RTE Act | State Can't Justify Low Pay To Teachers Citing Centre's Failure To Release Funds : Supreme Court

The State bears the initial obligation to pay instructors’ honorarium and may later recover the Centre’s share on a ‘pay and recover’ basis, the court said.

BREAKING| Jan Suraaj Party Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bihar Elections, Questions Direct Transfer Of Rs 10K To Women

The Jan Suraaj Party floated by Prashant Kishore has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 on account of illegal practices and seeking fresh elections. The party particularly challenges direct transfers of Rs.10,000 to women voters in the state while the Model Code of Conduct was allegedly in force.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matter tomorrow.Briefly put, the writ petition filed under Article 32 seeks a...

Jamiat Flags Assam CM's Speech On 'Miyas', Seeks Supreme Court Directions To Regulate Comments By Constitutional Office Holders

Citing the recent speeches made by the Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Islamic clerics' group Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind has urged Supreme Court to issue directions to restrain persons holding Constitutional posts from making divisive comments.In the written submission filed in the petition filed by Jamiat in 2021 seeking directions to regulate hate speeches, Jamiat referred to the speech made by Sarma, on January 27, that "four to five lakh Miya voters would be removed" after the Special...

'No Mechanical FIRs For Harsh Political Posts' : Supreme Court Upholds Telangana HC Guidelines For Cases Over Social Media Posts

The Supreme Court recently upheld the guidelines framed by the Telangana High Court regulating registration of FIRs in cases arising out of social media posts and directing the police not to mechanically register FIRs over "harsh, offensive, or critical political speeches".The High Court had held that in case of social media posts FIR for promotion of enmity, threat to public order, or sedition can be registered only if there exists a prima facie case.A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and...

Supreme Court Orders Inquiry Against 6 Gujarat Ayurved Colleges For Admitting Students Who Didn't Qualify NEET

The Supreme Court recently refused to interfere with the Gujarat High Court's judgment, which denied relief to students who were granted conditional admissions to the courses of Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery(BAMS) and the Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery(BHMS) courses by colleges in Gujarat.The students, who appeared in NEET-UG 2019-20, did not qualify the minimum NEET percentile prescribed by the amended 2018 AYUSH Regulations, but were given conditional admissions...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 4, 2026

Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Criticises ED & CBI Probe In ADAG Bank Fraud Case; Anil Ambani Undertakes Not To Leave India'Bengal Is Targeted, We Aren't Getting Justice' : Mamata Banerjee Argues In Supreme Court Against SIRNEET-PG 2025 : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Against Reduction In NEET Cut-Off PercentileConsumer Protection Act | Can Legal Heirs Be Held Liable After...

Court's Permission Necessary For Further Investigation After Filing Final Report : Supreme Court

The police/investigating agency must apply for permission before the Magistrate/Court concerned to conduct further investigation.

SCBA Extends Date For Participation In National Survey For Women Advocates Till February 15

In light of the overwhelming response, the Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) has extended its date for the National Survey of women advocates to February 15. The survey intends to document the lived experience of women advocates and to contribute towards building a more inclusive, equitable and representative legal community. Women advocates are requested to extend their participation in the survey, the findings of which will be analysed and presented at the National Level...

Husband's Duty To Maintain Ex-Wife After Divorce Won't End Merely Because She Is Educated Or Has Parental Support : Supreme Court

The man pleaded financial incapacity, citing liabilities arising from a second marriage that had also broken down, however, the Court rejected this contention.

IBC Being Misused, Companies' Assets Undervalued & Sold To Family Or Friends : CJI Surya Kant

During the hearing of the ADAG Bank Fraud Case, the Chief Justice of India expressed serious concerns over the increasing instances of misuse of the IBC process by bankrupt companies. The CJI flagged the issue of companies auctioning their assets to family members/ friends at undervalued rates. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by EAS Sarma, former Union Government Secretary,...

Paying Primary Teachers Rs 7000 Monthly For Ten Years Is Bonded Labour: Supreme Court Asks UP Govt To Pay 17K

The Court observed that it was an unfair practice violating Article 23 of the Constitution.

'Why You Didn't Go For Auction When NCR Property Prices Rising?' : Supreme Court Questions Banks' OTS Of 5 Star Hotel's Dues

The Supreme Court today agreed to consider the plea seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Central Vigilance Commission into the One Time Settlement (OTS) between Asian Hotels(North), Bank of Maharashtra and Punjab National Bank.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing the challenge to the Delhi High Court order which dismissed a writ petition seeking directions for a CBI & CVC investigation into...