SC Stands Up for Speech: FIR Against MP Quashed Over Instagram Poem
In a firm pushback against censorship and what it called “weak-minded” policing, the Supreme Court on Friday struck down an FIR filed against Congress MP...
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Supreme Court to Metro Cities: No More Excuses, Pay Up for Every Death in the Sewers
In a sweeping rebuke to four of India’s biggest cities, the Supreme Court has demanded answers, action—and compensation. With a blunt warning that the era...
Republics Don’t Tremble at Rhymes: Supreme Court Shreds FIR Over Poem, Warns Against Criminalising Dissent
In a ringing defense of free speech and the artistic soul of democracy, the Supreme Court has struck down an FIR filed against MP and...
Big Land, Smaller Price: Supreme Court Says Size Does Matter in Land Acquisition Compensation
The Supreme Court has made it clear—when it comes to land acquisition, bigger isn’t always better. In a recent decision, the Court ruled that large...
Truth Before Trial: Supreme Court Warns Magistrates Against Blindly Issuing Summons on Suppressed Facts
In a ruling that cuts to the heart of fair process, the Supreme Court has slammed the brakes on a cheque bounce case where the...
SC Pulls Plug on Premature Acquittal: Tells High Court to Let Trial Speak
In a sharp rebuke to judicial overreach, the Supreme Court has struck down a Madras High Court order that prematurely quashed a corruption case against...
SC Hits Pause on Hardline Rulebook: Says High Courts Can Step In Early Under Section 482 CrPC
Breaking from rigid tradition, the Supreme Court has clarified that High Courts aren’t shackled by the stage of investigation when it comes to exercising their...
Top Court Breaks One-Year Ban on Bail Plea: “Arbitrary Moratorium” Scrapped
In a move that pushes back against judicial overreach, the Supreme Court has struck down a controversial one-year waiting period imposed by the Patna High...
Foreign Paycheck, Local Rules: Supreme Court Says Age, Not Currency, Sets Compensation in Road Death Case
In a ruling that could reshape how courts assess compensation in motor accident cases involving overseas incomes, the Supreme Court has made it crystal clear:...
Supreme Court Rejects Shortcut to Blame: Learner’s Licence Not Proof of Negligence, Rules in Favour of Amputee Victim
In a powerful judgment that cuts through years of insurance company tactics and flawed assumptions, the Supreme Court ruled that simply holding a learner’s licence...