SC Pulls Up Lawyer For Seeking FIR Against PM,HM Over CAA ; keeps ₹50,000 Costs In Abeyance
New Delhi, Feb2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply admonished a practising advocate who had sought registration of an FIR against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and others over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). The Court, however, kept in abeyance the ₹50,000 costs imposed on him by the Rajasthan High […]
WB SIR:SC Clarifies Class-10 ‘Admit Card’ Valid Only With Pass Certificate
New Delhi, Feb. 25: The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that Madhyamik (Class 10) admit cards can be used for the verification of identity and parentage during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, but only when accompanied by the corresponding pass certificate. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant […]
Hate Speech: Speech Reflects Thoughts, Which Need To Be Corrected, Says SC
Hate speech: Speech reflects thoughts, which need to be corrected, says SC on plea to regulate public speeches by constitutional functionaries infringing fundamental rights New Delhi, Feb 2026: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that speech reflects the thought process, and that the real challenge in addressing hate speech lies not merely in regulating words, […]
SC TO HEAR CHALLENGE TO CAA FROM MAY 5
New Delhi, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will commence final hearing from May 5 on a batch of around 240 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi set aside […]
I-PAC RAIDS:ED BEING WEAPONISED,SAYS WEST- BENGAL;AGENCY CLAIMS IT IS BEING TERRORISED
New Delhi, 18 Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange between the West Bengal government and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), with the State alleging that the anti-money laundering agency was being “weaponised” against political opponents, and the ED countering that it was, in fact, being “terrorised”. Senior Advocate Sidharth […]
SC Questions NIA Over Labelling Beldanga Violence As A Terrorist Act Without Perusing Case Papers
New Delhi, Feb 11-2-26: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for invoking Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1968 (UAPA) in connection with the Beldanga violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, without examining the case records. While expressing reservations over the agency’s approach, a Bench of Chief […]
SC seeks Centre’s response on a plea seeking to exclude doctors from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to a public interest plea by the Association of Healthcare Providers (India) seeking the exclusion of medical professionals from the ambit of the Consumer Protection […]
SC Frowns Upon ‘Acting DGP’ Practice, Empowers UPSC To Flag Delays By States
New Delhi, Feb. 5: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on the growing practice of State governments appointing “acting” Directors General of Police instead of initiating the process for selecting a regular police chief in accordance with its binding guidelines issued in 2006. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya […]
SC lifts ban on Anurag Thakur, to associate with the h BCCI
New Delhi, Feb. 5: The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted the bar on BJP leader Anurag Singh Thakur from associating with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), clarifying that its 2017 direction asking the former BCCI president to “cease and desist” from the board’s functioning was never intended to operate as a […]
Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution encompasses the right to menstrual health: SC
New Delhi, Jan. 30: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday held that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to menstrual health, recognising it as an essential facet of human dignity, privacy and bodily autonomy of girl children, encompassing access to safe, effective and affordable menstrual […]
