The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today during the hearing of the Presidential Reference under Article 143 of the Constitution which talks of the timelines for assent to bills by the President and Governors stated that it is functioning solely in an advisory capacity, not as an appellate authority seeking to overturn the Tamil…
The Supreme Court today dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which had challenged a 2022 judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The high court had upheld the right of a 16-year-old Muslim girl to marry a Muslim man under Muslim Personal Law…
In a significant development ahead of the upcoming vice-presidential election, the opposition INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc has nominated former Supreme Court Justice B. Sudershan Reddy as its official candidate. The announcement, made today by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, sets the stage for a high-profile contest against the ruling National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA)…
The famous cartoonist Hemant Malviya appeared before the Supreme Court of India today expressing his readiness to apologise across his social media channels like Facebook and Instagram for creating an “undignified” caricature depicting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Represented by Advocate Vrinda Grover, Malviya informed a bench comprising Justices Aravind…
The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court’s dismissal of a petition that sought to annul the results of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. The petitioner, Chetan Chandrakant Ahire, alleged that approximately 75 to 76 lakh votes were cast improperly after the official polling deadline of 6 PM and pointed out discrepancies between votes polled…
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the plight of officer cadets who sustained disabilities during training and were subsequently discharged, finding themselves without adequate support or recognition. A bench comprising Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan initiated the case titled Cadets Disabled During Military Training Struggle, following a revealing report…
The Supreme Court granted bail to former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, along with Dr. Subires (Subiresh) Bhattacharyya and SP Sinha, in the so-called “cash-for-jobs” teacher recruitment scandal. The case, being probed by both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), involves serious allegations of irregularities in school-level hiring processes….
In a compelling display of judicial pragmatism, the Supreme Court on August 18, 2025, deferred its ruling on the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) appeal, which takes aim at the Kerala High Court’s directive halting toll collection at the Paliyekkara toll booth along NH-544. The toll had been stayed due to the deteriorated state…
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to proceed with the criminal defamation case brought by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar against AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi over remarks alleging voter name deletions from Delhi’s electoral rolls. The case emerged after Kejriwal and Atishi publicly accused the BJP of orchestrating mass removal of voters’ names an…
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a writ petition submitted by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh contesting the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to close or merge 105 government-operated primary schools across the state. A bench led by Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih noted that identical issues are currently pending before the Allahabad…