Supreme Court Directs AIIMS To Assess IIT Kharagpur Student Seeking Transfer To IIT Roorkee On Medical Grounds

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Director of AIIMS, New Delhi, to constitute a medical board to assess a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, who has sought transfer to IIT Roorkee on medical grounds.The Court also directed IIT Roorkee to keep one seat vacant pending consideration of his plea. The petitioner, belonging to Scheduled Caste, has sought transfer...

Property Conveyed In Sale Deed Cannot Be Changed Through Rectification Deed Without Original Transferor's Consent: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that a rectification deed cannot change the identity of a property unless the original seller agrees, and that courts cannot give judgments based on arguments that parties never made."A rectification deed cannot, in the guise of correcting an error, substitute the very subject matter of a prior conveyance without participation of the original transferor.”, observed...

Land Acquisition Act | Landowners Who Failed To Avail Hearing Cannot Later Allege Denial Of Hearing : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13) dismissed the appeals filed by the landowners challenging the land acquisition proceedings for the Jaipur Metro Rail Project, holding that the landowners had abandoned their right of hearing under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 by failing to appear before the Land Acquisition Officer and thereafter remaining silent. “Absence of the...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Prevent Circulation Of Influencer's Videos Against Prophet Mohammed

The Supreme Court today(July 15) dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to prevent the circulation of objectionable comments allegedly made by an influencer against Prophet Muhammad. Rejecting the plea, a bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe orally said that the purpose of filing such petitions seemed to be to sensationalise the matter. At the outset, the...

'Urgent': Delhi High Court Seeks Centre, Delhi Govt Stand On Plea Seeking To End Sonam Wangchuk's Hunger Strike

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear tomorrow a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking urgent medical intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.Calling the matter 'urgent', a division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia has sought the Central and Delhi governments...

Supreme Court Dismisses Tamil Nadu Plea Challenging Madras HC's Interim Protection To Ex-Minister EV Velu

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court's interim order protecting former Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader E. Velu from coercive action in a corruption case relating to alleged irregularities in the execution of road infrastructure projects.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed a plea filed by the State of Tamil...

Telugu Actor-Producer Bandla Ganesh Moves Supreme Court Against Bank Auction Of Property

Telugu film actor and producer Bandla Ganesh Babu has approached the Supreme Court challenging the auction of one of his mortgaged properties under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act, raising significant questions on the interplay between the SARFAESI Act, 2002 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016.Ganesh...

NEET UG 2026 | Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging NEET Retest As Infructuous

The Supreme Court today(July 15) dismissed a writ petition challenging the National Testing Agency's (NTA) decision to cancel and re-conduct NEET-UG 2026 for nearly 22 lakh candidates as infructuous.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe told the counsel appearing for the petitioner that since the examination has already taken place, the issue doesn't survive....

Arbitration | Article 227 Can't Be Ordinarily Invoked To Challenge Rejection Of S.16 Application By Arbitral Tribunal : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 14) held that it is impermissible for the High Court to ordinarily interfere with, while exercising its supervisory jurisdiction, the decision of an Arbitral Tribunal rejecting the application under Section 16 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal.“…we hold that the High Court was not justified in...

'Tamil Nadu A Vibrant State, People Well Versed Even Without TV Channels': Supreme Court Refuses Plea For District Information Channels

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) refused to entertain a plea seeking the establishment of District Revenue Information Channels across Tamil Nadu, observing that the issue lay squarely within the executive's policy domain. During the hearing, the Court orally remarked that Tamil Nadu was a "very vibrant State" whose people were well-informed even without dedicated television...

Supreme Court Questions Laws Barring Persons With More Than 2 Kids From Local Elections, Cites Declining Fertility Rates

The Supreme Court yesterday (July 15) questioned the rationale of the policy barring of persons having more than two children from contesting elections to the Panchayat and other local bodies in Maharashtra.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing a matter regarding disqualification incurred by a former Sarpanch at the Kakoda Gram Panchayat, Mangala...

Registered Sale Deed Does Not Require Proof Of Attestation As Per Section 68 Evidence Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 14) has ruled that the proviso to Section 68 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 has no application to a registered sale deed, since the law does not mandatorily require a sale deed to be attested by witnesses.“The proviso to Section 68 stipulates that it shall not be necessary to call an attesting witness in proof of the execution of any document, not being...