Supreme Court
- India
Revoking Article 370 had backing of the Parliament, SC told
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on the 14th day of the hearing of the pleas against the abrogation of Article 370 on Friday, was told that the decision to revoke the constitutional…
- India
Children of invalid marriages can claim inheritance in parents’ properties under Hindu laws: SC
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday held that children born out of invalid marriages are entitled to claim a share in the property of their parents under…
- India
SC denies PIL allegations of Congress leaders’ corrupt practices in Karnataka polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea alleging that Karnataka Congress party leaders and their agents distributed gift cards to voters in several constituencies ahead of the 2023…
- India
Manipur: Plea in SC seeks immediate action to protect Meitei Christian church properties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday heard a petition filed by the Meitei Christian Churches Council, Manipur (MCCCM), which has raised concerns about the destruction of churches during the ongoing ethnic…
- India
Double murder case: SC sentences former MP Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment for killing two people on the day of polling for assembly elections in…
- India
Elgar Parishad case: SC asks NIA to file reply in 4 weeks on Navlakha’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the NIA to file its reply within four weeks to a plea by activist Gautam Navlakha, who is under house arrest at a Mumbai…
- Delhi
SC judge recuses from hearing Satyendar Jain’s bail plea; extends interim bail
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Friday recused himself from hearing Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain’s bail plea in a money laundering case and also extended his…
- Kashmir
Nothing new in Centre’s submissions in SC on Art 370: Political parties in J&K
Srinagar: The Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court on restoration of statehood and holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir is nothing new but just a diversionary tactic, political parties in the…
- India
Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other inmates: SC panel
New Delhi: Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other categories of inmates and should enjoy equal rights and facilities, the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has said. In its…
- Telangana
SC refuses to entertain plea against Telangana’s 100% quota in MBBS seats for locals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging a decision of the Telangana government providing 100 per cent reservation under the ‘Competent Authority Quota’ to only local…
- India
Suicide major cause of unnatural deaths among prisoners: SC panel tells court
New Delhi: Suicide is a major cause of the 817 unnatural deaths reported in jails across the country between 2017 and 2021, the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has told the…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: SC to resume hearing pleas challenging remission of convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to resume hearing on Thursday in a batch of petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the infamous case of gang rape of…
- Telangana
Telangana: AP MBBS aspirants move SC on 100% quota for locals
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against a decision of the Telangana government providing 100% reservation under “Competent Authority Quota” to only local candidates. The writ petition,…
- India
Is there some timeframe for restoration of J&K’s statehood: SC asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General and Solicitor General to seek instructions from the Central government over the timeframe to restore statehood of the erstwhile state of Jammu…
- India
Centre trying to block caste survey in Bihar: RJD’s Manoj Jha
New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday hit out at the Centre alleging that it was trying to block the caste-based survey in Bihar saying that the error in the affidavit…