Supreme Court Asks Registry Not To Accept Petitions Relating To Bar Council Elections

The Supreme Court recently expressly directed its Registry not to entertain any petitions relating to the ongoing State Bar Council Elections. The Court has asked all the aggrieved candidates or stakeholders to approach the High Powered Committee (HPC) headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a writ...

WB SIR : 'Trust Deficit' Between Bengal Govt & ECI Forces Supreme Court To Appoint Judicial Officers For SIR Duty

The Court said that it had to pass the extraordinary order due to extraordinary circumstances.

2026 CLAT-UG | Allahabad High Court Stays Single Judge Order To Revise Entire Merit List For Future Counselling

A division bench of the Allahabad High Court today STAYED the February 3 order of the single judge directing the Consortium of National Law Universities to revise the entire merit list for CLAT-UG-2026 for future counselling.A bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Indrajeet Shukla passed this order on a special appeal filed by the Consortium challenging the Single Judge's...

West Bengal SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court is hear today a batch of petitions related to Wes tBengal SIR, including WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plea raising issues inter-alia about characterization of voters in the 'logical discrepancy' listBench: CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M PancholiEarlier, the Court directed the State to make available to ECI Group B officers for SIR duties,...

AR Rahman Agrees In Supreme Court To Acknowledge Dagar Brothers' 'Shiv Stuti' Performance In 'Veera Raja' Song

Music composer AR Rahman on Friday agreed before the Supreme Court to acknowledge the 'Shiva Stuti' performance of the Junior Dagar brothers in the 'Veera Raja Veera' song of Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan II.Rahman and the makers of the film agreed to add the following line in the credits of the song :"Composition inspired from the Dagarwani tradition Dhrupad, first recorded as 'Shiv Stuti' by...

Courts Must Ideally Answer Every Issue Raised, Instead Of Focusing On A Single Decisive Point : Supreme Court

The Court set aside the Bombay High Court's order, finding it to be selective in adjudicating a case concerning the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the school teacher.

'Only To Embarrass State Govt Before Elections' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Flex Boards In Kerala

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking the regulation of the use of PVC flex boards in the State of Kerala. During the hearing, the Court orally commented that the petition seemed to be a "political battle" and the prayers sought seemed to "embarrass the State Government before the elections."The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice...

Increasing Green Cover Effective Solution For Delhi's Poor AQI, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday orally commented that planting of more trees can improve the Air Quality Index of Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this observation while passing an order in relation to the constitution of the expert committee to oversee the afforestation program to compensate for the tree felling in Delhi's ridge.Senior Advocate Guru Krishna Kumar, the amicus curiae...

'Police-Politician Nexus' : Supreme Court Raps Andhra Police For Lax Probe In Murder Case Against YSRCP MLC Udaya Bhaskar

The Court fixed timelines to ensure the completion of trial by November 30, 2026.

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL To Ban Building Babri Masjids Or Any Mosque In Babur's Name

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a public interest litigation seeking a nationwide restraint on the construction of, or naming of, any mosque or other religious structure after Babur or “Babri Masjid”.A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta declined to entertain the plea.During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner argued that no mosque should be constructed or...

'Travesty Of Justice To Keep Convict In Jail For Years Pending Appeal' : Supreme Court Quotes 1977 Judgment, Suspends Murder Sentence

The Court suspended the sentence after noting that the convict's appeal has been pending in the High Court for nearly 10 years.

Temple Festivals Conducted By State Can't Perpetuate Caste Names, Effort Must Be To Annihilate Caste : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that the temple festivals conducted by the State through the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department could not perpetuate caste. Justice Bharata Chakravarthy noted that the very purpose of India becoming a republic was to treat everyone equally. The court added that the endeavour of every authority in the country should be to annihilate...