A Bench comprising of Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana had agreed to hear the plea on Wednesday (July 29, 2026); However, it could not be taken up as the bench rose early
There was no fair and transparent procedure, says Bench
Coal blocks allocated to SAIL and NTPC and two Ultra Mega Power Projects have been exempted.
In 2005, Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, ex-coal secretary PC Parakh and three others were summoned as accused by the Special Court in corruption allegations pertaining to allocation of Talabira-II coal block in Odisha
There are ingredients of robbery, extortion, dacoity... Do you need to define it as a standalone offence?, the CJI asked
The Supreme Court, over the decades, has shown a keen awareness and concern about political influence over the police
Court clarifies that the plea for a ‘fair, transparent, and technically sound investigation’ sought variously by petitioners, including 91-year-old Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, father of one of the pilots on the ill-fated aircraft, was still very much alive, but on hold for the time being
The Supreme Court said that a fair and independent probe into all allegations related to police excesses on protesting NEET students is required
The plea sought a direction to the AWBI ‘to take immediate and effective action to prevent and address the rapid increase in cruelty to dogs in animal birth control centres and shelters across the country’
The Supreme Court asked the State government to include a forensic auditor as the fifth member of the SIT, which will submit its first status report within two weeks
CJI Surya Kant said that merely because a protest was underway, the police was not justified in using force
CJI Surya Kant said that merely because a protest was underway, the police was not justified in using force
The top court, which perused the divorce decree dated September, 2023, passed by mutual consent, said the appellant is the paternal aunt of the twins born in the wedlock of her brother
The senior advocate alleged that “two Friday prayers were already missed, and the (allocated) site is 1.3 km away”; Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta opposed the submissions, saying, “It is 900 metres away”
Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, highlighted the misuse of videos of court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms
On July 22, a lawyer sought urgent hearing on the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march in New Delhi on July 20.
The Bench said it will help in finding out as to how many special courts will be needed to handle the trials expeditiously while proposing to set up Special Courts for Manipur violence cases
The court directed Sonam Raghuvanshi to surrender within three weeks; the Bench said that Ms. Raghuvanshi’s continued liberty at this stage would “hinder” the ongoing trial
Apex court refuses to cancel bail granted by High Court to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in cases arising out of an alleged liquor scam
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the direction while hearing a petition seeking uniform enhancement of the retirement age of district judiciary judges from 60 to 62 years across the country
According to the ED, the liquor ‘scam’ in the State, was orchestrated between 2019 and 2022 when Chhattisgarh was governed by former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel
The dispute concerns the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, where both Hindu and Muslim communities have long asserted competing religious claims
The CJI made it clear that the Bench was not inclined to examine video footage at the mentioning stage. "We are not interested in videos, we don't have time to watch... We don't want to watch videos," he said
The SC on Tuesday advised Sonam to surrender and face trial for the alleged murder of her husband
The proceedings stand vitiated by the denial of effective legal representation and other procedural lapses that undermined the constitutional guarantee of a fair trial, the apex court says
Bench hearing Meghalaya government’s appeal against bail asks murder accused to consider voluntary surrender, says it may revisit her bail plea after key prosecution witnesses are examined
This marks the third recusal by a Supreme Court judge from hearing activist Mr. Gadling’s bail plea without assigning any reason; the bail plea arises from the 2016 Surjagarh arson case; Mr. Gadling has been in Taloja Central Prison since June 2018 following his arrest in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case
On May 27, the Rajasthan High Court had upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to the octogenarian for sexually assaulting a minor devotee at his Jodhpur ashram in 2013
The top court was hearing activist Gulshan Pahuja’s plea challenging a High Court order refusing to extend his time to surrender; he has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for criminal contempt over allegedly derogatory videos targeting judicial officers
The language adopted in the policy should be clear and unambiguous, and every policy, if it is meant to cover any extra-territorial jurisdiction, must be clearly mentioned, said the Supreme Court Bench
The Bench had issued notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust seeking its response in the matter
According to the Delhi Police, Ms. Kalita and several other activists had conspired to trigger unrest in northeast Delhi in 2020 under the guise of peaceful protests
In a judgment in a land dispute case in which the four-letter expletive was used, the top court says that to qualify as ‘obscenity’, the terms used must be lascivious, should appeal to prurient interests of people, and provoke a tendency to deprave and corrupt people’s minds
The Bench had also issued notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust seeking its response in the matter
Orders railway to pay ₹8 lakh compensation to a woman whose husband died after falling from a moving train in November 2015.
The self-styled godman has filed an application seeking interim bail on health grounds; the Bench posted the matter for hearing on July 21.
