One Factor I Consider For Elevation Is How Judge Would Be A Team Player In Supreme Court : CJI Surya Kant

With so much filings, Supreme Court is virtually playing a T20 match, CJI said, at the SCBA felicitation for the newly elevated judges.

TN CM Joseph Vijay Writes To PM Narendra Modi Seeking Supreme Court's Regional Bench In Chennai

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has written to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, reiterating the need for setting up a regional bench of the Supreme Court of India in Chennai. In his letter, Vijay states that when the Constitution was enacted, the framers of the Constitution wanted every citizen of the country to have access to justice. He added that presently, the remedy...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Manoj Jha's Plea Challenging Lifetime Immunity To CEC, Says No More Petition Be Filed

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on petitions filed by RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha and activist-advocate Arun Agrawal challenging the constitutional validity of Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which grants civil and criminal immunity to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...

'Disturbing' : Supreme Court Rebukes UP Govt For Detaining Man For 1.5 Months After Bail, Asks Why Compensation Be Not Ordered

The Supreme Court has called upon the Uttar Pradesh Govt. to show cause why compensation should not be awarded for the continued illegal detention of a man for 1.5 months, who was earlier ordered to be released on bail. At the outset, a bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manmohan termed the case to be unusual and disturbing, after noting that the applicant was still in jail, in...

'Encroachments Removed' : BMC Tells Supreme Court After Order Halting Mumbai Municipal Commissioner's Salary

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that all encroachments on land earmarked for a BEST bus stand in Borivali, Mumbai have been removed, a day after the Court restrained the civic body and the Maharashtra government from releasing Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide's salary over non-compliance with its directions.Senior Advocate RP Bhatt for...

Shraddha Walkar Murder: Delhi Court Directs Tihar Jail To Ensure Aaftab Poonawala's Safety Amid Death Threats From Inmates

A Delhi Court has directed the Tihar Jail Superintendent to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and security of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, after he claimed that fellow inmates had repeatedly threatened to kill him and cause bodily harm.Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi of Saket Courts said that the safety of an undertrial...

Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order Forming Panel To Take Over Chidambaram Nataraja Temple Administration From Podhu Dikshitars

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 4) stayed the Madras High Court's order directing the constitution of a five-member Board of Management to take over the administration of the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple from the Podhu Dikshitars.A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul Pancholi passed the interim order while hearing the challenge filed by the temple's Podhu Dikshitars...

Supreme Court Refuses To Relax Practice Condition For Court Staff To Join Judicial Service

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant a one-time relaxation of the mandatory practice requirement for in-service court employees seeking entry into the judicial service, orally observing that judicial posts cannot be treated as a promotional avenue for other cadres.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana,...

Not My Domain? Chief Justice, Street And Supreme Court's Selective Reach

On 12 October 2026, asked about protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant told reporters: “This is a law-and-order issue. It is not my domain.” Policing belongs to the executive, but whether policing respects Articles 19 and 21 belongs to the Court, and treating the two as one abandons the second. The Chief Justice's...

Delhi Govt ASC Gives Consent For Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against CJP's Ratna Singh Over Posts Against Saket Court Judge

The Delhi Government's Additional Standing Counsel (Criminal) Amol Sinha has accorded consent for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against CJP's Ratna Singh over her social media posts allegedly imputing that a judicial officer was acting under the instructions of an unidentified external authority.In an opinion dated November 02, Sinha stated that the remarks prima facie question...

Supreme Court Asks MP Speaker To Decide Congress Leader's Disqualification Petition Against Nirmala Sapre MLA In 2 Months

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Speaker of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly to decide within two months a pending disqualification petition against Bina MLA Nirmala Sapre under the anti-defection law.The petition, filed in July 2024 by Congress Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, alleges that Sapre voluntarily gave up her membership of the Indian National Congress, the party...

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Create Special Cell To Monitor Enforcement Of Child Labour Prohibition Act

The Supreme Court recently directed the Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Development to constitute a special cell to monitor the implementation of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, as amended in 2016, and ensure strict compliance with its provisions.The Court also directed the Centre to issue instructions to enforcement agencies through...