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 […]
SC RESERVES VERDICT ON CHALLENGES TO SIR ACROSS 12 STATES & UNION TERRITORIES
NEW DELHI,30 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls—an exercise that began in Bihar in June 2025 and was subsequently expanded to 12 States and Union Territories on October […]
SC ORDERS MENSTRUAL PADS IN SCHOOLS
NEW DELHI,30 Jan 2026 : In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the lack of gender-segregated toilets and access to menstrual hygiene products in schools violates the fundamental rights of girl students, including the right to education, equality, health, dignity and privacy. Delivering the verdict on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), […]
SC STAYS NEW UGC REGULATIONS ON CASTE DISCRIMINATION
NEW DELHI,29 Jan 2026 : In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, saying they raise several important questions which, if not addressed, will have “very sweeping consequences…will divide the society”. Issuing notice to the Centre and UGC on a clutch […]
SC FLAGS “NEW FORM OF FRAUD” OF SEEKING MINORITY QUOTA AFTER CONVERTING TO BUDDHISM
NEW DELHI,29 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval over a plea by a person from a dominant Hindu caste seeking the benefit of minority reservation after converting to Buddhism, describing the attempt as a “new type of fraud”. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing […]
SC TO HEAR PLEA AGAINST UGC’S NEW ANTI-DISCRIMINATION RULES
NEW DELHI,28 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed for urgent listing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the newly notified anti-discrimination regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC). The plea was mentioned before a bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. The petitioner argued that the new regulations are […]
SC REJECTS “VIP DARSHAN” AT UJJAIN’S MAHAKAL TEMPLE
NEW DELHI,27 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) did not entertain a petition against the practice of ‘VIP darshan’ permitted at the famed Shri Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, saying the court is not meant to play the role of gatekeeper to who enters a temple and when. “In the presence […]
2 MURDER CONVICTS FALL IN LOVE IN JAIL, GET PAROLE TO MARRY IN ALWAR
NEW DELHI,23 Jan 2026 : A love story that began from their time together in jail will now end in marriage. A woman convicted of murdering a man she met on a dating app and a man who killed five people are set to tie the knot in Rajasthan’s Alwar, in what appears to be […]
SC SLAMS JHARKHAND LAWYER FOR HIS EXCHANGES WITH HIGH COURT JUDGE
NEW DELHI,23 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on a lawyer who had moved to the top court against a criminal contempt notice issued to him for a verbal spat with a Jharkhand High Court judge during courtroom proceedings last year. Advocate Mahesh Tiwari was involved in a heated exchange […]
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 […]
