Topic: SupremeCourt

The Jantar Mantar protest dispute highlights the need to protect the democratic right to peaceful dissent while respecting law, public order and citizens’ rights.

The Supreme Court expressed serious concern over recent sexual crimes against women and minors in Delhi-NCR and sought effective policing and security measures.

The Supreme Court has sought a detailed affidavit from the Centre on space and layout for the Central Secretariat Library under the Central Vista redevelopment plan.

The Supreme Court will today hear two petitions concerning CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s functioning, SIR-related decisions and alleged voter list irregularities.

The Supreme Court has sought the West Bengal government’s response on petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court ruling on 2025-26 OBC certificates.

The Supreme Court did not hear a petition on the CEC and Election Commissioners appointment law, with Justice Dipankar Datta asking the petitioner to approach the CJI.

A Supreme Court-constituted National Task Force survey found around 9 percent of higher education students reported suicidal thoughts in the past year.

Ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court indicated that firecracker use in Delhi-NCR may be allowed during fixed hours instead of a complete ban.

The Supreme Court suggested considering linking unpaid traffic challans with electricity bills and discussed other measures to recover pending e-challan fines.

The Supreme Court will hear a PIL today challenging the proposed 0.4 per cent MDR on certain person-to-merchant UPI payments above Rs 2,000.

More than 2,000 citizens have written to the CJI and Supreme Court judges seeking an immediate halt to the SIR process and an independent inquiry into the Election Commission.

Bhopal’s dispute over commercial activity in residential areas shows the need for clear rules, transparent sealing action and a practical new master plan.

Questions have arisen over the bench and roster listing after Supreme Court hearing on petitions by Medha Roopam and the Uttar Pradesh government.

The Supreme Court has said private universities cannot be run as profit-making institutions and has directed states and Union Territories to obtain audit reports within six weeks.

Around 12,000 Haryana government school teachers must pass the HTET under Supreme Court-linked orders, with service termination or compulsory retirement possible for non-compliance.

The Supreme Court has directed the five-member HPEC to begin its probe into allegations of police action and violence during July’s student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.

The Supreme Court hearing on businesses operating in Bhopal’s residential areas was deferred after a judge was on leave. No new date has been fixed.

The Supreme Court declined to pass an immediate order on an early hearing request in the criminal defamation case linked to Rahul Gandhi.

The Supreme Court’s stern remarks on alleged attacks on doctors and hospital staff in Maharashtra underline that political influence cannot stand above the law.

Kapil Sibal has questioned Jharkhand’s SIR process and urged the Supreme Court to stop alleged large-scale deletion of voter names.