Top Stories
'Be Loyal To Constitution, Not Bosses': Supreme Court Reprimands Bihar IPS Officer For Filing Affidavit Supporting Murder Convict
The Supreme Court today (Aug. 19) reprimanded Bihar IPS officer Ashok Mishra for filing a "shockingly irresponsible" affidavit supporting an accused in a murder case, contradicting the state's prosecution stance. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti had earlier taken serious exception to Mishra's affidavit, which effectively gave a "clean chit" to the accused in a case...
'We'll Be Just Expressing A View On Law, Not On TN Governor Decision' : Supreme Court On Presidential Reference Over Bill Timelines
The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, which is hearing the Presidential Reference on the issue relating to Bills, orally observed during the hearing on Tuesday (August 19) that it was only sitting in an advisory jurisdiction and not in appeal over the judgment in the Tamil Nadu Governor case which laid down timelines for the President and the Governor to act on Bills submitted for...
Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy Named INDIA Alliance Candidate For Vice President Post
The INDIA bloc has named former Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as their candidate for the Vice President post.A joint statement released by the Opposition parties stated :Shri.B Sudershan Reddy garu is one of India's most distinguished and progressive jurists. He has had a long and eminent legal career including as Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Chief Justice of Gauhati...
Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent : Live Updates From Supreme Court
A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills.The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...
Is Merchant Navy Officer's Salary Credited In Indian Bank Account Exempt From Income Tax? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court on Monday (Aug. 18) agreed to decide whether the income credited in an Indian bank account while working with a Foreign Entity would be exempted from the payment of Income Tax under the Income Tax Act, 1961.. The issue arose before the bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale while hearing the appeal filed against the Punjab & Haryana High Court's...
Supreme Court Daily Round-up : August 18, 2025
Links of today's reports :Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of FIR Against Dadra & Nagar Haveli Administrator & Officials Over Suicide Of MP Mohanbhai DelkarSupreme Court Refuses To Entertain AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Plea Against Closure Of 105 Govt Primary Schools In UP'Why Pay Toll If Traffic Block Lasts 12 Hours?' : Supreme Court Reserves Order On NHAI's Plea Over Paliyekkara Toll...
'Absurd': Supreme Court Stays Uttarakhand Govt Notification Which Barred Blind Candidates From Applying In General Category
The Supreme Court today(August 18) stayed a 2018 Uttarakhand Government notification which restricts persons with blindness, visually impaired persons and those with locomotor disability, who are already excluded from reservation under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities ("PwBD"), to appear in the general category for the Uttarakhand Judicial Services. The Court has directed that...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections Over Alleged Bogus Voting
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 18) dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the Maharashtra Assembly Elections held in November 2024.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh dismissed a petition filed by Chetan Chandrakant Ahire who sought to declare the election results as void on the allegation that about 75 lakh bogus voters had cast their votes after...
RP Act | Mere Failure To Disclose Assets Won't Invalidate Election Unless They're Substantial : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that mere failure to disclose assets in the affidavit, if it does not constitute a material defect and is not of a substantial character, will not make the acceptance of the nomination improper, thus invalidating the election.Such a failure will not amount to a corrupt practice as per Section 123 of the Representative of People's Act, 1951 (“RPA”) to render an...
Supreme Court Orders Husband To Pay Rs. 1.25 Crores Permanent Alimony To Wife While Dissolving Marriage
The Supreme Court has directed a husband to pay ₹1.25 crore as permanent alimony to his wife while dissolving the marriage on the ground of irretrievable breakdown under Article 142 of the Constitution.The bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the appeal arising out of a Madras High Court's order which set aside the divorce decree granted in favour of the husband by...