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Supreme Court closes 22-year-old case for constitutional limits on privilege, but leaves key questions open

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- A seven-judge Supreme Court bench on Tuesday disposed of a nearly 22-year-old reference on the constitutional limits of legislative privileges as "infructuous", after noting that ... Read More


CM's office corruption allegations: SC to hear Punjab govt's plea against HC order for CBI probe

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list Punjab government's challenge to a high court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a criminal case int... Read More


30 years on, SC appoints ex-HC judge to settle Noida flat row

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- The Supreme Court has appointed a former Allahabad High Court judge to head a single-member committee tasked with identifying genuine members of a Noida housing society and determ... Read More


SC seeks affidavit from UP govt on arrests, safety compliance after Yamuna Expressway bus fire

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Supreme Court has sought an affidavit from the Uttar Pradesh government on the action taken against the driver and registered owner of the sleeper bus whose fire on the Yamuna... Read More


'Too much heat' generated over deletion of CAPF contempt pleas, Supreme Court says

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought to defuse a controversy over the abrupt deletion of contempt petitions concerning the deputation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to... Read More


Equal work alone not enough to claim equal pay: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Doing the same work does not necessarily mean doing work of equal value, and that distinction can make all the difference when it comes to pay, the Supreme Court has ruled. Acc... Read More


CBSE says no to Class 6 exemption from 3-language rule; SC suggests 2027 rollout

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it cannot grant a one-time exemption from its three-language requirement to students curr... Read More


SC allows child to take stepfather's name, grants mother exclusive custody

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- A child's wish to bear the name of the man who lives with and cares for her became a decisive factor in an unusual intervention by the Supreme Court. The court rewrote the terms... Read More


Illegal detention case: GB Nagar DM challenges rRs.r5L compensation in SC

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate Medha Roopam has moved the Supreme Court challenging an Allahabad high court order directing Rs.5 lakh compensation to a Delhi University s... Read More


Centreopen to warning for even one high-risk nutrient in food labels

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it was open to making red warning labels mandatory on packaged food products high in even one nutrient of concern-sugar, salt ... Read More