Guruvayur Temple | Hold Udayasthamana Pooja On Ekadashi As Last Year, Supreme Court Directs Devaswom Board

The Court clarified that the pooja can be held on October 22 as well, apart from November 21

SIR-Deleted Voters Move Supreme Court For Expeditious Disposal Of Appeals Before Kolkata, Howrah Municipal Elections

The applicants claim that they were excluded over 'logical discrepancies' without giving any notice or reasoned order by judicial officers.

Can High Courts Be Directly Approached For Anticipatory Bail Bypassing Sessions Courts? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court recently reserved judgment on a challenge to the Kerala High Court's order, which granted pre-arrest bail even though the petitioners had not approached the Sessions Courts at the first instance. Although the Court had made the interim protection absolute, it raised a larger question as to whether the High Courts should directly entertain anticipatory bail applications...

SIR Judgment Must Be Recalled As ECI Played Fraud On Supreme Court By Misrepresenting Facts : Ex-SC Judge Gopala Gowda

Justice Gowda also said that there was no judicial impropriety in Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's comments against mass voter deletions.

Supreme Court Asks NALSA To Consider Plea For Better Pay Scale Of Permanent Lok Adalat Members

"It's a kind of voluntary service. If not workable for you (a member), leave it" CJI Surya Kant remarked.

Shiv Sena Row | ECI Was Bound To Award Bow And Arrow Symbol Once It Found Shinde Faction Was Real Party: Kaul Tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission of India was bound to allot the Shiv Sena's reserved election symbol to the Eknath Shinde faction once it concluded that the faction represented the real political party, Senior Advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul argued before the Supreme Court today in the Shiv Sena case.He also submitted that the symbol cannot be treated as a “continuing cause of action” capable of...

Procedural Violation Will Not Vitiate Seizure But Can Affect Evidentiary Value : Supreme Court

"The burden of proving a valid seizure of the articles is on the prosecution"

Where Did It Come From? Allahabad High Court Questions Use Of 'Andolanjeevi' Term In Journalist Satyam Verma's NSA Detention Grounds

"Where did this term come from? How did it find its way into an official document?" Justice Atul Sreedharan questions use of the term 'Andolanjeevi' in grounds of detention issued by Noida DM Medha Roopam.

No Impropriety In Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's Comment Against Mass Disenfranchisement : Justice Oka

Justice Oka also shared his personal experience with SIR, saying that he was asked to fill Form 8 over a surname spelling error despite providing proper documents.

Supreme Court Questions Jharkhand DGP Appointment Rule, Asks Amicus To Examine Validity Of Other States' Rules

In the Jharkhand DGP Appointment case, the Supreme Court today passed an order calling on Amicus Curiae, Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran, to examine the statutes/rules pertaining to DGP appointments in other states. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana prima facie observed that a 2025 Jharkhand rule, which allowed an officer with residual service of less...

'Because Of Supreme Court's Forgiving Nature, Country Facing Crimes' : Justice Datta On Death Penalty Commutations

The present petitions challenge the premature release of Sonia and Sanjeev Kumar, who were convicted in the murder of former MLA Relu Ram Punia and eight members of his family.

Supreme Court Mulls Dedicated Corpus For Financial Assistance To Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

The Supreme Court today called for suggestions on the creation of a dedicated corpus for providing financial assistance to people suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a rare genetic disorder. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with a suo motu case taken up over lack of adequate and systematic treatment for SMA patients. Senior Advocate...