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SC rejects plea against Harish Rao in phone-tapping case

January 6, 2026, 05:42 PM - 2 min read

The legal battle stems from a controversial complaint lodged by a Siddipet resident, Chakradhar Goud, at the Panjagutta police station.

SC's dog rehab mandate defies ground reality

January 2, 2026, 03:27 PM - 3 min read

To demand a construction spree for animal shelters that exceeds the number of existing healthcare facilities seems profoundly out of touch with the country's budgetary constraints.

On November 20, the apex court had accepted a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges and banned the grant of fresh mining leases inside its areas spanning Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until experts’ reports are out, for which it directed the Centre to prepare a Comprehensive Management Plan for Sustainable Mining

Aravalli redefinition: SC stays its November verdict

December 29, 2025, 02:44 PM - 3 min read

A vacation bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih said a high-powered committee comprising domain experts be constituted to undertake an exhaustive and holistic examination of the issue and give a fair, impartial, and expert opinion

The bench observed that substantial questions of law arise for consideration in the matter, including ambiguity on the definition of ‘public servant’ under the POCSO. While a patwari or police constable could be convicted under Section 6 of the POCSO, an MLA would not be considered a public servant, it noted

Unnao rape case: SC stays Sengar’s life term suspension

December 29, 2025, 01:25 PM - 2 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former BJP leader, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused in the 2017 Unnao rape case

SC slams U’khand govt over grabbing of forest land

December 22, 2025, 02:14 PM - 2 min read

The bench said it was shocked that the Uttarakhand government and its authorities were watching silently while forest land was being encroached upon. “We are therefore initiating a suo motu case,” the court said.

Centre refutes in SC 'bias' in PC of IAF SSC women officers

December 10, 2025, 08:16 PM - 4 min read

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh which reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas of women SSC officers challenging denial of permanent commission was told by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that on successful completion of training these officers will be directly granted permanent commission.

UP madrassa students seek alternatives after SC order

December 7, 2025, 08:47 PM - 3 min read

Around 32,000 students were enrolled in these courses across the state when the Supreme Court, on November 5 last year, deemed the degrees "unconstitutional," ruling that such degree-awarding authority lies only with universities regulated under the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act.

According to the state government, the allegation of negligence or dereliction of duty on the part of the Karur district administration and police authorities is "wholly baseless and devoid of merit."

Karur stampede: TN urges SC to replace CBI inquiry with SIT probe

December 2, 2025, 03:05 PM - 4 min read

The state government contended that the October 13 interim order — directing a CBI probe under the monitoring of a three-member supervisory committee— "virtually allowed the writ petition" even before the issue of its maintainability could be decided.

Illegal constructions pose threat to Jharkhand’s ‘Queen of Hills’

November 28, 2025, 05:31 PM - 4 min read

The Supreme Court has also declared that any new construction within ESZ boundaries without environmental clearance is illegal. Yet the reality on the ground tells an entirely different story.

A file photo of the Supreme Court held that courts cannot impose rigid timelines on constitutional authorities regarding assent of Bills.

No Guv bill clearance timeline, but long delay is reviewable: SC

November 20, 2025, 01:59 PM - 4 min read

SC said that governors cannot sit on bills indefinitely, even as it was not in favour of fixed timelines for granting assent. While highlighting the separation of powers, the court said prolonged delays in clearing bills could still be subjected to judicial scrutiny.

People in Kolkata take to streets to seek justice for RG Kar incident - file image.

SC refuses blanket protection for protesting RG Kar doctors

November 19, 2025, 01:05 PM - 4 min read

The top court instructed senior advocate Karuna Nundy, who is representing the Association of junior and senior doctors, to provide a table of matters currently pending before the Calcutta High Court.

Scholarship bribery case: SC grants bail to ED officer

November 18, 2025, 07:08 PM - 3 min read

The Supreme Court said keeping him in jail any longer would serve no purpose since the probe was complete. The court overturned the High Court’s decision and directed that the accused, Vishal Deep, be released on conditions to be set by the Trial Court.