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Supreme Court stresses on early sexuality education

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday pressed for sexuality education to be introduced at an earlier age, observing that children should be made aware of the changes that occur after pub... Read More


Railways can't deny compensation to accident victims due to technical lapses, says SC

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Indian Railways cannot hide behind hyper-technical objections to deny compensation to accident victims, the Supreme Court has ruled, holding that confirmation of a valid train tic... Read More


India now 'haven' for foreigners overstaying illegally: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said India seemed to have become a "haven" for foreigners who overstay illegally, as it came down strongly on an Israeli man living in Goa with a Russi... Read More


Zubeen case accused calls for central agency probe

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Shyamkanu Mahanta, the organiser of the North East India Festival and a key accused in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a ... Read More


India governed by the rule of law, not bulldozer: CJI Bhushan R Gavai

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai on Friday underscored that the Indian legal system is governed by the rule of law, "not by the rule of the bulldozer", stressing that legali... Read More


Wasteful government litigation hurting mediation growth: Justice Nagarathna

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Mediation cannot truly succeed in India until governments and their institutions stop pursuing litigation merely to exhaust judicial avenues despite having no likelihood of succ... Read More


Can't make death row convicts wait endlessly: Centre to SC

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Union government on Wednesday pressed the Supreme Court to expedite hearing on its plea seeking stricter timelines for death row convicts to avail legal remedies and for exe... Read More


Supreme Court pulls up Centre for denying FCRA renewal

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned the Union government against harassing non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and pulled up the Centre for refusing to renew the registratio... Read More


Waqf by user was widely misused to claim government land: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday prima facie upheld the Union government's move to abolish the concept of "waqf by user" under the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, observing that the provis... Read More


SC ruling on Waqf Act a fine balance of presumption of constitutionality, property rights

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to suspend the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in its entirety, but kept in abeyance some provisions that could have immediate and irreversible c... Read More