Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday welcomed the Ayodhya verdict and said the decision will strengthen the country''s unity, integrity and great culture, as he urged all communities to maintain peace and harmony.In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah expressed...

The Supreme Court on Monday said that final hearing on a public suit which sought to bar candidates from simultaneously contesting from two constituencies will be heard on August.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi made the announcement while hearing...

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission to decide on the remaining nine complaints made by the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah for allegedly making hate speeches or violating...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission on the Congress' plea seeking direction to the poll panel to take action on complaints of alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President...

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission probing the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016.The hospital group had moved the apex court challenging a Madras High Court...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the Centre, Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on a plea seeking the entry of women in mosques.A bench of Justices S.A. Bobde and S. Abdul Nazeer asked if Right to Equality guaranteed...

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the 'chowkidar chor hai' comment made by Rahul Gandhi in the context of Rafale fighter jet issue had been wrongly attributed to it and demanded an explanation from the Congress President by April 22.

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The Supreme Court in an unanimous judgment on Wednesday rejected the preliminary objections raised by the central government, as a result the Rafale review petitions will now be heard on merits. The court will look into the documents published.The court...

A woman, who is forced to leave her matrimonial home, can file a case against her estranged husband and in-laws at the place where she resides thereafter, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.The apex court said that the woman who is forced to leave her...

The Supreme Court on Friday threatened to jail Malvinder Mohan Singh and his brother Shivinder Mohan Singh, former promoters of pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy, for not complying with an order to pay dues to Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo."We will go into the...

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to telecom service providers Vodafone and Airtel on a CBI plea claiming that the two service providers were not co-operating with the probe agency in furnishing the call records of the accused in connection with...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to let go the West Bengal Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) in a contempt plea by the CBI allegedly for not cooperating with it in the investigation of the Saradha chit fund scam.While declining...

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police (DGPs) in states and union territories to take prompt action to prevent threats, assault, intimidation and boycott targeted at Kashmiris, especially students, in the...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by a group of investors for court monitoring of the probe into the Rs 10,000-crore Saradha chit fund scam by the CBI and the Directorate of Enforcement."We are not inclined to pass any order," said the bench headed...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI and faithfully co-operate in the probe into the Saradha chit fund  scam, but said he must not be arrested.A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice...

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Lokpal search committee headed by former top court Judge Ranjana Prakash Desai to complete its  deliberations for shortlisting the candidates for the appointment of Lokpal by February-end.The bench of Chief Justice...

In a partial relief to CBI Director Alok Verma, the Supreme Court on Tuesday restored him as the agency chief by setting aside the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Centre's decision to divest him of his powers to function as its head but with...

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that senior citizens should get a meaningful pension to live with dignity, and not just the equivalent of Rs 92 at current value.The apex court said the State was "obligated to ensure" that the right to live with dignity...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the CBI to investigate the murders of activists Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, M.M. Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh if it found a "common thread" in the crimes.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is already investigating...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's decision to dissolve the state assembly and impose Governor's rule."We are not inclined to entertain," said a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan...

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma and NGO Common Cause challenging the government's decision to divest him of his charges.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi...

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the states to file details of the vacancies in their respective information commissions and the steps being taken to fill them.The Centre informed the court that it was moving amendments to the Right to Information...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of the death sentence for murder under penal law while it commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of one Channnu Lal Verma.The bench of Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Hemant...

The Supreme Court Tuesday issued notice to Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam on a plea seeking de-allocation of its coal block in Chhattisgarh and cancellation of the joint venture and coal delivery agreement with Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL).Besides...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Chhattisgarh government's response on a plea by Delhi University Professor Nandini Sundar seeking the removal of her name and those of five others from a FIR in an alleged murder case.A bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur,...

The Supreme court on Tuesday slammed the Bihar government for being "very selective" in taking action against those accused of being involved in the sexual and other abuses of children and indicated that it would hand over to the CBI investigation into all...

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Empowered Committee on environment to look into the management of the dung waste of over 4,200 mules used for transporting pilgrims at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.The bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice...

The Supreme Court on Thursday lashed out at the Centre and states over "pathetic condition" in jails and observation homes for children across the country, saying everything has been reduced to a "joke"."Please visit jails and observation homes for children...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking a probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France.A bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S.K. Kaul and K.M. Joseph, reserved the order...

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by several Manipur Police personnel seeking recusal of judges of a bench hearing extra-judicial killings in the state.A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit dismissed the plea holding that it...