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Pune Porsche Case | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Father Of Minor Accused Of Driving
The Supreme Court today issued notice on bail plea of Vishal Agarwal, father of the minor alleged to have been driving the Porsche car involved in the May 19, 2024 accident in Pune that led to the death of two persons. Vishal Agarwal is accused of hatching a conspiracy to swap blood samples and ensure that the occupants of the car get a Nil Alcohol report. A bench of Justice BV...
Supreme Court Suo Motu Case Over NCERT Text Book : Live Updates From Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today the suo motu case taken over the NCERT Class 8 textbook chapter on "corruption in judiciary."A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joylamlya Bagchi & Justice Vipul Pancholi will hear the matter.The case titled "In Re : Social Science Textbook for Grade-8(Part 2) published by NCERT and ancillary issues" was suo motu...
Lok Sabha Committee Inquiring Justice Yashwant Varma Reconstituted, Bombay HC CJ Inducted
The Lok Sabha Speaker has reconstituted the inquiry committee constituted to examine corruption allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma. The reconstitution follows the impending retirement of one of the committee members, Madras High Court Chief Justice Maninder Mohan Shrivastava, on March 5.Bombay High Court Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar has been inducted into the three-member...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 25, 2026
Links to today's reports :CJI Surya Kant Takes Objection To NCERT Class 8 Book Chapter On 'Corruption In JudiciaryNo One Can Denigrate Any Community By Speeches Or Art; Ministers Must Not Target Any Community: Supreme CourtSome Compulsory Mechanism Needed To Make People Vote, Says Supreme CourtSupreme Court Dismisses Challenge To S.20(2)(a) BNSS Allowing Appointment Of Sessions Judge As...
Rooh Afza To Be Classified As Fruit Drink/Processed Fruit Product And Taxed At 4% Under UP VAT Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that “Sharbat Rooh Afza” is classifiable as a “fruit drink / processed fruit product” under Entry 103 of Schedule II, Part A of the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008 and is taxable at 4 percent.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan set aside Allahabad High Court's judgment that had held that Rooh Afza has to be classified under...
Petitioners Seek Reference Of 'Vanashakti' Matter On Post Facto Environmental Clearances To Supreme Court's 5-Judge Bench
In the Vanashakti matter, the petitioners opposing the grant of post-facto environmental clearances today argued before a 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court that the matter should be referred to a 5-judge bench, since they questioned the findings of the 3-judge bench's review judgment given in November last year.The petitioners argued that the review bench's findings exceeded the scope of...
Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case Over NCERT Text Book On Judicial Corruption
The Supreme Court has registered a suo motu case over the NCERT Class 8 book chapter on 'corruption in the judiciary'.The suo motu case. was registered today at 4.40 PM.The case titled "In Re : Social Science Textbook for Grade-8(Part 2) published by NCERT and ancillary issues" will be considered by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice...
PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Compulsory NAT Testing In All Blood Banks Across India
The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider in March the issue of whether all blood banks should mandatorily conduct Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) for the identification of diseases.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a PIL seeking directions for the implementation of mandatory NAT testing across all blood banks in the country. Notably, the Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) is...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bihar's Sikrahana River Dam Project
The Supreme Court today refused to interfere in a plea challenging the decision of the Patna High Court, which dismissed a batch of petitions seeking directions not to widen the boundary of the Sikrahana River and Dam Project under construction. The Court granted liberty to the petitioners make a representation before the authorities. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi...












