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Farewell to CJI Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud: A Legacy of Justice, Compassion, and Progress

On November 10, 2023, Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud offered parting reflections on his final working day before stepping down from office. Speaking during a ceremonial farewell in…

Supreme Court Reconsiders Minority Status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)

8 Nov 20248 Nov 2024

Case Title: Aligarh Muslim University Through Its Registrar Faizan Mustafa vs. Naresh Agarwal, 2024 INSC 856 and connected matters Background of the Case The question of whether Aligarh Muslim University…

Supreme Court Dismisses Former SCBA President’s Challenge Against Kapil Sibal’s Statement on RG Kar Medical College Incident

The Supreme Court today declined to consider an application filed by Senior Advocate Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), challenging a public statement…

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre, on providing COVID vaccine to disabled people on a door-to-door basis

The Supreme Court demanded the Central government's response to a petition requesting prioritized COVID-19 immunisation for people with impairments delivered door-to-door. In the case, a bench led by Justice DY…

Supreme Court: nominees are being cherry-picked by the centre

The Supreme Court raised an objection on Wednesday to the way the Central government authorized nominations to several tribunals recently. The suggestions of Search and Selection Committees (SCSCs) were carried…

Appointment of Judges through Collegium system be made permanent

Yesterday statements issued by the Supreme Court Collegium recommending that two additional judges of the Kerala High Court and ten from Karnataka High Court should be made permanent judges of…

Supreme Court held that Deity of the temple is the owner of temple property, not pujaris

6 Sep 20216 Sep 2021

The Apex court held that the governing Deity of the temple is the owner of the temple land and pujari is to perform rituals and maintain the properties. Supreme Court…

Tamil Nadu has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, asking the court to stop Karnataka from building a dam on the Cauvery River

State of Tamil Nadu has petitioned the Supreme Court for an injunction prohibiting the state of Karnataka, through its subsidiary Cauvery Neervari Nigama Ltd, from continuing with any activity associated…

People with disabilities have the right to retain promotion opportunities: Supreme Court

People with disabilities have the right to retain promotion opportunities: Supreme Court On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that people with physical disabilities have the right to be given preferential…

The Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Madras High Court decision against a murder conviction

The Supreme Court will hear a plea today appealing a Madras High Court ruling overturning the petitioner's conviction and sentence in a murder trial. The case involving the murder of…