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 […]
Red Fort Terror Attack : SC Seeks Delhi Govt Response On Curative Plea Of LeT Terrorist Mohd Arif
New Delhi, Jan. 22: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the response of the Delhi government on a curative petition filed by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq, who has been awarded the death sentence for the December 22, 2000 terror attack at the Red Fort, in which three Army jawans and a civilian […]
Can ED invoke Article 226? Supreme Court to examine challenge after Kerala, Tamil Nadu appeals
New Delhi, Jan. 20: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on a plea by the Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments contending that the central agency is not a juristic person entitled to move High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution for its enforcement — a provision that […]
SC Puts On Hold Calcutta HC Disqualifying Mukul Roy Over Alleged Defection To TMC
New Delhi, Jan. 16: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a recent judgment of the Calcutta High Court which had disqualified the law maker Mukul Roy from the membership of the West Bengal State Legislative Assembly on the ground that he had defected from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the ruling All India Trinamool […]
Wasting The Court’s Time’: SC Declines To Hear PIL Seeking Removal Of Savarkar Portraits
New Delhi, Jan. 13: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking the removal of portraits of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar from Parliament and other public places, warning the petitioner that exemplary costs would be imposed for wasting judicial time. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya […]
‘Disgusting’: SC takes exception to MP High Court for reinstating civil judge accused of obscene conduct on train
New Delhi,12Jan2026: The Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed strong disapproval over the alleged conduct of a Madhya Pradesh civil judge accused of obscene behaviour during a train journey, terming the episode “disgusting” and questioning the Madhya Pradesh High Court for interfering with disciplinary action that had led to his termination. A Bench of […]
