The former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in a writ petition in the Supreme Court accused Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of meddling in probes and ordering cops to investigate as per his desires. He urged the SC for a prompt impartial and fair investigation by the CBI into alleged corrupt methods by Anil ...

SC stays execution: SC has stayed Centre’s implementation of three farm laws & formed a panel to negotiate with farmers In a major development amid the ongoing farmers’ protest across North India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three controversial farm laws. The apex court also established a four-member committee of ...

The ongoing campaigning war in Bihar ahead of the elections showed how most of the political parties ignored Supreme Court’s orders pertaining to electoral reforms. In February, 2020 the country’s apex court gave directions to political parties to discourage giving tickets to candidates with criminal case filed against them. Besides SC made it mandatory for ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed environmental groups and petitioners to file fresh pleas to challenge the June 17 environmental clearance granted to the Central Vista redevelopment project, under which a new Parliament House and other Ministry buildings will be constructed across the 3-km stretchin Lutyens’ Delhi. The three-judge top court bench headed by Justice ...

The Supreme Court has stepped in to help with the state of migrant workers in India. They have been considered the worst hit by the pandemic. According to the Supreme Court ruling, the Centre has to now ensure it registers all the migrant workers, and give them the facility to board any train or bus ...

Indian Supreme Court has placed an interim stay over the proceedings in the bankruptcy case pertaining to a big education company called Byju’s. The verdict was decided on Thursday, the 26th of September 2024. The judge informed the official in charge of the bankruptcy case not to convene any meeting or proceed with the process. ...

The Supreme Court recently acquitted a man in a drug trafficking case. The court said that there was no legal evidence to prove that the man had supplied drugs. The case was about the involvement of an attempt by another accused to transport drugs through railway parcels. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and ...

The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over the manner of Kolkata Police handling the case of rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. CBI took over the investigation on the fifth day of the incident but they and told the court that crucial evidence had already been ...

On August 21, 2024, different Dalit and Adivasi organizations demanded a Bharat Bandh to oppose the recent SC/ST order of the Apex Court. The bandh has been called by National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organizations (NACDAOR) to protest against the recent ruling of the court that has allowed further sub-categorization within SC and ST ...

The Supreme Court granted mineral-rich states the authority to collect past dues on royalties from mining companies, effective April 1, 2005. These payments will be spread out over 12 years, offering a structured approach to the collection. The bench, however, made it clear that states are not permitted to impose any penalties on these payments. ...