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SC clarifies conditions of life sentence suspension

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The Supreme Court has made it clear that the long-settled principle of "presumption of innocence" applies only until an accused is tried and convicted, and does not survive once ... Read More


Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of Aravalli issue, lists it for December 29

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Saturday took suo motu cognisance of the contentious issue surrounding the definition of the Aravallis, reopening the possibility of a judicial relook at its... Read More


Supreme Court raps UP prison authorities over delay in releasing undertrial

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The Supreme Court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh prison authorities for delaying the release of a Muslim undertrial, charged under an anti-conversion law, by nearly a month, des... Read More


We cannot allow unauthorised constructions to go on, says SC

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took a stern view against unauthorised constructions, cautioning courts against allowing violators to walk free merely because municipal rules permit ... Read More


SC pulls up Uttarakhand over encroachment in Rishikesh forest

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday deprecated the Uttarakhand government for allowing large-scale encroachment of forest land in Rishikesh, calling it "shocking" that the state had fail... Read More


Registrar's complaint, Sikkim ex-CJ letter unravelled HC crisis

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The administrative turmoil that erupted in the Sikkim high court earlier this month had, in fact, been preceded by a formal complaint from the court's registrar general and a sub... Read More


Pending trials no reason to deny passport indefinitely: SC

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that passport authorities cannot indefinitely deny renewal of a passport merely because criminal proceedings are pending against an individual, ... Read More


SC quashes govt order to create new villages in Rajasthan

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a 2020 Rajasthan government notification creating new revenue villages after finding that two of them were named after individuals, in violati... Read More


Centre urges SC restraint on PIL questioning 'unopposed' elections

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Union government on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to exercise restraint on a public interest litigation questioning the law that allows "unopposed" candidates an automatic... Read More


SC moves toward final decision on life support withdrawal

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a "final call" on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old man who has remained ... Read More