LADC Contracts Won't Be Renewed After Existing Term : NALSA Says After Punjab Haryana Lawyers Strike

District Judges are to assign legal aid matters to members of the Bar, preferably young lawyers, in place of the LADCs, NALSA said.

Computer-Based NEET In 2 Stage Like JEE Under Active Consideration : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Centre also explained the various measures undertaken to boost the security of the exam.

Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Frame Guidelines On Environmental Compensation

The Court's judgment laid down certain principles for the Centre to follow.

Won't Allow Release Of Tertiary Water Into Jojari River : Supreme Court

"Jojari is known as Maru Ganga, and we hope the State understands its importance," the Court said.

Supreme Court Urges States/UTs To Consider Reservation For Military Cadets Injured During Training In Quota For Ex-Military Personnel

The Supreme Court today urged the Union of India to frame a scheme for the welfare of cadets outboarded by the armed forces on account of disabilities incurred during military training.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Manmohan called on ASG N Venkataraman (for Union) to obtain necessary instructions, noting that provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016 may...

Consider If Vehicles Without Insurance Can Be Denied Fuel : Supreme Court Tells Union, IRDA

In a significant judgment towards ensuring road safety, the Supreme Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) to evolve a pilot project whereby vehicles can be linked with insurance status to ensure that vehicles at the petrol pumps can be checked for valid third-party insurance.A bench comprising Justice...

NEET-PG 2025 Cut-Off Reduction : Expert Committee Formed To Examine Issue, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today(August 4) adjourned the batch of pleas challenging the reduction in the cut-off percentile for NEET-PG 2025-26 for eight weeks after it was informed by the Union that the Government has set up an Expert Committee to examine the issues. In earlier hearings, a bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe had said it would examine whether the sharp reduction in...

Supreme Court Directs Increase Of Third Party Insurance Of Cars To 4 & Two-Wheelers To 6 Years

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has directed to increase the term of third-party motor vehicle insurance for new cars to four year and for new two-wheelers for six years.Presently, it is 3 years for cars and 5 years for two years, following the Supreme Court's 2018 direction. Today, the Court noted that despite this direction issued eight years ago, several vehicles...

Digital Arrest Scams: Supreme Court Issues Directions For Prevention, Compensation & Grievance Redressal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a series of directions to strengthen the prevention, investigation and redressal mechanisms relating to the growing menace of "digital arrest" scams, including directing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to adopt a standard operating procedure (SOP) for banks, operationalise grievance redressal and money restoration mechanisms, and asking an...

Supreme Court Extends Stay On NCP MLA Manikrao Kokate's Conviction In 1995 Cheating Case Till Bombay High Court Decides Revision

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of NCP MLA Manikrao Kokate's plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a 1995 cheating case, asking the Bombay High Court to decide his revision petition within six months. The Court continued the interim stay on his conviction until the revision is decided.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed...

Bar Council Elections : Supreme Court Allows HC CJs To Co-opt 2 Women Members From Ex-Judges Or Advocates

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the two women members to be co-opted to State Bar Councils shall be nominated from among former women High Court judges or senior women members with a fair standing at the Bar, holding that such a mechanism would bring "objectivity, independence and transparency" to the functioning of the councils.The Court allowed the Chief Justice of the concerned...

Does 2-Child Policy Require Reconsideration? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court today (August 4) reserved judgment on a petition challenging the bar on persons with more than two children from contesting elections to the Panchayat and other local bodies in Maharashtra. The Court orally stated it will consider whether Javed v State of Haryana(2003) requires reconsideration by the present bench or requires a reference to a larger bench.The bench...