The top court ordered States and Union Territories to frame such a policy within three months in coordination with the respective State Legal Services Authorities
A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva posted the matter for further hearing on August 12 after counsel for one of the Hindu parties submitted that some off-the-record talks are going on between the plaintiffs
The Supreme Court’s May 21 clarification partially revives sedition proceedings under Section 124A for consenting accused persons; the direction creates disparity in the working of Section 124A and leaves accused caught between trial under an undecided law and indefinite limbo
The Supreme Court Bench was hearing a petition against the online circulation of allegedly derogatory comments posted by an influencer against Prophet Muhammed
Dara Singh also sought a direction to the State government to consider his case in accordance with the guidelines for premature release of life convicts issued in 2022 in the three cases in which he was convicted
According to police, the incident occurred during the hearing of Special Leave Petition (Civil), Prabal Pratap and Another vs State of Uttar Pradesh through Commissioner inside Court No. 13 of the apex court on July 10
Mere production of telephone records does not substitute substantive proof of an illicit affair leading to murder, the top court said in the case dating back to 2007
The plea flagged jokes made by "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina and other social media influencers Vipun Goyal, Balraj Paramjeet Singh Ghai, Sonali Thakkar and Nishant Jagdish Tanwar
The top court said it was not inclined to interfere with his liberty after six years and instead directed that the pending appeals be decided preferably within six months
The court ordered the status report ought to be filed by an officer not below the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police.
Bench observes that parents often resort to criminal proceedings to protect their so-called ‘honour’ when teenage girls elope with their partners
Any comment made by the Supreme Court during an ongoing investigation, even though unintentional, would impact the trial, Chief Justice Surya Kant says; court allows investigative agencies to file their status reports
The Kerala student’s family has alleged that he had taken his life following harassment by two professors
Apex court expresses reservations over the High Court’s interference after the trial court had already taken cognisance of the offence; Bench also questions Karnataka government over delay in challenging High Court’s order
Supreme Court also issues notice to the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra on plea for CBI probe
The Hindu community considers Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, while the Muslim side calls the 11th-century monument the Kamal Maula Mosque
A petition filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh to provide and publish complete financial details of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, including foreign contributions, is listed along with two other petitions
CM Suvendu Adhikari told reporters about the 2013 case after meeting the families of the Baruipur rape-murder victim and the man lynched in its aftermath
Court directs government to file an affidavit explaining reasons for the prolonged pendency of trial and whether it has a policy to prevent accused persons from remaining in custody due to institutional limitations
A petition filed by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh to provide and publish complete financial details of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, including foreign contributions, is listed along with two other pleas
Suspended CI booked under SC and ST Act in the case of alleged abetment to suicide of Perupogu Kranthi Kumar
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta raised the question whether the mere mention of a wrong statutory section in an arrest memo, specifically a typographical error, was sufficient to invalidate an arrest and grant bail in the "shocking" murder case
SC says it is not a political forum Court says alleged false statements should be countered with “more speech”, not judicial curbs; DMK leader R.S. Bharathi withdraws impleadment application
The Bench issued notice on the State’s plea and posted the matter for further hearing on July 9.
Default bail could be claimed only if the charge sheet itself was not filed within the statutory 60 or 90 days of investigation, the judgment notes
Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association slams recent threats, targeted social media campaign against MP judge; 2021 case to safeguard judges, courts was last posted for hearing in March 2025
The Meghalaya High Court, on June 29, had upheld an order of a Shillong trial court granting bail to Ms. Raghuvanshi on the ground that the police had failed to effectively communicate the grounds of her arrest
Carroll's lawyers have asked for an expedited resolution to the payment question after US Supreme Court declines appeal.
A 2010 judgment of the Supreme Court, refers to Article 22(1) of the Constitution, which mandates that an arrested person should not be ‘denied the right to consult, and to be defended by, a legal practitioner of his choice’
Allows Asaram’s lawyers to make urgent plea if his health deteriorates, warranting medical attention
The plea had also sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), claiming the case warrants a prompt, independent and impartial investigation
The US Supreme Court has rejected a push by President Trump to throw out a jury's findings of sexual assault.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. The High Court declined to take up the case in a brief, unexplained order, as is typical. There were no noted dissents. Trump’s lawyers had argued that allegations leading to the US$5 million verdict were propped up by “highly inflammatory” evidentiary rulings, including...
The decision means the US president will now have to pay her the $5m (£3.6m) in damages she had been awarded.
During the oral mention, Mr. Goswami informed the Bench that the Supreme Court Registry had informed him that the petition would be taken up only after the summer vacation, which ends on July 12