Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan Govt To Include Rajasthani Language As Subject In All Govt And Private Schools

"This Court cannot remain a silent spectator to a stark dilution of rights so clearly recognized in the Constitution, statutes and binding precedents."

Majoritarian Notions Will Prevail If 'Morality' In Articles 25/26 Is Read As 'Public Morality : Raju Ramachandran In Sabarimala Reference

The senior lawyer also argued that excommunication cannot be regarded as protected by denominational rights when it impacts the social life of a person.

Supreme Court Summons Ernakulam Asst Police Commissioner Over Failure To Register FIR On Complaint

The Supreme Court has summoned the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Ernakulam, to personally appear before it in a case concerning the alleged failure of the Kerala Police to act on a complaint involving the outraging of the modesty of a woman belonging to the SC/ST category despite supporting medical evidence. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan heard a...

CJI Forms 'Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee' To Submit Roadmap For Court Modernisation

The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has constituted a “Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee” to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening judicial infrastructure across the country, with a focus on securing governmental support and funding between Rs. 40,000 crore and Rs. 50,000 crore for courts nationwide.As per a communication dated May 8, 2026 issued by Supreme...

Madras High Court Restrains TVK MLA From Floor Test Voting, Passes Interim Order In DMK Candidate's Challenge To 1-Vote Win

The Madras High Court in an interim order on Tuesday ( May 12) restrained TVK candidate Seenivasa Sethupathi–who won from Tiruppattur constituency, from participating in any floor motion in 17th Legislative assembly including the confidence motion or floor test. For context, the trust vote is due to take place soon after TVK came to power electing actor Vijay as the Chief Minister of...

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 14]

Today is the 14th day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Day 1 Reports :Not Reviewing...

Absence of Eyewitness Not Fatal If Surrounding Circumstances Establish Guilt: Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 11) upheld the conviction of a murder accused, observing that the absence of an eyewitness is not fatal to the prosecution's case when the surrounding circumstances, read along with the deceased's dying declaration, clearly establish the guilt of the accused. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Prasanna B. Varale refused to interfere with the...

Frictionless Relationship Between Bar & Bench Furthers Purpose Of Justice : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while closing the contempt case against senior advocate Yatin Oza, stressed that the Bench and the Bar are “two wheels of the chariot of justice” and friction between them has the potential to erode public faith in the justice delivery system.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar observed that the legal profession and the judiciary are...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 11, 2026

Links to today's reports :Bank Cannot Invoke IBC Against Debtor Over Loan Directly Disbursed To Builder Linked To Construction Progress: Supreme CourtNon-Publication Of Marks Of Unsuccessful Candidates Wouldn't Raise An Inference That They Passed Examination : Supreme CourtCJI Surya Kant Announces 'One Case, One Data' System For Case Data IntegrationSupreme Court Gives Suggestions To High...

No SC/ST Act Offence If Alleged Casteist Abuse Occurred Inside Private House : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 11) quashed a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against an individual, who was accused of hurling caste-based abuses upon the complainant belonging to the Scheduled Caste category inside the four walls of a house. Since the FIR did not disclose that the alleged incident of abuse and intimidation by appellant...

Order XII Rule 6 CPC | Admission Made In Criminal Case Can Be Used In Civil Proceedings: Supreme Court

The Court has upheld the eviction of the defendant, who had admitted in criminal proceedings that the property is owned by the plaintiff.

'Madras High Court Fastest In Disposing Criminal Cases, Allahabad & Patna HCs Experiencing Difficulty': CJI Surya Kant

While dealing with a case raising concern about delays in hearing of bail matters, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today lauded the Madras High Court as the "fastest High Court" in the country ensuring timely disposal of criminal cases.The CJI further noted that the most "problematic" High Courts are the Allahabad High Court and the Patna High Court, with the former suffering a huge volume...