Supreme Court
- Telangana
Tree felling in Kancha Gachibowli pre-planned: SC raps Telangana govt
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, May 15 warned the Telangana government against further tree-felling in the Kancha Gachibowli land area in Hyderabad. The bench, led by Chief Justice BR Gavai…
- India
SC order on assent to bills: Prez Murmu seeks top court’s opinion
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has posed 14 crucial questions to the Supreme Court (SC) over its April 8 verdict that fixed timelines for governors and the President to act on bills…
- News
Many HC judges take unnecessary breaks for lunch and coffee, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, made sharp observations about the work ethic of some High Court judges, remarking that many take “unnecessary breaks” on the pretext of lunch and coffee.…
- India
Centre reaffirms undertaking before SC on Waqf Amendment Act
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday reaffirmed before the Supreme Court its undertaking that it would not de-notify any waqf, including ‘Waqf by user’, or include non-Muslim members in the Waqf Board.…
- News
Remarks targeting Col Qureshi: SC agrees to hear on Friday MP minister’s plea
New Delhi: What sort of statements are you making, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah who has challenged a high court order directing an FIR against him…
- Telangana
Phone tapping: SC issues notices to Telangana govt over ex SIB chief’s bail plea
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court of India has issued notices to the Telangana government regarding a petition filed by T Prabhakar Rao, the former chief of the Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB), seeking anticipatory…
- India
Supreme Court to hear pleas against Waqf Amendment Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the recent amendments introduced in the Waqf Act. As per the cause…
- India
SC questions bar on LGBTQIA+ persons from blood donation, seeks expert opinion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to seek expert opinion for removing the bias in the medical guidelines that bar transpersons, gay men and sex workers from donating…
- India
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…