Supreme Court
- India
Will destabilise institution of marriage: NGO opposes criminalisation of marital rape
New Delhi: An NGO has moved the Supreme Court opposing the criminalisation of marital rape, saying it would destabilise the institution of marriage. The petition filed by NGO Purush Aayog Trust through its…
- India
Charge sheets don’t come under RTI, free access may violate accused’s rights: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a PIL seeking free public access to charge sheets filed by police departments and investigative agencies – CBI and ED — saying that a…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC declines to entertain Andhra govt’s plea challenging stay against order prohibiting rallies
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by the Andhra Pradesh government against the recent order of the high court suspending the government’s order, which prohibited conduct of…
- India
SC refuses to entertain pleas on Bihar’s decision to hold caste-based census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain various pleas challenging the Bihar Government’s decision to conduct a caste-based census across the state. A bench of justices BR Gavai and…
- India
SC’s 5-judge bench to hear pleas against polygamy, nikah halala
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ practice among Muslims.…
- India
Kaali poster row: SC protects filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her for depicting Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette in a…
- Business
SC declines to stay CCI fine of Rs 1,337 crore on Google
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by Google challenging a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order, which refused to stay the operation of the Competition Commission…
- India
SC collegium recommends elevation of 17 advocates, 3 judicial officers as judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of 17 advocates and three judicial officers as judges of three high courts – Madras High Court, Allahabad High Court, and Karnataka…
- India
‘Sharing article critical of PM can’t deny judgeship’: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reiterated its recommendation for elevation of advocate R. John Sathyan as a judge of Madras High Court, after the Central government returned his file citing that…
- India
Views on social media not proof of bias: SC collegium backs advocate for BHC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to elevate advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as a judge of the Bombay High Court, emphasising that the views on social media attributed…
- India
SC backs gay advocate’s appointment as DHC judge, refutes centre’s objections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre for returning the proposal to appoint advocate Saurabh Kripal, who is openly gay, as a Delhi High Court judge,…
- Technology
Look at the kind of authority you wield in terms of dominance: SC to Google
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday orally told Google’s counsel to look at the kind of authority it wields in terms of dominance, while hearing the tech giant’s plea on seeking…
- India
SC to hear plea against Lalit Modi for remarks against ex-AG Rohatgi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea which alleged that ex-IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi made some “scurrilous” remarks in his social media post against former Attorney General and…
- India
SC asks AIIMS to examine if abortion of 29-week pregnant B Tech student possible
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, to constitute a team of doctors on Friday to examine whether termination of a…
- India
Process to declare ‘Ram Setu’ national heritage monument underway: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the process to declare ‘Ram Setu’ a national heritage monument is currently underway in the Ministry of Culture. A bench…