Samagra Shiksha Funds Released To Kerala Despite Non-Implementation Of NEP: Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Union Government has told the Supreme Court that funds under the Samagra Shiksha scheme were released to Kerala even though the State has not implemented the National Education Policy, 2020. The Centre has stated that ₹99.27 crore was released for RTE entitlements for the financial year 2025–26 notwithstanding such non-implementation.“It is pertinent to mention that for FY...

Can Appeal Against Fixed Term Sentence Exceeding 14 Yrs Be Heard By Single Bench Of High Court? Supreme Court To Consider

In a convict's challenge to his 20-year jail sentence, the Supreme Court is set to consider the issue of coram required to hear and decide appeals filed in Karnataka High Court against fixed term sentences exceeding 14 years.A bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and Vipul M Pancholi recently issued notice on a plea filed by convict-Barkath against an order passed by a Single Bench of the High...

Sabarimala Reference | If Believer Prevented From Touching Deity Only Due To Birth, Can't Constitution Intervene? Supreme Court Asks

On the sixth day of the hearing in the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court orally asked if the Constitution can intervene if a believer is prevented from touching the deity only on account of his birth identity.Justice Ahasanuddin Amanullah, member of the 9-judge bench, posed this query to Senior Advocate V Giri, who argued that the right of a believer under Article 25 to enter a place...

Supreme Court Allows Chhattisgarh Court Employee To Appear In LL.B. 3rd Year Exams As Interim Measure

As an interim measure, the Supreme Court today allowed a Chhattisgarh Court employee, seeking to pursue LL.B. course as a regular student, to appear in the exams for 3rd year of the course.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the order in the petitioner-employee's challenge to the Chhattisgarh High Court order, which held that permitting a probationary...

POCSO Act | Presumption Of Guilt Under S.29 Does Not Arise On Testimony Of Child Victim Alone If It Is Unreliable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the presumption of guilt under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 will arise only after the prosecution proves the basic facts of the alleged sexual assault, and cannot be applied if the victim child's testimony itself is not fully credible and trustworthy.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran...

Sikkim High Court To Organise National Conclave On Technology And Judicial Education At Gangtok

The High Court of Sikkim is organising a two-day “National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education” at Gangtok on May 1 and 2, 2026. The conclave will include the following conferences:National Technology Conference for Transformation of the Indian Judiciary; andConference of Commonwealth Judicial Educators in the Digital Age, organised by the Sikkim Judicial Academy under the aegis...

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 6]

Today is the sixth day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Reports from Day 1 Hearing are...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 20, 2026

Links to the Supreme Court reports of April 20 :AI Cannot Replace Judge's Lived Human Experience; Judging Is Human Responsibility: Justice Vikram NathMilk Wouldn't Be Poured Into River If People Had Scientific Temper : Justice AS Oka'Very Unfortunate' : Supreme Court Flags NCLT Delay In Approving Resolution Plan, Calls For Nationwide ReportWest Bengal SIR : Supreme Court To Seek Calcutta HC...

Supreme Court Suggests Union Funding For Exclusive Courts Be Extended To UAPA Cases Handled By State Agencies

In the suo motu case concerning the creation of exclusive courts to tackle cases under special statutes like UAPA, etc., the Supreme Court proposed that the Union's decision to provide funding for the establishment of exclusive NIA Courts in States be extended to the UAPA cases being handled by the State agencies as well.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi raised the question...

Divisional Judicial Seminar & Refresher Training On New Criminal Laws Held At Durg District Court

A Divisional Judicial Seminar and Refresher Training Programme on New Criminal Laws for judicial officers of the Durg Division was held at the District & Sessions Court, Durg on April 11, 2026.The seminar witnessed participation from judicial officers across Durg, Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon, Balod and Bemetara, focusing on strengthening judicial functioning and adapting to evolving...

Supreme Court Dismisses Umar Khalid's Plea To Review Judgment Denying Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by Umar Khalid, seeking to review the January 5 order, which denied him bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. It may be recalled that a bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria had denied bail to Khalid and another co-accused, Sharjeel Imam, observing that the materials showed a prima facie case against...

West Bengal SIR: Supreme Court Asks Appellate Tribunal To Give Out-Of-Turn Hearing For Person Claiming To Possess Aadhaar & Passport

The petition also claimed that she was mapped in the 2002 roll.