Supreme Court Orders Personal Presence Of Narcotics Control Bureau Director & Guwahati NCB IG Over Casual Handling Of NDPS Case

Voicing serious concern over the delay in a matter involving a commercial quantity of narcotics, the Supreme Court directed the personal appearance of the Director, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Inspector General, NCB, Guwahati on the next date of hearing.A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih passed the order while hearing the NCB's challenge to the...

Mahatma Gandhi Assassination Case: Key Facts

On this day, 30th January, the father of our nation was murdered by Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a Hindu Mahasabhaite. Date of Assassination30th January, 1948FIR registered on30th January, 1948 at 5:17pmFIR lodged byNandlal Mehta at Tuglak Road P.S.Police submitted charge sheet27th May, 1948Number of Prosecution Witnesses149Total number of Accused personsOut of 11 accused , 3 were declared absconding.Thay are: Gangadhar Dandwati, Gangadhar Jadhav, Suradeo SharmaOffences under: Section 302, 120B, 109,...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 29, 2026

Links to today's stories.Rs 30 Lakhs Compensation For Manual Sewer Cleaning Deaths Before To 'Balram' Judgment If Unpaid : Supreme Court ClarifiesTrade Unions Largely Responsible For Stopping Country's Industrial Growth; Many Units Closed Due To Them : CJI Surya Kant'Capable Of Misuse, Vague': Supreme Court Stays UGC Equity Regulations 2026After WhatsApp Hacking Of Advocates, SCBA Issues...

Supreme Court Raises 4 Questions On UGC Equity Regulations 2026, Asks Why Caste-Based Discrimination Separately Defined

The Supreme Court has framed four substantial questions of law in the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the University Grants Commisison (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the Regulations suffered from "certain ambiguities" and that the "the...

Supreme Court Protects Rank And Pay Of Rajasthan Principal District Judge Who Was Transferred 7 Times In 4 Years

The Supreme Court protected the substantive rank, pay, and administrative status of a Rajasthan Principal District Judge who has faced seven transfers since 2021 and has now been posted as the Presiding Officer of a Labour Court-cum-Industrial Tribunal.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted the relief to Dinesh Kumar Gupta, a Principal District Judge in...

Supreme Court Extends Deadline For Bar Council Of Uttar Pradesh Election Till February 2

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the deadline for conducting the elections of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh for the Prayagraj district till February 2, 2026.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of India and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order after an interlocutory application seeking extension of time was orally mentioned before the Court.The application was filed on behalf of ...

Demolition Of Private Property Must Be Based On Clear Statutory Grounds & Consideration Of All Factors : Supreme Court

Holding that a demolition order affecting property rights under Article 300-A of the Constitution must be founded on clear, cogent, and site-specific evidence of illegality, the Supreme Court on Thursday (January 29) set aside the Calcutta High Court's direction to demolish a fully constructed residential building in Santiniketan, after finding that no material had been placed on record...

Supreme Court Reserves Orders In Stray Dogs Case; Asks AWBI To Expedite Centres' Applications For Recognition

While reserving orders in the stray dogs case, the Supreme Court today asked the Animal Welfare Board of India to expeditiously decide applications filed by local organizations seeking recognition to carry out animal welfare programmes like sterilization."The only request to AWBI is whatever applications are pending, you must process them with expedience. Either you reject them within a...

SIR Ordered In Chhattisgarh With Polls In 2028; Why Other 2028 Election States Left Out? Petitioners In Supreme Court

Ramachandran said ECI abdicated its constitutional duty to ensure inclusion of all eligible citizens in the electoral rolls by creating roadblocks.

Supreme Court Urges State Govts To Consider Plea Seeking Minimum Wages For Domestic Workers

"We hope and trust that a suitable mechanism will be evolved by the competent authority in each State for the betterment of domestic helps and to prevent their exploitation," the Court observed.

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: Labour Laws

Administrative order punishing a delinquent employee - Certain generic principles governing interference with orders of punishment that are passed following inquiry proceedings have evolved over a period of time. Law is well settled that an administrative order punishing a delinquent employee is not ordinarily subject to correction in judicial review because the disciplinary authority...

Only Civil Court Of Original Jurisdiction Can Extend Arbitral Tribunal's Mandate, Not Referral Courts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 29) held that applications for extending an arbitral tribunal's mandate under Section 29A (4) of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 must be filed exclusively before the 'Court' as defined in Section 2(1)(e) i.e., the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, regardless of which authority appointed the arbitrators. A bench of Justices...