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SC issues notice to EC, its chiefs on Oppn plea for probe into electoral irregularities

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the three election commissioners on a petition filed by Leader of the Opposition in the ... Read More


'Process cannot become punishment': SC warns against indefinite jail before trial

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- "Process must not be turned into a punishment unto itself," the Supreme Court held on Wednesday, emphasising that prolonged incarceration, if allowed to continue, would negate th... Read More


'Won't accept lame excuses': SC takes EC to task over missing 2023 counting video

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday took serious exception to the Election Commission of India's claim that it could not trace the video recording of the 2023 vote count in Karnataka'... Read More


Victims of crime can also move court for speedy trials, says Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that victims of crime have an independent right to seek expeditious completion of criminal trials, holding that they are "definite stakeholders in the... Read More


CJI steps in as Delhi Police detain lawyers, women advocates outside top court

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- A day after his bench opposed blanket curbs on public transport ahead of the demonstration, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday morning contacted government autho... Read More


CJI Kant steps in to secure release of detained lawyers

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- A day after his bench opposed blanket curbs on public transport ahead of the demonstration, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday morning contacted government autho... Read More


2025 ruling 'last nail in coffin' of 1987 order on delay condonation: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The Supreme Court has hailed a 2025 judgment authored by Justice JB Pardiwala as the "last nail in the coffin" of its 1987 ruling that it said has been repeatedly invoked to secu... Read More


CJI Surya Kant intervenes to secure release of lawyers detained in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- A day after his bench opposed blanket curbs on public transport ahead of the demonstration, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday morning contacted government autho... Read More


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