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Statutory Authorities Can Intervene If Housing Society Delays Membership Decisions : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the statutory authority can step into the affairs of the co-operative housing societies' matters when the society refuses to decide or keeps the matter pending for a long time. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter that relates to the delay in granting of the membership to the flat owners in one Malboro House Co-operative...
NEET-PG 2025 | 'Our Conscience Must Be Satisfied' : Supreme Court Asks NBEMS To Explain Reasons To Reduce Qualifying Percentile
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to file an affidavit explaining the reason behind the reduction of qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 2025-26.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing pleas challenging the notice dated January 13 issued by the NBEMS reducing the qualifying...
Decide Remaining Disqualification Petitions In Three Weeks Or Face Contempt : Supreme Court Warns Telangana Speaker
The Supreme Court today(February 6) issued another last warning to the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, directing him to "positively" decide the remaining disqualification petitions within three weeks in connection with the defection of ten MLAs from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the Indian National Congress. It added that if the decision is not taken this time, the Court will...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Questioning Madras HC Collegium Resolution For Not Including Justice Nisha Banu
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition challenging the recommendations stated to have been made by the Madras High Court in November 2025, observing that the issue was not justiciable. The writ petition was filed A. Prem Kumar, contending that the High Court Collegium's recommendation was void, as the then second senior judge of the High Court, Justice Nisha Banu,...
Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Challenging 'Sahyog Portal' & 2025 Amendment To IT Rules Allowing Blocking Of Social Media Content
Satirist Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the 'Sahyog Portal' and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The challenge is directed against provisions which enable the blocking of content posted on social media intermediaries. Earlier,...
'Court Cannot Compel Any Woman To Complete Pregnancy': Supreme Court Allows Termination Of Minor's 30-Week Pregnancy
Observing that a Court cannot compel a woman, much less a minor, to continue an unwanted pregnancy, the Supreme Court on Friday permitted the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a girl who had become pregnant while she was a minor.A Bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan emphasised that reproductive autonomy of the pregnant girl must be given due weight,...
Supreme Court Rejects TN Cadre IPS Officer's Claim For Rajasthan Cadre Vacancy Of 2004
The Supreme Court recently rejected a 2004 batch Tamil Nadu Cadre IPS officer's plea seeking appointment against an insider vacancy for the same year in the Rajasthan Cadre after two senior candidates declined to join.A bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar noted that appellant Rupesh Kumar Meena raised the claim six years later in 2010, and observed that interfering...
State Govt Employees Can't Claim Dearness Allowance Twice A Year Unless Rules Permit : Supreme Court
While deciding the State of West Bengal's challenge to directions on payment of Dearness Allowance under the West Bengal Services (Revision of Pay and Allowances) Rules, 2009, the Supreme Court held that state government employees are not entitled, as a matter of right, to payment of DA twice a year.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra held –“This is for...
Trial Courts Must Record Offer Of Free Legal Aid To Accused Before Examination Of Witnesses : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 5) passed an important order directing the High Courts to pass on an instruction to the trial courts within their state to inform the accused of their right to legal aid in the event they cannot afford a counsel. The response of the accused to the offer of free legal aid must be recorded. “It is incumbent upon the trial Courts dealing with...
Supreme Court To Examine If Pupil -Teacher Ratio Fixed In Maharashtra Is Contrary To RTE Act
The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a petition challenging a 2024 Government Resolution(GR) issued by the State of Maharashtra under the Right of the Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009(RTE Act). As per the GR, the State has modified the criteria for sanctioning the teachers' posts based on the number of students in primary, upper primary, and secondary schools in...