On Tuesday, the Supreme Court instructed the NCPCR not to include the court in a plea for a special investigation team (SIT) probe into claims that children were sold by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity shelter houses in Jharkhand. A panel made up of Justices BV Nagarathna and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh rejected the petition brought … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that Parliament should bring an ordinance so that child pornography will be referred to as “child sexually abusive and exploitative material”. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said watching and downloading child pornography are offences under the POCSO Act … Read more
On Friday, September 20, there was a cyberattack on the Indian Supreme Court’s YouTube page. According to a Bar and Bench investigation, the channel was airing videos endorsing XRP, a cryptocurrency created by Ripple Labs, a US-based corporation. The Supreme Court has been using YouTube to stream hearings of cases listed before Constitution Benches and … Read more
The Supreme Court of India said on Tuesday that it will provide guidelines on when and how homes might be destroyed under the country’s municipal rules. The Supreme Court heard petitions alleging that the properties of people accused of a crime were being demolished in different states. #BREAKING #SupremeCourt directs that no demolition should take … Read more
The Supreme Court is debating whether or not laws pertaining to crimes against women, including rape, and the rights of women should be taught in schools as nationwide protests against the murder and rape of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month continue. The Apex court on … Read more
On Friday, the Supreme Court granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. The top court reserved its decision on September 5 after hearing from counsel for Kejriwal and the CBI. During the case’s hearing, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing the CBI, protested against Kejriwal for not seeking bail … Read more
The Supreme Court is hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s requests for bail and appealing his detention in the CBI case involving the capital’s now-defunct liquor ordinance. According to the court’s cause list, the issue will be heard by a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan. The top court had granted temporary release … Read more
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted bail to Bibhav Kumar, a close friend of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in connection with a supposed assault on Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. The Supreme Court barred Kumar from resuming his role as CM’s personal secretary or entering the CM’s house until all major witnesses in the … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily halted a notification issued by the Ministry of Ayush that omitted Rule 170 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945. This rule is crucial as it prohibits misleading advertisements for Ayurvedic, Siddha, and Unani drugs. The bench, comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta, criticized the ministry’s action, stating … Read more
The Supreme Court of India has begun accepting online applications for the position of Junior Court Attendant (Cooking Knowing). Eligible applicants can submit their applications by going to the official website, sci.gov.in. The deadline for submitting the application is September 19. This recruitment drive aims to fill 80 vacancies for the post of Junior Court … Read more
The CBI today submitted its status report to the Supreme Court on the progress of the investigation into the rape and murder of a woman doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, and as per sources the agency has found several missing links. The Supreme Court’s division bench headed by the … Read more
The rape and murder of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have sparked a national outcry over women’s safety in the workplace, and the Supreme Court heard a suo motu case on this matter on Tuesday. The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government was chastised by the top court for its … Read more
The Supreme Court refused to grant temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday while hearing his petition for release from jail in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy Case. The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the CBI in response to a petition filed by the Chief Minister challenging his detention … Read more
On the occasion of 75th anniversary of the Supreme Court of India, the special screening of movie Laapata Ladies was organised on Friday in the Supreme Court. The screening aimed to raise awareness about gender equality. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Bollywood star Aamir Khan, Director Kiran Rao and other Supreme Court judges along with … Read more
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea brought by a few students and declined to postpone the NEET-PG test planned for Sunday, stating that it could not imperil the careers of almost 2 lakh applicants. The admission test for post-graduate medical degrees, which was originally scheduled for June 23, has already been postponed once as a … Read more