Who Can Cry Foul in Court’s Execution Drama? Supreme Court Takes Up the Role of Referee
The Supreme Court has stepped into a growing legal tangle that’s left lower courts split and litigants guessing: Can someone not directly named in a...
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Supreme Court Shuts the Door on Juvenile Board’s Do-Over: No Review Power, No Second Guessing
In a crisp rebuke delivered from the bench, the Supreme Court has clarified what should’ve been clear all along — the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB)...
New Ruling: Time Spent in Judges’ Chambers Now Counts Toward Courtroom Credentials
In a significant shift for aspiring judges, the Supreme Court has ruled that time spent working as a judge’s law clerk can now be chalked...
Bench to Bar: Supreme Court Says Bookish Judges Aren’t Cutting It
The Supreme Court has reinstated the three-year minimum practice requirement for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts, slamming the two-decade-long trend of appointing fresh law graduates...
No Judge Left Behind: Supreme Court Declares Equal Pension a Right, Not a Privilege
In a judgment that resets the balance scales for India’s retired High Court judges, the Supreme Court has ruled unequivocally: every judge who dons the...
NRC Name No Shield Against Foreigners Tribunal Tag, Rules Supreme Court
In a decision that redraws the line between identity and legal status, the Supreme Court declared that being listed in Assam’s draft National Register of...
Supreme Court Ends Pension Disparity for Retired HC Judges, Declares “One Rank, One Pension” Rule
In a judgment that redefines how dignity follows a judge beyond the bench, the Supreme Court has declared that every retired High Court judge —...
SC Clears the Air: Domestic Violence Complaints Can Be Quashed by High Courts, But With Caution
In a significant judicial recalibration, the Supreme Court declared on Monday that High Courts do have the authority to quash complaints under Section 12 of...
A Whisper, A Wrecked Life: Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence in Child Murder Case Citing Botched Probe
Twelve years. Six of them under the shadow of the gallows. All undone by a single sentence: “I was tensed up.” That, according to India’s...
Pitch, Promise, Power: SCBA Throws Open the Stage for 2025 Election Face-Off
The Supreme Court Bar Association is pulling back the curtain on what could be a defining moment in its electoral history. As the SCBA Election...
Supreme Court Unleashes SIT on BJP’s Vijay Shah After Derogatory Dig at Col Sofiya Qureshi
The country’s highest court isn’t buying what BJP leader Kunwar Vijay Shah is selling — not his words, not his apology, and definitely not his...
No Free Passes”: Supreme Court Slams Door on Vodafone, Airtel’s Plea to Waive AGR Penalties
In a blunt rejection that sent a clear message to India’s struggling telecom sector, the Supreme Court on Monday threw out pleas by Vodafone Idea,...