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Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 13, 2025
Links to today's reports :'Perverted Mind, Threat To Girls': Supreme Court Slams Assam Professor Booked Over Pakistan Supporting & Obscene Social Media PostsSupreme Court Grants Final Chance To Five States To Frame Remission Policies, Asks High Courts To Monitor ProgressSupreme Court Prohibits Mining Within National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries & Within 1 Kilometer Around Them'Shocking'...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Christian Mission's Possession Of Land In Bilaspur
The Supreme Court recently granted interim relief to the Christian Women's Board of Mission(CWBM) by ordering status quo on its possession of a leasehold property in Bilaspur. The Mission approached the Supreme Court apprehending dispossession by the State of Chhattisgarh, which is seeking repossession of the land.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed an...
NDPS Act - Long Custody & Trial Delay Not Ground For Bail In Commercial Quantity Narcotic Cases If S.37 Conditions Not Met : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that delay in trial or prolonged incarceration cannot, by itself, justify the grant of bail in cases involving commercial quantity of narcotic drugs when the mandatory twin conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act remain unmet. The Court set aside two orders of the Bombay High Court that had granted bail to Vigin K Varghese, accused in major cocaine...
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution| Declare AQI Above 250 As 'Disaster' Under Disaster Management Act : Plea In Supreme Court
In the ongoing air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR matter before the Supreme Court, a plea has been filed seeking to declare situations where the Air Quality Index(AQI) crosses 250 as a 'disaster' under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.Notably, the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran is seized of the matter. Earlier, the bench directed the State of Punjab and Haryana to file...
Anil Ambani Moves Delhi Court Against Economic Times, Others Over 'Defamatory' Reporting; Order On Interim Injunction On November 17
Businessman and Chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani has filed a defamation case before a Delhi Court against Cobrapost, Economic Times and others over allegedly defamatory reporting, claiming that his companies committed a fraud of over Rs. 41,000 crores. The matter was listed before senior civil judge Vivek Beniwal of Karkardooma Courts. The Court heard the arguments made on behalf of...
Man Convicted In Raj Bhavan Petrol Bomb Attack Case Attempts To Throw Shoe At Judge
Karukka Vinoth, convicted in the Raj Bhavan petrol bomb case, attempted to throw a shoe at the sixth Additional Sessions Judge, Chennai, today, after allegedly being angry at sentence imposed on him by the NIA Court.Vinoth was sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by the NIA Court yesterday, in connection with the Raj Bhavan petrol bomb case. When he was brought to the 6th...
Justice PS Narasimha Advises Lawyers To Opt For Virtual Hearings Amid Delhi's Air Pollution
Justice PS Narasimha of the Supreme Court on Thursday advised advocates to appear virtually in light of the rapidly worsening air quality in Delhi.The observation was made during the mentioning round. Lawyers present in the courtroom said Justice Narasimha advised members of the Bar to make use of the virtual hearing facility rather than appear physically, given the health risks posed by...
Time To Revisit Centre's Electric Vehicles Policy Of 2020, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today(November 13) continued to hear a public interest litigation seeking promotion and implementation of electric vehicle policies. It orally remarked that it's high time for the Government to revisit the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), 2020, on promotion and adoption of electric vehicles and maybe initiate a pilot project in metropolitan cities....
Air India Plane Crash | 'AAIB Enquiry Not For Assigning Blame', Says Supreme Court; Union Clarifies No Blame Attributed To Pilot
In the Air India Plane Crash matter, the Supreme Court today emphasized that the purpose of an enquiry by the AAIB is not to assign blame to anyone, but rather to find the cause of the incident so it can be prevented in future.The Union, on its part, clarified that there is a statutory and international regime in place to conduct the enquiry and blame has not been attributed to anyone by...