Father Who Lost Daughter In Fire Incident Files PIL In Supreme Court For Adequate Disaster Response

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking directions for adequate disaster preparedness and safeguarding of the "right to emergency protection" as a right under Article 21 of the Constitution.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after hearing the petitioner-in-person, who informed that he lost his daughter in a fire incident...

Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Notice For Contempt To Odisha DGP For 'Casual' Compliance

The Supreme Court issued a show cause notice of contempt to the Odisha DGP for non-compliance with its earlier order in a motor accident claim dispute. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prasanna B. Varale was hearing an appeal concerning the identification of a Bolero pickup van allegedly involved in a 2017 fatal road accident. The Court had, on March 6, 2025, specifically ordered...

Consider Bringing Back Pregnant Woman & Son Deported To Bangladesh On Humanitarian Grounds : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Union government to take instructions on the possibility of bringing back a pregnant woman and her eight-year-old son who were recently deported to Bangladesh, stressing that their case should be considered “purely on humanitarian grounds.”A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi heard the matter and posted it...

Ensure Proper VC Facilities In Trial Of 2016 Gadchiroli Arson Case : Supreme Court To Maharashtra

The Supreme Court on Monday told Maharashtra authorities to ensure that virtual conferencing facilities function properly during hearings in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case, after Surendra Gadling's counsel complained that the VC system routinely fails when the lawyer-activist is produced before the trial court.The bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi was hearing Gadling's bail...

Stubble Burning Occurred During Covid Too, Yet We Had Blue Skies; Farmers Alone Cannot Be Blamed For Delhi's Pollution : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the tendency to single out farmers for Delhi's persistent air pollution, observing that stubble burning existed even during the Covid lockdown when the Capital experienced unprecedented clear skies.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the MC Mehta case pertaining to the air pollution in the...

Samajwadi Party's Arvind Kumar Singh Moves Supreme Court Against SIR In Uttar Pradesh; Seeks 3-Month Extension Of Timelines

Samajwadi Party leader Arvind Kumar Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh. Besides seeking quashing of the Election Commission's notification, Singh prays for a 3-month extension of the timelines prescribed for Enumeration, Updation of Control Table and Draft Roll and Final Publication of Electoral Roll. It may be...

Supreme Court Directs CBI To Investigate Digital Arrest Scam Cases, Asks States To Give Consent

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the CBI to investigate the instances of digital arrest scams.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order in the suo motu case taken by it on the issue of digital arrest. The bench said the scams demand the “immediate attention” of the nation's premier investigating agency. The court directed that the CBI...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Of CAA-Protected Refugees Fearing Disenfranchisement In West Bengal SIR Process

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed on behalf of refugees from Bangladesh who fear disenfranchisement due to delays in issuing citizenship certificates under the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a special leave petition filed by NGO Aatmadeep. The petition challenges a Calcutta High Court order that declined...

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Cheating By Impersonating Union Minister Amit Shah's Nephew

The Supreme Court today granted bail to a man accused of cheating a businessman of Rs. 3.90 crores by impersonating as the nephew of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi passed the order, noting that the accused has undergone over 4 years in custody (while the maximum possible sentence is 7 yrs) and that the charges were framed in 2022 yet only...

99% Voters In West Bengal Given SIR Forms; Claims Of Mass Disenfranchisement Baseless : ECI Tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has told the Supreme Court that allegations of large-scale disenfranchisement of voters in West Bengal due to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are “highly exaggerated” and being amplified to serve “vested political interests.”In a counter-affidavit filed by the Commission in response to a PIL by MP Dola Sen...

'Can't Delay Maharashtra Local Body Elections Further' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Delimitation Process

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the validity of the delimitation process for local bodies in Maharashtra, saying that it cannot cause any further impediment to the elections in the State, which have been stalled since 2022.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi dismissed a petition filed by Nikhil K Kolekar, who challenged...

Supreme Court Asks Waqfs To Approach Tribunals To Extend Time To Upload Details On UMEED Portal

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 1) refused to pass orders to extend the time limit for the uploading of the Waqf property details in the UMEED portal, noting that Section 3B of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act has given powers to the Waqf Tribunals to extend the time in appropriate cases.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine...