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Supreme Court Appoints New Judge For Trial Of Coal Blocks Allocation Scam Cases
The Supreme Court today appointed judicial officer Ms Sunena Sharma to take over charge as the presiding Special Court Judge in the ongoing trials pertaining to the Coal block scam.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing an application by the Delhi High Court seeking directions to relieve the presiding judge, Mr Sanjay Bansal, who has conducted the trial for over...
Sonam Wangchuk's Detention : Detaining Authority Didn't Apply Mind, Copy-Pasted SSP's Recommendation, Sibal Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today(January 12) continued to hear arguments of petitioner Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, who has challenged the detention of the Ladakh social activist and her husband Sonam Wangchuk's under the National Security Act, 1980(NSA), as illegal. Wangchuk has been detained after the Ladakh protests for statehood turned violent since September 2025.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar...
Mumbai Coastal Road Land Given To Reliance For Development Should Ordinarily Remain Open To Public : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday emphasised that the reclaimed land near Mumbai Coastal Road (South), which has been given to Reliance Industries for landscape development, should ordinarily remain open to public.With this observation, the Court disposed of a public interest litigation challenging the Expression of Interest (EoI) issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) inviting...
Telangana Withdraws Writ Petition Filed Against Andhra's Polavaram Project; Supreme Court Allows Filing Of Suit
The Supreme Court today allowed the State of Telangana to withdraw its writ petition against the Union and Andhra Pradesh Government, challenging the expansion of the Polavaram Multipurpose irrigation project.The Court allowed the State Government to raise the challenge in the form of a civil suit under Article 131 jurisdiction. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was...
Supreme Court To Examine If NCLT President Has Power To Transfer Cases Across States
The Supreme Court is set to examine the scope of National Company Law Tribunal President's power to transfer a case across states by way of an administrative order.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi recently issued notice on a plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order which held that the NCLT President has no authority to transfer cases from one State to another...
Supreme Court Seeks ECI Response On TMC MPs' Plea Against SIR Process In West Bengal
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the applications filed by MPs from the Trinamool Congress challenging the procedural actions taken in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process of the electoral rolls in West Bengal.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard the applications filed by MPs Derek O Brien and Dola...
Supreme Court Directs Completion Of Bengaluru Municipal Corporation Elections By June 30
The Supreme Court on Monday set a deadline of June 30, 2026, for the completion of the election process for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the State of Karnataka to publish the final ward-wise reservation by February 20, 2026.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for the State...
Explained| Petitioners' Arguments In Supreme Court Against SIR
2025 was a year that had the Supreme Court occupied with one much-debated and discussed issue : Special Intensive Revision, the 'SIR'.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi concluded its hearing in December 2025 on the arguments of petitioners who have challenged the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) across various states....
Family Law: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtAlimony & Property Settlement – Held, alimony received after first divorce was not a relevant factor to determine the alimony payable after the divorce of the second marriage - The respondent's claim for Rs. 12 crores in permanent alimony and encumbrance-free ownership of the apartment as unjustified, considering that appellant-husband is an unemployed person and...