Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India said that the Union Government may need to step in with new legislation to impose stricter punishment in acid attack cases. The Court also suggested that the law could consider reversing the burden of proof, similar to the provisions dealing with dowry deaths under criminal law. These oral observations were […]

The Supreme Court clarified that granting probation in a criminal case does not wipe out the consequences of misconduct in departmental proceedings. The Court held that release under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 cannot be used as a ground to substitute the punishment imposed on an employee in disciplinary proceedings. Facts: The case arose

During a hearing on 27 January 2026, a Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India(CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, sharply questioned the Bar Council of India (BCI) over its refusal to pay proper honorarium and travel allowances to retired High Court Judges. These retired Judges have

The Supreme Court on Thursday drew attention after it issued a notice on a curative petition filed by Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohd. Arif, who has been sentenced to death for the 2000 Red Fort attack. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Vikram Nath and J.K. Maheshwari, considered Arif’s challenge to the

The Supreme Court bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Satish Chandra Sharma held that when High Courts refuse to quash an FIR, they cannot at the same time direct the police to follow Section 41A of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. The Court explained that under Section 41A, if an accused appears regularly in response

The Supreme Court has upheld the interim anticipatory bail granted to the accused in a “grey routing” case, which involves the illegal rerouting of international calls and disguising them as local Indian calls using special internet-based phone lines on Jio’s enterprise networks. Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale finalized the protection after noting that

The ongoing stray dog matter is being heard by the Supreme Court, where the case is being argued vigorously, with detailed submissions and counter-submissions from the parties. The hearings have been marked by active engagement from the judges, including occasional remarks, adding to the intensity of the courtroom proceedings. During a hearing in the Supreme

The Supreme Court has raised concern over sharp increases in airfares during festivals and emergency, high-demand periods. The issue came up while the court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking regulation of airfare pricing and additional charges. A Division bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta examined claims that airlines are using

Can a child born in India to parents who were Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders at the time of birth be regarded as a “Person of Indian Origin” for the purpose of acquiring Indian citizenship? The Supreme Court of India is examining this petition to decide an important constitutional and statutory question of serious

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court held that using abusive language does not by itself amount to an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The Court clarified that such conduct attracts the Act only when the abuse is made with a clear intention to humiliate or insult