The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Maharashtra government seeking a direction to the Central government to disclose raw data pertaining to the 2011 Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC). In light of the submission that the data was not accurate or usable, the Bench of Justices […]

The Supreme Court today allowed an application filed by the Ministry of Defence for the double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-kilometer Char Dham project in Uttarakhand. A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath pronounced orders in the application filed by […]

The Supreme Court today allowed an application filed by the Ministry of Defence for the double-lane widening of roads that are part of the 899-kilometer Char Dham project in Uttarakhand. A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath pronounced orders in the application filed by […]

The Supreme Court has stayed 27 percent reservation to OBC in Maharashtra local body elections. The apex court in its order has directed the Maharashtra state election commission not to proceed with the election process on 27% reserved seat for OBC candidates in local body election, until further orders. The […]

The Supreme Court today dismissed a writ petition which challenged the alleged proposal to change the land use of Plot 1 in the Central Vista area from recreational to residential for the new official residences of Vice President and the Prime Minister. A bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari […]

The Supreme Court today set aside a controversial Bombay High Court judgment which had held that the ‘skin-to-skin’ contact was necessary to be taken as ‘sexual assault’ under Section 7 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A Bench of Justices U.U. Lalit, S. Ravindra Bhat and […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by six students seeking directions to conduct term exams for Class 10 and Class 12 for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) boards via hybrid mode instead of physical examinations. A Bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar […]

The Supreme Court today appointed former Judge of the Punjab & Haryana High Court Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain to oversee the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh that led to eight deaths. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli ordered that […]

The Supreme Court court today directed the centre to call an emergency meeting of states and other authorities tomorrow to chalk out immediate steps to reduce the toxic smog in National Capital Region and said it would hear the matter again on Wednesday. The Apex Court also directed that the […]

As part of Pan India Legal Awareness and Outreach Campaign, Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority organized “Pictorial Exhibition” at Jammu and Srinagar displaying the Legal Aid System and activities of Legal Services Institutions across the UT of J&K. Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and Patron-in-Chief, J&K […]