'High Court's Discretion To Directly Hear Anticipatory Bail Pleas Can't Be Curtailed' : Kerala HC Advocates Association To Supreme Court

The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) has submitted before the Supreme Court that the discretion of the High Courts in entertaining anticipatory bail petitions in the first instance cannot be curtailed.Opposing the view that Sessions Courts must be approached first for anticipatory bail, the KHCAA filed an application to get itself impleaded in the case where the Supreme Court...

Supreme Court Proposes High Courts Publish Information On Judgments Reserved For Over 6 Months

The Court said that the measure will ensure accountability and transparency.

SCBA Moves Supreme Court Over 'Period Checks' On Women Workers, Seeks Guidelines To Safeguard Menstrual Dignity

Subjecting women and students to invasive cheks during menstruation is a violation of their dignity and privacy, the Supreme Court Bar Association argued.

Can High Courts Hear Anticipatory Bail Pleas Bypassing Sessions Courts? Supreme Court Refers Issue To 3-Judge Bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a three-judge bench the issue of whether High Courts can directly entertain anticipatory bail applications filed without first approaching the Sessions Courts.A 2-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta ordered that the matter be placed before a 3-judge bench.It was in September that the present bench took up this issue...

Supreme Court Orders Release Of Advocate Arrested By Haryana Police

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 12) ordered the release of Advocate Vikram Singh, who was arrested by the Haryana Police in connection with a murder case.The bench comprising Chief Justice of BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria passed the interim order while issuing notice to the Police on a writ petition filed by Singh challenging his arrest and remand in the...

In Execution Petition, Onus On Decree-Holder To Show Violation By Judgment Debtor : Supreme Court

The Court dismissed an appeal in relation to a 92-year-old dispute between two groups in Andhra Pradesh over temple worship rights.

'ECI Holds Voters' Data In Trust, Entitled To Protect Privacy' : Supreme Court On Plea For Machine-Readable Electoral Rolls

In yesterday's SIR hearing, the Supreme Court orally expressed reservations about making the voters list available in machine-readable format, saying that it might compromise voters' privacy.The Court observed that the Election Commission of India holds voters' data in trust and is entitled to adopt layers of privacy to ensure that the data remains protected. The Court suggested to the ECI if...

Nithari Killings | Letting Surendra Koli's Conviction Stand On Subsequently Rejected Evidence Would Breach Articles 14 And 21: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, while setting aside the last remaining conviction of Surendra Koli in the Nithari killings case, held that allowing it to stand when all companion cases based on the same evidence have been found unsustainable would violate Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai observed that the evidentiary foundation of Koli's conviction...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 11, 2025

Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Raps Jharkhand High Court For Casually Suspending Murder Convicts' Sentence; Slams State For Not Challenging OrderTransfer Of Title In Immovable Property Doesn't Attract Service Tax : Supreme Court'Can Parliament Reintroduce Provisions Struck Down By Court?' Supreme Court Questions Centre On Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021Subsequent Purchaser Who Acted Merely...

Executing Courts Shouldn't Allow Withdrawal & Refiling Of Execution Petitions Without Valid Reason : Supreme Court

The Court also flagged 1.41 lakh execution petitions pending in Karnataka High Court.

Nithari Killings : Supreme Court Slams Botched Probe, Expresses Regret That Real Perpetrator Not Caught

“When proof fails, the only lawful outcome is to set aside the conviction even in a case involving horrific crimes.”

High Courts Not Inferior To Supreme Court, But Shouldn't Take Up Matters Which SC Is Seized Of : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today reiterated the need for High Courts to refrain from entertaining cases which are already seized by the Apex Court. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing the issue of officers involved in the alleged illegal tree felling at the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve. The apex court, which has been monitoring the investigation by the...