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 […]
SC PERMITS PRAYERS BY BOTH HINDUS & MUSLIMS TODAY IN DHAR
NEW DELHI,22 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has allowed Hindus and Muslims to offer prayers at the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar town of Madhya Pradesh this Friday. Members of the Hindu community have been allowed to pray from sunrise to sunset on the Hindu festival Basant Panchami, which falls on […]
SC SEEKS EXPERT PANEL ON ARAVALLI HILLS, STOPS ILLEGAL MINING
NEW DELHI,21 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Rajasthan Government to immediately stop the illegal mining on the Aravalli range of hills. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant asked the Centre, the amicus curiae and other parties to suggest names of environmentalists, scientists and mining experts within four weeks, […]
7 YEARS WITHOUT TRIAL: SC DEFERS LAWYER SURENDRA GADLING’S BAIL PLEA
lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling NEW DELHI,21 Jan 2026: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred by one more month the bail application filed by lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh arson case. A Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi adjourned the matter after proposing that timelines could be fixed to ensure that […]
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 TO DECIDE ON ED’S RIGHT TO FILE WRITS
NEW DELHI,20 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can approach High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution as a ‘juristic person’ to enforce its rights. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on appeals filed by the Kerala and […]
