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'Don't waste our time': Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on plea against police action on CJP student protesters

India, July 22 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to initiate on its own motion and urgently list a petition alleging police excesses during the July 20 crackdown on student protesters in the ... Read More


Supreme Court sets aside death penalty in 1996 samleti bus blast case, orders fresh trial

India, July 22 -- Stressing that the constitutional guarantee of a fair trial is "absolutely non-negotiable" even in prosecutions involving terrorism and mass casualties, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ... Read More


'Appears to be too influential': CJI Surya Kant questions support for DAMEPL despite SC defeat

India, July 22 -- Two days after Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan publicly described the apex court's April 2024 curative judgment in the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)-Delhi Airport Metr... Read More


'Time can't cure illegality': SC orders demolition of illegal structures in UP's Meerut

India, July 22 -- The Supreme Court has ordered the demolition of all unauthorised structures, including illegal additions in economically weaker section (EWS) houses and encroachments in setback area... Read More


Supreme Court orders demolition of all illegal structures across Meerut

New Delhi, July 22 -- Declaring that courts, as guardians of rights, cannot hesitate to tell people things they do not want to hear, the Supreme Court has directed the demolition of all unauthorised s... Read More


Speaker's nod to merger of 6 UBT MPs with Sena challenged in SC

New Delhi, July 22 -- The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decision recognising the merger of six of its MPs with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv ... Read More


30 years after RAJ BLAST KILLED 14, NO CONVICTION STANDS

New Delhi, July 22 -- The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside the conviction and death sentence of Abdul Hameed in the 1996 Samleti bus blast case which killed 14 people, leaving the case without any conv... Read More


SC modifies HC interim order restricting Waqf Board in Kerala

New Delhi, July 22 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday slightly modified an interim order of the Kerala HC that had placed the Kerala State Waqf Board under the supervision of a joint secretary to the sta... Read More


Top court sets aside death penalty in 1996 Raj blast case

New Delhi, July 22 -- Stressing that the constitutional guarantee of a fair trial is "absolutely non-negotiable" even in prosecutions involving terrorism and mass casualties, the Supreme Court on Tues... Read More


Speaker's nod to Sena (UBT) MPs' merger challenged in top court

New Delhi, July 22 -- The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Tuesday petitioned the Supreme Court, challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decision recognising the merger of six of its members... Read More