Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On TN Health Minister's Plea In Land Grab Case, To Decide If Sanction Needed To Prosecute For Offence In Past Office

The Supreme Court today (July 23) reserved judgment in a plea moved by Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian and his wife, challenging the Madras High Court's order refusing to quash the chargesheet against them in an illegal government land grabbing case in Guindy, Chennai. The Court dealt with an interesting issue of law as to whether a sanction to prosecute Subramanian, who is now a...

Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Centre, States On Plea To Curb Heatwave Deaths, Protect Workers In Unorganised Sectors

The Supreme Court today (July 23) sought a response from the Union and State Governments in a plea seeking comprehensive measures to protect workers in unorganised sectors from heat wave effects and prevent deaths due to the rising temperature. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to consider the matter and issued notice on the petition. The...

'Fraud Unravels Everything': Supreme Court Recalls Its Own Order Obtained By Fraud Back In 2022

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court today (July 23) held that any judgment or order obtained by fraud is a nullity and can be challenged even in collateral proceedings, without necessarily being assailed in appeal, revision, or writ proceedings.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan applied this principle to set aside its own 2022 judgment delivered...

BCI's Power To Inspect Law Colleges: Supreme Court Seeks 'Independent, Transparent' Mechanism For Periodical Inspection

The Supreme Court recently called on the Bar Council of India to suggest an independent mechanism for annual/ periodical inspection of law colleges/ universities. While issuing notice on a petition challenging Bombay HC judgment which upheld a notice of inspection issued by BCI to petitioner-Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University Law School, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and...

BREAKING | Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Removal Of Vijay Shah From Ministerial Post Over Col Sofia Qureshi Remarks

Congress Leader Dr Jaya Thakur has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking removal of BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah from the ministerial position over his remarks on Colonel Sofia Qureshi during 'Operation Sindoor'. Colonel Sofiya Qureshi had become the face of 'Operation Sindoor' after she gave press briefings about the military operations carried out by the Indian Air Force...

'Who Is Behind You? Don't Misuse VC': Supreme Court Tells Woman Litigant, Offers Her Legal Aid & Travel Expenses To Appear Physically

"What's the problem if I appear through virtual mode?" argued a woman party-in-person today before the Supreme Court.A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with a miscellaneous application filed by the petitioner, when it asked her as to why she could not appear and argue before the Court physically, despite being offered legal aid and travel...

'Castigating Lawyers Over Small Mistake May Affect Their Career': Supreme Court On Action Against AoR & Advocate For Filing Misconduct

The Supreme Court today (July 23) held that lawyers should not be castigated for small mistakes as that may affect their career detrimentally.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the issue arising from a split verdict by another bench of the Supreme Court. "We are also of a considered view that for a small mistake, lawyers shouldn't...

'I Advocate Sustainable Development, But Forests Can't Be Cleared Overnight By Bulldozers': CJI BR Gavai In Kancha Gachibowli Case

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai today, while hearing the suo motu case of deforestation in the Kancha Gachibowli forest area in Telangana, expressed that employing bulldozers to clear a forest overnight cannot be justified as sustainable development. The CJI verbally remarked that while he supported the cause of sustainable development, the overnight bulldozing incident at Kancha Gachibowli...

NEET UG: Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Counselling, Lists Pleas Seeking Reexamination On Account Of Power Outage In MP Centres On Friday

The Supreme Court today(July 23) refused to pass any interim relief in two petitions filed by NEET-UG 2025 candidates, who suffered a power outage in centres in Madhya Pradesh. The candidates approached the Court against the July 14 order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court refusing to order a re-test for them.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar, however, kept...

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Media Gag Order, Asks Party To Approach High Court

The Supreme Court today (July 23) refused to entertain a challenge to an ex-parte gag order restraining media from publishing any "defamatory content" against the family running the Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala (Karnataka) and also the temple in relation to the "Dharmasthala Burial" caseThe counsel for the petitioner Third Eye YouTube channel mentioned the matter before the bench...

Supreme Court Rejects Kal Airways & Kalanithi Maran's Appeals In A Dispute Against SpiceJet

The Supreme Court today(July 23) has upheld the Delhi High Court's order, which rejected the plea of Kal Airways and former promoter of Spicejet, Kalanithi Maran, to seek damages of Rs. 1323 crores from Spicejet.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar passed the order in a special leave petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order dated May 23, wherein the...

Supreme Court Says 'Will Constitute A Bench' To Hear Justice Yashwant Varma's Plea Challenging In-House Inquiry Report On Cash-at-Home Row

The Supreme Court today said it will constitute a bench to hear Justice Yashwant Varma's petition challenging the in-house inquiry committee's report which indicted him in the cash-at-residence row.The matter was mentioned today before the bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justices K. Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi.Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal, Mukul Rohatgi, ⁠Rakesh Dwivedi, ⁠Sidharth Luthra...