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Aarey Forest Area: Mumbai Tree Authority Seeks Supreme Court's Permission To Fell 124 Trees For Film Institute Project
The Court indicated that an independent agency would be asked to oversee the compensatory afforestation.
Unclaimed Motor Accident, Labour Compensation : Supreme Court Issues Notice To UP Over Delay In Dashboard Creation
The Supreme Court today (September 16) issued notice to the Secretaries of the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department and Labour and Industry Department, seeking effective compliance with directions to create a dashboard displaying live updates on compensation amounts lying deposited in connection with motor accident claims and labour court cases.It may be recalled that in April 2025, a...
Supreme Court Allows Students Of Derecognized College Of Physicians & Surgeons Mumbai To Appear For Exams
The Supreme Court today(September 16) directed the authorities to conduct exams for 962 students who completed their course long back but couldn't appear for the examination after the Bombay High Court upheld the derecognition of all postgraduate medical courses offered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai ("CPS").It may be recalled that subsequent to the derecognition of the...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Sridevi's Chennai Property, Issues Notice To Boney Kapoor, Janhvi & Kushi On Rival Claim
The Supreme Court today (September 16) issued notice on a plea to revive a suit raising a claim over late actor Sridevi's property near East Coast Road in Chennai.The petitioners, MC Sivakami & MC Natarajan, have approached the Court challenging the Madras High Court's order which rejected her suit on an application by Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Janhvi and Kushi...
Supreme Court Allows Lawyer To Approach Social Media Platforms To Take Down Clips Of His Arguments In Court
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a lawyer's plea against social media intermediaries and news portals for circulation of audio-video clips of his arguments in Court. The Court granted him liberty to approach the social media platforms seeking take down of the clips.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with the plea of a lawyer...
Seat Belts In Cars : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Consider Suggestions For Stricter Enforcement
The Supreme Court has disposed of a public interest litigation seeking effective implementation and enforcement of mandatory seat belt usage, child restraint systems and first-aid kits in vehicles, while granting liberty to the petitioner to forward a copy of his petition to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for consideration of his recommendations.The Court observed that...
'You File PIL Every Week, Don't Pile Us With Petitions' : Supreme Court Chides Lawyer
"You have made it a factory", the Court told the lawyer.
Queer Partners Can Take Medical Decisions In Emergencies If Authorised By Patient: Centre Tells Delhi High Court
The Central Government has told the Delhi High Court that a competent adult should be permitted to nominate their partner, including a partner in a non-heterosexual or queer relationship, to take healthcare decisions on their behalf if they subsequently become incapacitated.The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the National Medical Commission (NMC) have submitted that such...
Centre Moves Supreme Court Against P&H High Court Judgment Striking Down S.147A Income Tax Act
The Union Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's recent judgment which struck down Section 147A of the Income Tax Act as unconstitutional.Additional Solicitor General N Venkataraman mentioned the Union's Special Leave Petition before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing. CJI Surya Kant agreed to list the matter urgently."One batch...
Courts Must Presume Correctness Of Answer Key, Interfere Only If Mistake Is 'Glaring And Apparent': Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a challenge to the correctness of an answer key selected by an examining body can be entertained only where the error is so glaring and apparent that it can be detected without any resort to any interferential reasoning. It set aside an Allahabad High Court order that had awarded a disputed mark to a candidate in a Village Development Officer...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 16 September 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...