'Jammu & Kashmir Has Progressed; People Are Happy' : Union Tells Supreme Court; Gets 4 Weeks To Respond To Plea For Statehood

The Centre said that factors like Pahalgam incident must be considered before deciding the grant of statehood.

Supreme Court Stays Defamation Trial Against Ex-Kerala Minister TM Thomas Issac Over 'Lottery Mafia' Remark Against Santiago Martin

The Supreme Court today stayed further proceedings in the defamation case filed against former Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Issac for calling 'lottery king' Santiago Martin a "lottery mafia" during a press statement.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, staying trial pending against Thomas Issac before a Judicial Magistrate in Sikkim. The bench also...

Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking CBI Investigation Into Deaths Of Children Due To Cough Syrups

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 10) dismissed a PIL seeking an investigation by the CBI into the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan due to contaminated cough syrups.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran dismissed the PIL filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta opposed the petition, saying that the States are competent...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Voting Rights For Undertrials

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Union Government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking to extend voting rights to undertrial and pre-trial prisoners across the country.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued notice on the PIL filed by Sunita Sharma. Advocate Prashant...

CJI BR Gavai Announces Free Public Wi-Fi Across Entire Supreme Court Main Building

In a move aimed at strengthening the Supreme Court's digital infrastructure and improving accessibility for all court users, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Friday announced the expansion of free public Wi-Fi across the entire main building of the Supreme Court of India. Until now, the Wi-Fi facility was available only within the courtrooms and few adjoining areas.“I wish to inform the...

Supreme Court Allows Goa MBBS Seat In Sports Quota To International Sailor Pearl Milind Colvalcar

The Supreme Court recently directed the State of Goa to grant one medical seat under the Sports Quota to India's international sports sailor, Pearl Milind Colvalcar, for admission to NEET (UG) 2025.Colvalcar had challenged the August 25 order of the Bombay High Court(Goa Bench), whereby it quashed and set aside a decision of the Goa State Government allocating vacant seats under the Children...

Telangana PSC Group-1 Exam 2025 : Supreme Court Rejects Plea For Fresh Test & Re-Evaluation Of Answer Sheets

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the suspension of a Telangana High Court order which directed re-evaluation of answer sheets of Group-I mains examination conducted by the Public Service Commission or conduct of a fresh exam as an alternative.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was dealing with the challenge to the order of a Division Bench of the High...

Juvenile Justice Act 2000 Applies Retrospectively : Supreme Court Orders Release Of Convict Who Was Juvenile When Crime Was Committed In 1981

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 9) ordered the release of the murder convict under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, after finding he was a juvenile at the time of the commission of the offence in 1981. The Court held that the JJ Act is retrospective in operation, and applies to offences pre-dated the enforcement of the JJ Act, 2000.The Court rejected the State's argument that since...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : October 9, 2025

Today's Supreme Court news.

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Extends Interim Bail Of Mahesh Raut Till November 26

The Supreme Court today(October 9) extended the interim bail granted to Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case accused Mahesh Sitaram Raut, arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, over alleged Maoist links, till November 26.Raut was granted bail on September 16 for a period of six weeks by a bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma on...

Simultaneous Voting With Delhi Bar Elections, Use EVM, Increase Term : Suggestions Before Supreme Court On SCBA Electoral Reforms

In the matter pertaining to electoral reforms in the Supreme Court Bar Association, the SCBA recently filed suggestions recommending that its elections should be held simultaneously with the Delhi High Court Bar Association and District Bar Associations.The SCBA also recommended that the term of the Executive Committee should be increased from 1 year to 2 years. It further suggested...

Stamp Act | Stamp Duty Determined By Instruments' Legal Character, Not Its Nomenclature: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that while determining the chargeability of the Stamp Duty, the decisive factor is to ascertain the true legal character of the instrument, not the nomenclature assigned to the instrument. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar Mishra dismissed an appeal filed by a company that attempted to color a mortgage deed like a security bond to attract...