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Kerala Tells Supreme Court: Judicial Review of Century-Old Religious Practices Must Follow Consultation with Scholars & Reformers

The State of Kerala has urged the Supreme Court that judicial examination of long-standing religious practices should ideally be undertaken only after consulting religious scholars and social reformers with authentic…

Supreme Court Constitutes 9-Judge Bench to Reconsider Expansive “Industry” Definition in 1978 Bangalore Water Supply Judgment

The Supreme Court has notified the composition of a nine-judge Constitution Bench to examine the correctness of the expansive interpretation of the term “industry” laid down in the 1978 seven-judge…

Supreme Court Directs All High Courts to Extend Last Date for Civil Judge (Junior Division) Applications to April 30, 2026 While Hearing Review of 3-Year Practice Rule

The Supreme Court on Friday directed all High Courts to extend the last date for submission of applications for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts up to April 30, 2026. Fresh…

Supreme Court: Dismissal of Govt Servant Without Departmental Enquiry Cannot Be Based on Mere Presumption; Must Be Supported by Material

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the power to dismiss a government servant from service without holding a departmental enquiry cannot be exercised on mere presumption that conducting such…

Supreme Court Issues Notice in DPDP Act Challenge: CJI Flags Global Data Privacy Concerns and Questions What Constitutes Public vs Private Data

13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition challenging the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, observing that protection of data…

Supreme Court Rules Creamy Layer Status for OBC Reservation Cannot Be Decided Solely on Parental Income: Salary Excluded from Wealth Test Under 1993 OM

The Supreme Court has held that determination of creamy layer status for OBC candidates in Civil Services Examinations cannot be made solely on the basis of parental salary income. The…

Supreme Court Dismisses Dr. Suneetha Narreddy’s Pleas Seeking Further CBI Investigation and Bail Challenges in YS Vivekananda Reddy Murder Case

12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Dr. Suneetha Narreddy, daughter of former MP YS Vivekananda Reddy, seeking a direction for further investigation by the…

Supreme Court Issues First-Ever Passive Euthanasia Order Under Common Cause Judgment: Allows Withdrawal of Life Support for Man in Irreversible Vegetative State for 13 Years

The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed its first-ever order permitting passive euthanasia in terms of the 2018 Common Cause judgment (as modified in 2023), recognising the fundamental right to die…

Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused: Call Detail Records Inadmissible Without Mandatory Section 65-B Certificate – Prosecution’s Circumstantial Chain Collapses

The Supreme Court has acquitted Pooranmal in a 2010 murder case, ruling that Call Detail Records (CDRs) cannot be relied upon as evidence unless accompanied by the mandatory certificate under…

Supreme Court Dismisses Specific Performance Suit: Plaintiff Withheld Crucial MoU Revealing Loan Security Transaction – “Unclean Hands” Bar Equitable Relief

The Supreme Court on March 10, 2026, upheld the dismissal of a suit for specific performance of a 2002 sale agreement, holding that the plaintiff approached the court with "unclean…