Supreme Court

The Supreme Court dismissed a disability compensation claim filed by a former Army serviceman. It held that his illness was caused by his daily habit of smoking about ten beedis, and therefore could not be linked to his military service. Rules Bar Compensation For Tobacco-Related Illness: Referring to Regulation 173 of the Pension Regulations for […]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Union Government and the State of Uttar Pradesh, asking them to explain why rules under Section 4 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 have not been notified. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih raised this issue while examining

The Supreme Court has disposed of an application filed by convicted terrorist Abu Salem who asked for premature release under the Extradition Treaty between India and Portugal. Salem was convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) in the 1993 Bombay Blast case. The Court refused to grant the relief he sought, but

The Supreme Court strongly criticised a compliance affidavit filed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in a public interest litigation that seeks mandatory front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods showing sugar, salt and saturated fat levels. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan was hearing a miscellaneous application

The Union Law Ministry said  on Friday that in the last 10 years, the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) received  8,360 complaints against serving judges. The matter was raised in the Lok Sabha on Friday by Matheswaran VS, a Member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He asked for details of complaints

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed visually impaired candidates appearing for the All India Bar Examination(AIBE) and Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) exams to use scribes who have qualifications higher than Class 12, provided the scribes are not law graduates. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed visually impaired candidates appearing for the All India Bar Examination(AIBE) and Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) exams to use scribes who have qualifications higher than Class 12, provided the scribes are not law graduates. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya

In a significant ruling protecting bail rights, the Supreme Court said the police cannot re-arrest a person who is already on bail just because new cognizable, non-bailable offences are added later in the charge sheet. For such an arrest, they must first obtain permission from the same court that granted bail. Justice JB Pardiwala and