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September 2, 2025, 03:38 PM - 4 min read
In a loud and clear message of 'no politics' in the matter, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that its decision on the Presidential reference concerning the Governors' powers over the bills passed by the State legislatures would not be influenced by which political party is currently in power or was previously in power.
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September 1, 2025, 06:54 PM - 3 min read
In a key development concerning Education Department, the Supreme Court today held that qualifying the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory for those aspiring for appointment as teachers and also in-service teachers aspiring for promotions. As regards those teachers appointed prior to the enactment of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education, 2009 ("RTE Act") and have more than five years of service left, the Court granted a time of two years to pass the Teachers' Eligibility Test ("TET").
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September 1, 2025, 03:26 PM - 4 min read
In order to ease out things for those unable to point out corrections,the Supreme Court on Monday requested the Chairman of the Bihar State Legal Services Authority to depute para legal volunteers to assist voters and political parties in submitting online claims, objections or corrections to the electoral roll being prepared as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral rolls.
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August 25, 2025, 04:16 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the reconsideration of death penalty imposed on a man convicted for the rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl.
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August 19, 2025, 08:14 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which extended protection to two Muslim married couples, despite the fact that these marriages involved minor girls aged 15-16 years old.
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August 19, 2025, 05:47 PM - 3 min read
In a significant development amid long arguments in the case, Attorney General for India (AG) R Venkataramani on Tuesday questioned the Supreme Court's April ruling that set timelines for Governors and the President to grant assent to bills passed by legislatures, asking whether the Court can re-write the Constitution.
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August 19, 2025, 04:21 PM - 3 min read
In a case in which the artist has been seen having made derogatory content , Cartoonist Hemant Malviya conveyed to the Supreme Court on Tuesday that he would publish an apology on Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms for creating an undignified caricature of the RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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August 18, 2025, 04:21 PM - 3 min read
In a fresh twist to the issue of 'deadlines assent' with regard to Governors appointments, the Union of India has informed the Supreme Court that the power of Governors and the President to act on Bills is a “high prerogative” function which cannot be bound by judicial timelines.
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August 18, 2025, 03:31 PM - 3 min read
In a significant ruling concerning rights of soldiers, Tthe Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Central government to a suo motu case initiated to examine and alleviate the struggles faced by military cadets who suffer disability during training.
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August 16, 2025, 04:35 PM - 4 min read
The Supreme Court has ruled that summons issued under Section 70 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act) will not amount to “initiation of proceedings” within the meaning of Section 6(2)(b).Hence, it allowed Central and State GST authorities to conduct parallel inquiries at the investigation stage.
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August 13, 2025, 09:14 PM - 2 min read
In a major development amid mixed reactions over its earlier direction, Supreme Court has now referred the stray dogs case to a new three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Vikram Nath will hear the case related to stray dogs.The Bench will also comprise Justices Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria.
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August 13, 2025, 06:59 PM - 4 min read
In what could be a first, the Supreme Court recently summoned Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other records related to a Sarpanch election in Haryana and held recounting of votes before altering the poll results.The decision was taken by a Bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and N Kotiswar Singh after controversy arose over the election of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Buana Lakhu village in Haryana's Panipat district.
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