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New Delhi, April 7 – A nine-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, is scheduled to hear the long-standing Sabarimala review matter on Tuesday. This case involves a batch of petitions that raise significant constitutional questions regarding religious freedom and...

New Delhi, April 7 – As hearings begin on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to take up the long-standing Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for Tuesday on the apex court’s official website, the...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court has ruled that merely using abusive language such as the word "bastard" during a heated argument would not constitute an offense under Section 294(b) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).A bench of Justices Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Manoj Misra made this...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to intervene in the Madras High Court order, which directed that all plastic/PET bottles and packaging used for selling water, salt, and sugar should bear a label stating that these food items "may contain micro/nano plastics"."There is...

New Delhi, April 6 – The Congress on Monday strongly criticized the BJP after the Supreme Court of India ordered a preliminary investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations that public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to the...

New Delhi, April 6 – In a setback for the Vedanta Group, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the implementation of Adani Enterprises' debt resolution plan for Jaiprakash Associates Ltd., which is facing financial difficulties.A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant noted that the...

Kolkata, April 5 Congress candidate Mohtab Sheikh, whose name had been placed in the "adjudication cases" column of the final electoral roll on February 28, was a happy man on Sunday evening after a tribunal ordered that his name be reinstated.A relieved Sheikh told reporters, "Justice has...

On April 5, Sonam Wangchuk, a climate activist, was warmly welcomed in Kargil. He called for unity across Ladakh and the country, reiterating the demand for democratic and constitutional rights for the Union Territory.This was Sonam Wangchuk's first visit to Kargil after his release on March...

Mumbai, April 5 – Comedian Samay Raina is back with his new comedy special, "Still Alive." The trailer for the special was released on Sunday.The special captures Raina's journey in its most raw and unfiltered form. It's not a story about someone who survived a scandal. It's about someone who...

New Delhi, April 4 – The Supreme Court has formally notified the constitution of a nine-judge Constitution Bench, which will commence hearing from April 7 in the long-pending Sabarimala review matter.According to the cause list published for April 7 on the apex court's official website, the...

Hyderabad, April 4 Chief Justice of India Surya Kant will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Telangana High Court's Zone-II building in Rajendranagar on Sunday.High Court Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, state government Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, and other...

Chandigarh, April 3 – A trial court in Panchkula, Haryana, on Friday closed the Enforcement Directorate's complaint against Congress leader and two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) regarding the re-allotment of a plot for institutional use at old rates...

Ahmedabad, April 3 Technology has not replaced constitutional institutions, but it has changed the environment in which their legitimacy is formed, Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath said on Friday, noting that digital integration is no longer an "add-on" but a procedural norm.He was delivering...

New Delhi, April 1 What is your "deep-rooted agenda," an angry Supreme Court asked a petitioner on Wednesday while dismissing his plea related to the preliminary investigation report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last June.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

New Delhi, March 30 – Vedanta Ltd has approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)'s order approving Adani Group's ₹14,535 crore bid to acquire Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL).According to information available on the top court's website, Vedanta...

New Delhi, March 30 Highlighting the role of the armed forces, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that the country must not force them to "fight two battles at once," one at the border and another at home for their legal rights, calling for better access to the legal system for soldiers...

Ranchi, March 28 Supreme Court Judge, Justice B V Nagarathna, on Saturday said that courts should play a proactive role in environmental justice, as they have the capacity to ensure that ecological conservation, public accountability, and the rights of affected communities remain central to...

New Delhi, March 26 – Spiritual leader Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Giri in connection with a...

New Delhi, March 25 The grant of "prior" environmental clearances to projects is not merely a formality, but a substantive safeguard, and the principle of "polluter pays" must not be reduced to "pollute and pay," the Supreme Court was told on Wednesday.These submissions were made before a...

Kolkata, March 25 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that around 79 lakh "fake" names have been removed from the state's electoral rolls during the SIR exercise, and asserted that this would help the BJP secure more than 177 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections...