Patna High Court Ruling That 'Attempt To Remove Salwar, Pressing Chest' Is Not Attempt To Rape Flagged Before Supreme Court

Senior Advocate Shobha Gupta today flagged before the Supreme Court a Patna High Court order which held that allegations of attempting to remove a woman's salwar and physically molesting by pressing her chest do not constitute 'attempt to rape'.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana were informed about the order during the hearing of the suo motu case taken...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Freeze On Lok Sabha Seat Allocation Based On 1971 Census

Supreme Court Allows Withdrawal of Plea Challenging Delimitation Amendments, Suggests Representation to AuthoritiesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation challenging the constitutional validity of the 84th and 87th Constitutional Amendments governing the delimitation of Parliamentary and State Assembly constituencies, while suggesting that the...

Delhi Court Rejects Advocate's Defamation Suit Against Media Over Coverage Of 2016 Patiala House Violence Involving Kanhaiya Kumar

A Delhi Court today rejected a defamation suit filed by advocate Vikram Singh Chauhan against Google, several media houses and journalists over their coverage of the 2016 Patiala House Court violence linked to the JNU controversy involving Kanhaiya Kumar.Senior Civil Judge Shruti Chaudhary of Patiala House Courts held that the plaint was ex facie barred by limitation.The Court...

'Taken Court For A Ride' : Supreme Court Raps Samay Raina, Imposes 3 Lakh Cost

"If this is not arrogance, then we have to change Oxford dictionary also," CJI said.

West Bengal Withdraws Appeal In Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Verdict Striking Down OBC Status For 77 Communities

The West Bengal government on Tuesday withdrew its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's judgment that had struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, mostly Muslim communities, in the State's Other Backward Classes (OBC) list.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana permitted the withdrawal after...

Tahir Hussain Was Part Of Unlawful Assembly 'With Animus Against Hindus' That Murdered IB Staffer Ankit Sharma During Delhi Riots: Court

While convicting former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain for the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, the Delhi Court on Monday held that Tahir Hussain was a member of an unlawful assembly which had assembled “with animus against Hindus” and shared the common object of rioting, arson, looting and causing harm to members of the...

'Learning A Language Never Goes Waste' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBSE's 3 Language Policy

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 14) declined to stay the three-language policy of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) introduced from the current 2026-27 academic year, and deferred the hearing of the petitions challenging the Board's decision to next week.The petitioners submitted before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice...

Should District Judges' Retirement Age Be Raised From 60 To 61-62? Supreme Court Seeks Views Of Union, States & High Courts

While dealing with the All India Judges Association case, the Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to the Union of India, all States/Union Territories and the High Courts on the issue of increasing District Judges' retirement age from 60 to 61-62.As an interim measure, the Court directed that the petitioner-judicial officers, who are due to retire having reached the age of 60 years,...

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Muslims' Appeals Against Bhojshala Temple Verdict, Declines To Allow Namaz There In Interim

The Court directed the State Government to give an open space adjacent to the site for Muslims to offer Friday namaz.

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging CRZ Clearance For Additional Floors At Shah Rukh Khan's Mumbai Home 'Mannat'

The CJI expressed doubts over the bona fides of the appellant.

Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police Status Report On Probe Into Assault Of SC Advocate

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report from the Delhi Police regarding the investigation into the alleged assault of a Supreme Court advocate in the national capital.The Court directed that the status report, along with details of the action taken on the victim's second complaint alleging threats to withdraw the FIR, be filed by a police officer not below the rank of...

Supreme Court Upholds Lalu Prasad Yadav's Sentence Suspension In Deoghar Fodder Scam, Urges HC To Decide Appeal In 6 Months

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to interfere with the Jharkhand High Court's order suspending the sentence of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the Deoghar fodder scam case, while requesting the High Court to decide his pending criminal appeal within 6 months.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale was hearing the Special Leave Petition filed by the State...