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Photos: Justice B R Gavai sworn in as next CJI
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati…
- India
SC refuses to hear plea on Murshidabad violence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 13, declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) into the violent protests which erupted against…
- India
Supreme Court plea seeks ban on ‘Operation Sindoor’ trademark
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the authorities not to allow registration of trademark under the name “Operation Sindoor”, saying it should not…
- India
‘Propaganda tool’ row: SC reverses Wikipedia takedown in ANI defamation case
In a landmark ruling on Friday, May 9, the Supreme Court of India reversed a Delhi High Court order that had asked the Wikimedia Foundation to remove a Wikipedia page containing information…
- Opinions
Thanks to the court, grassroots democracy is back in Maharashtra
The Supreme Court has given a leg up to people’s representation at the grassroots – normally called the local self-government bodies, from panchayats to huge municipal corporations – by asking the Maharashtra…
- India
Notify local body elections in Maharashtra: SC to state poll panel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra state election commission to notify local body elections in the state within four weeks. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N…
- India
SC rejects convicts’ plea against 2-judge bench hearing Godhra train burning appeals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the vehement submissions of few convicts that a two-judge bench cannot hear their appeals against conviction as the matter pertained to the award of…
- India
SC discloses asset details of judges on official website
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has decided to place assets of the apex court judges in the public domain by uploading these on its official website. “The Full Court of the Supreme…
- India
SC issues notice to Centre on plea against blocking 4PM YouTube channel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Union government on a plea filed by journalist Sanjay Sharma challenging the directive to block the YouTube channel 4PM News…
- India
Bench-led by next CJI to hear pleas challenging Waqf Amendment Act: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity will be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B…
- India
SC seeks Samay Raina, other social media influencers’ presence in court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the presence of five social media influencers, including “India’s Got Latent” host Samay Raina, on a plea of an NGO which alleged that they…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt begins enumeration of Scheduled Castes to collect empirical data
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the enumeration of Scheduled Castes started on Monday, which will go on till May 17. The second phase of the exercise will be held between May…
- India
Pahalgam attack: SC dismisses PIL for safety of tourists, rebukes petitioner
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking safety of tourists in remote hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent Pahalgam terror attack in which…
- India
SC junks plea of woman claiming possession of iconic Red Fort
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the widow of great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red…
- India
SC issues notice on plea against two-shift NEET PG 2025 exam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) challenging the National Board of Examinations (NBE) decision to conduct the NEET PG…