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Supreme Court Issues Notice On SCBA Plea Seeking Representation Of Women Advocates In Govt Panels, Stipend For Juniors
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a PIL filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association seeking adequate representation in government panels, retainership opportunities, and caregiving support for women advocates as well as minimum stipend support for junior advocates.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order and tagged the plea with a...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Separate Legal Identity, Protection For Intersex Persons
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union on a public interest litigation seeking separate legal identity and protective safeguards for persons born with congenital variations in sex characteristics (intersex persons).A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, after hearing petitioner-in-person Shamshravish Rein.The petitioner, a...
Supreme Court Dismisses Rajkot Bar Association's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Its Plea From HC To SC
The Supreme Court on Friday (July 17) dismissed a petition filed by the Rajkot Bar Association seeking transfer to the Top Court of a petition pending before the Gujarat High Court concerning the suspension of the Association's Secretary and issues relating to the functioning and strengthening of the Bar Association.Before a bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu,...
SIR | Removal From Electoral Roll Doesn't Mean Loss Of Citizenship : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday orally reiterated that deletion from the electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will not automatically result in the loss of the citizenship status.The Court pointed out that it had made it clear in the Bihar SIR judgment that the ultimate authority to determine citizenship was not the Election Commission of India, and the removal...
Kerala Achieves Outstanding Success In "Mediation For The Nation 2.0" Campaign
The Kerala State Mediation and Conciliation Centre emerged as one of the leading contributors to the nationwide “Mediation for the Nation 2.0” campaign, organised by the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee of the Supreme Court of India from 2 January 2026 to 15 June 2026, by facilitating the settlement of 12,331 cases through mediation. The campaign, conducted under the aegis of...
Supreme Court Defers Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Elections To December In View Of Karnataka SIR Exercise
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that elections to the five municipal corporations in Bengaluru be held in December 2026, taking note of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana observed that since the SIR exercise is expected to conclude in November,...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Access To Life-Saving Drugs, Flags Kerala HC's Delay In Deciding Similar Plea
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the issue of access to life-saving medicines after noting the prolonged pendency of a petition before the Kerala High Court concerning the affordability of patented cancer drugs.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana considered the suo motu case -which was registered on July 16...
Supreme Court Admits Somnath Bharti's Appeal Challenging Election Of Satish Upadhyay In 2025 Delhi Assembly Polls
The Supreme Court today(July 17) has agreed to hear Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti's plea challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Upadhyay from Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency in the 2025 Delhi assembly elections.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted leave to appeal, after briefly hearing Senior Advocate Kapil...