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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a "final call" on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old man who has remained ...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