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Supreme Court upholds SIR exercise as an advancement towards free and fair elections

Court says EC can verify citizenship status for inclusion or exclusion from the electoral roll; it directs poll body to refer the names of Bihar electors purged from the rolls to t...

Supreme Court sets 3-month deadline for High Courts to pronounce judgments after reserving orders

The Bench held that the bail orders must be ideally pronounced the next day, and communicated to the jail the same day

Supreme Court says ECI must follow its own rules for vote counting staff in Bengal, no further orders

Supreme Court on Saturday recorded an assurance from the Election Commission of India (ECI) that it will follow its circular on the appointment of vote counting supervisors for the...

स्टेटस रिपोर्ट दाखिल करना अनिवार्य… SC का सभी HC में दाखिल जमानत मामलों के जल्द निपटारे के लिए निर्देश

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने यह भी स्पष्ट करते हुए कहा कि उसकी टिप्पणियों को किसी भी हाई कोर्ट की आलोचना के तौर पर नहीं देखा जाना चाहिए, कोर्ट का कहना है कि ये निर्देश व्यवस्था की कार्यक्षमता...

Supreme Court Issues Directives in Case Challenging Govt Powers to Spy on Calls, Emails

As it stands, sections of the law allow the government, in collaboration with telecos, to monitor Kenyans’ phone communications without their knowledge, even long after investigati...

West Bengal SIR hearing Updates: Supreme Court directs NIA to take over investigation

Pendency in courts rising in State because judicial officers were diverted for SIR, says CJI; Supreme Court directs verified names to be included in supplementary list 'by tonight'

Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Bihar SIR tomorrow

Petitions had accused ECI of arbitrarily assuming powers to “determine citizenship” while overriding limitations clearly prescribed in parliamentary laws, rules and its own manual...

SC issues guidelines for drafting civil pleadings

Order directs circulation to district judiciary, bar to ensure uniform compliance

Supreme Court to hear on May 11, PIL to regulate all institutions imparting education to children below 14 years

"Take appropriate steps to register, recognise, supervise and monitor all institutions, imparting secular education and/or religious instruction to children up to the age of 14 yea...

Ordinance issued to increase number of SC judges from 34 to 38

New Delhi: The government has promulgated an ordinance to increase the strength of the Supreme Court from the present 34 judges to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. The law...

Supreme Court Satisfied With Bengal Voter Roll Revision

Court backs EC process, sets up tribunals, stresses transparency, natural justice

Supreme Court registers suo motu case over death of Twisha Sharma

A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday (May 25)

Supreme Court asks Bengal poll officers to pursue appeals on SIR exclusion

Bench declines relief in SIR electoral roll case; directs petitioners to tribunals amid polling

Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Madras High Court order on CBI probe in purchase of transformers in Tamil Nadu

Declining to entertain the special leave petition against the HC order, the apex court ordered that it was not inclined to entertain the appeal and said investigation in the matter...

Election petitions must be decided on the basis of material on record: Supreme Court

The order was based on an appeal challenging a February 2025 Punjab and Haryana High Court order on elections to the post of sarpanch of gram panchayat Khalila Majra at Panipat

Supreme Court Leaves Bhojshala Survey Objections to HC

Apex court declines to intervene, says HC must follow natural justice principles

Judiciary can’t interfere in devotees’ sacrosanct right to manner of worship, says Supreme Court

Supreme Court asks Centre if boarded-out cadets qualify as ex-military personnel for quota benefits

A Bench headed by Justice B.V. Nagarathna pointed out that a majority of the boarded-out candidates were below the age of 30, and would need employment

West Bengal SIR: Supreme Court declines Bengal’s plea to delay voter roll freeze

The top court says tribunal hearings cannot be “compressed” and made hasty to fit a deadline; CJI says gheraoing of judicial officers on April 1 was a ‘well-planned, calculated and...

Pleas against hate speeches: No legislative vacuum exists warranting intervention, says SC

New Delhi, Apr 29: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the existing framework of criminal law adequately addresses the issue of hate speeches and no "legislative vacuum" exists war...

Supreme Court calls for speedy bail hearings, asks High Courts to fix timelines

Supreme Court calls for speedy bail hearings, asks High Courts to fix timelines

West Bengal SIR: SC Declines Pleas of Poll Officers Excluded from Voter Rolls

"Please raise the problem before the Appellate Tribunal. We can't change our orders every day," said the CJI

'UCC not linked to religion, its enactment constitutional ambition', rules SC

SC orders early ruling on Imaan plea

Directs IHC to decide suspension petitions in fortnight