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I-PAC raid row: SC to hear ED plea against Mamata Banerjee today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday, May 22, a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging interference by then West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and…
- India
Lawyers urge CJI retracts SC’s ‘unfair observations’ against environmental activists
New Delhi: A group of 72 lawyers, law students, law faculty, law researchers, and activists trained in law have written an open letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, demanding…
- India
Every govt must know how many people are backward classes: SC on caste census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 20, rejected a PIL challenging the Centre’s decision to conduct caste-based Census, saying the issue falls under the policy domain. The top court said…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court rejects Umar Khalid’s bail plea to care for ailing mother
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday, May 19, dismissed the bail plea of jailed activist Umar Khalid, accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing…
- India
Rabid, aggressive stray dogs can be euthanised: SC refuses to recall earlier order
New Delhi: In a significant direction, the Supreme Court refused to recall its earlier directions on the management of stray dogs in public places and instead allowed authorities to take legally permissible…
- Featured News
Bulldozers, madrasas and the myth of minority ‘prosperity’
Backdrop: 20 demolition actions against Muslim establishments recorded between June 2024 and February 2026. Sixty-nine Islamic religious sites were bulldozed or declared illegal. In Sambhal, villagers armed with tools and a bulldozer…
- Hyderabad
Supreme Court steps in to protect Hyderabad’s KBR Park, stays tree cutting
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, stayed the felling of trees in the eco-sensitive zone surrounding Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (KBR) National Park in Hyderabad, ordering that no trees be cut within…
- India
Supreme Court objects to bail denial for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam under UAPA
The Supreme Court on Monday, May 18, expressed strong disapproval of a January 2026 judgment that had denied bail to activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy…
- India
Bhojshala dispute: Petitioners to move SC against HC decision
Indore: The Muslim petitioners on Friday, May 15, said that they will challenge the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision declaring the disputed Bhojshala structure in Dhar district to be a Saraswati temple.…
- India
SC bats for rationalisation of airfares, asks Centre to provide relief
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, said there should be some rationalisation of airfares and asked the Centre to provide relief to flyers. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath…
- India
Unnao rape case: SC sets aside HC relief to ex BJP MLA Sengar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case and…
- Telangana
Telangana HC cancels land rights obtained through fraudulent documents
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has declared that land rights obtained through fraudulent documents and by misleading courts and government authorities are legally invalid. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka, while delivering the verdict, observed…
- Bangalore
SC grants interim relief to Congress MLA in Sringeri recount case
New Delhi: In a major relief to Congress leader TD Rajegowda, who had recently lost his MLA position following a recount of postal ballots in the Sringeri Assembly constituency, the Supreme Court…
- Bangalore
Congress government seeks more time for Bengaluru civic polls
Bengaluru: Fresh political tensions have surfaced in Karnataka after the Congress government moved the Supreme Court of India seeking postponement of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections until September. The development comes…
- India
CJI announces ‘One Case One Data’ initiative, launches AI chatbot ‘Su Sahay’
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday, May 11, announced the launch of a major digital initiative aimed at strengthening judicial data integration and improving public access to court…