Vikram Nath

Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath recently said that the future will test the balance between truthful information, media influence, and fairness in a technologically driven justice system.“If the past century belonged to the struggle for free speech, perhaps the coming one will belong to the struggle for true speech — information that is accurate, ethical, and respectful of dignity....

'Not A Healthy Practice': Supreme Court Criticises Advocate-on-Record For Seeking Discharge Of Original AoR From Case

The Supreme Court today deprecated the conduct of an Advocate-on-Record who filed an application seeking discharge of another AoR from the case (who was originally engaged)."Why one AoR is asking for discharge of another AoR? Why embarrass your colleague in the Bar? He [new AoR] must apologize to her [original AoR]...this is not a healthy practice. We don't want to make any inference about...

Chhattisgarh Police Files Closure Report In FIR Against Swami Ram Dev Over Anti-Allopathy Remarks During COVID

The Supreme Court was informed today that Chhattisgarh authorities have filed a closure report in relation to an FIR lodged against yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Swami Ram Dev over his remarks against allopathic medicines at the time of Covid-19 pandemic.The matter was before a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma, which was informed of the development by...

Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of HC Legal Services Committees & Jail Superintendents On SCLSC's Suggestions For Timely Filing Of Appeals

In a case concerning speedy legal aid for indigent litigants and prisoners, the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) proposed a framework before the Supreme Court, which directed High Court Legal Services Committees (HCLSCs) and jail superintendents to file their responses to the suggested measures. Although the case arose out of a Special Leave Petition against a Patna High...

Supreme Court Hearing-Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent-DAY-8 : Live Updates

A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills. The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 8, 2025

Links of today's Supreme Court reports :Supreme Court Dismisses BJP Telangana's Defamation Case Against CM Revanth Reddy Over Claim That BJP Would End ReservationsJustice Vinod Chandran Recuses From Hearing PIL Seeking Probe Against Vedanta Group Over Allegations By Viceroy LLCSupreme Court Pulls Up Tenant Who Disowned Undertaking To Deposit Rent Arrears; Directs Cost To Be Paid To Punjab...

Supreme Court To Hear Tamil Nadu's Suit Against Karnataka Over Pennaiyar River Dispute On Sept 23

The Supreme Court will hear on September 23 the dispute pending between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Pennaiyar river water resources.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta by a counsel who stated that a Tribunal needs to be constituted but the same has not been done for over a year. The matter has been pending since...

'Ethical Courage Not Liability But Greatest Asset A Lawyer Can Possess': Justice Surya Kant At NLSIU Convocation

While speaking at National Law School of India University's 33rd annual convocation on Sunday (September 7), Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant emphasized that standing by one's conscience does not end paths but defines them and ethical courage is not a liability but the greatest asset a lawyer can possess. The judge, while delivering the presidential address to an audience including the...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Payment Of Wage Arrears Of Sahara Employees

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Sahara Group for the payment of pending wages of over 16 crores. The counsel mentioned before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Atul S Chandurkar that an application has been filed in the SEBI v. Sahara Case seeking directions in relation to the pending payment of wages to Sahara employees. The...

Supreme Court Raises Eyebrows Over Doctor's Plea Questioning 'Brain Death' Concept

The Supreme Court today expressed reservations about entertaining a petition which disputed the practice of declararing a patient as "brain dead" - a point at which law allows for transplantation of organs.The petitioner, Kerala-based doctor, Dr S Ganapathy, advanced a theory that 'brain death' was a fictitious concept which has been devised by doctors to facilitate organ trade.A bench...

Supreme Court Asks Medha Patkar Why Drag Her 25 Yr Old Defamation Case Against VK Saxena; Refuses To Entertain Plea To Examine Addl Witness

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain Medha Patkar's plea challenging a Delhi High Court judgment refusing to allow her to examine an additional witness in her 2000 criminal defamation case against Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, who was then the chief of the NGO National Council for Civil Liberties.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma permitted...