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Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Against Bombay High Court Orders Allowing Plaster Of Paris Idol Immersion
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea challenging two interim orders of the Bombay High Court dated June 9, 2025, and July 24, 2025 that permitted the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) for idol manufacture and immersion during religious festivities.A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran on Monday issued notice returnable in 4 weeks.By its June 9 order, the...
Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection To YSRCP Leader Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, Brother In TDP Activists' Double Murder Case
The Supreme Court today granted interim protection from arrest to YSRCP leader and former MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, as well as his brother Pinnelli Venkatarami Reddy, in the double murder case of two Telegu Desam Party (TDP) activists.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, while issuing notice on the Pinnelli brothers' pleas for anticipatory bail....
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Smooth & Transparent Conduct Of SSC Exams
The Supreme Court today(September 4) issued notice in a writ petition seeking the streamlining of the national recruitment examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission ("SSC"). Directions have been sought to ensure that the exam is conducted fairly and transparently. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar issued notice. As per the writ petition, the SSC...
Supreme Court Denies Interim Bail To Kashmiri Separatist Shabir Ahmed Shah; Issues Notice On Plea For Bail
The Supreme Court today issued notice on Kashmiri Separatist Leader Shabir Ahmed Shah's bail plea in a terror funding case, but declined to grant the relief of interim bail at this stage.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta heard the matter. Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves appeared for Shah and beseeched the Court to grant interim bail as Shah is "very sick", subject to a...
NEET-UG 2025 | Supreme Court Dismisses Candidate's Plea Alleging OMR Sheet Tampering
The Supreme Court today(September 4) dismissed a plea alleging OMR tampering in the NEET(UG) 2025. Before a bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar, Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara submitted that a NEET(UG) aspirant had approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a writ petition against the National Testing Agency, claiming that the OMR answer sheet given to her after...
Motor Accident Claims | If Claimant Doesn't Produce Income Proof, Insurer Must Furnish Applicable Minimum Wages Notification : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently increased the compensation awarded to a minor, who sustained permanent disability in a road accident, from ₹8.65 lakh to ₹35.90 lakhs, holding that a minor cannot be classified as a non-earning individual for determining income. Instead, the Court ruled that the minor's income should be treated as equivalent to the minimum wage for a skilled worker notified in...
Videos Of Timber Logs Floating In Himachal Flood Waters Show Illegal Tree Felling Up Hills : Supreme Court Takes Serious View
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 4), referring to videos of timber logs floating in floodwaters in Himachal Pradesh, observed that rampant illegal tree felling appeared to be taking place in the Himalayan region.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran stressed that it was a serious matter."We have seen unprecedented landslides and floods...
Centre Moves Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Pleas In High Court Challenging Online Gaming Act 2025
The Union of India has filed a plea before the Supreme Court seeking that various writ petitions in 3 High Courts that challenge the Online Gaming Act 2025 be transferred to the Apex Court. The counsel for the Union mentioned before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, urging that the present transfer petition be listed on coming Monday. He said : "The new act has...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Lack Of CCTV Cameras In Police Stations
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 4) registered a suo motu case on the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta took the suo motu action based on a report published by Dainik Bhaskar. As per the report, around 11 people have died in police custody in the last seven to eight months this...
Judiciary Has Emphasized Human Dignity As Constitution's Soul : CJI BR Gavai
The Chief Justice of India, BR Gavai,today stressed that human dignity cannot be seen as a fixed idea but is a fluid principle that connects the constitutional values of liberty, equality and justice. He opined that dignity is a 'normative lens' through which Courts have a better understanding of fundamental rights. Speaking at the 11th Dr LM Singhvi Memorial Lecture, the CJI emphasised that...
S.100 CPC | High Court Must Assign Reasons For Framing Additional Question Of Law In Second Appeals : Supreme Court Lays Down Principles
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sep.3) observed that it is mandatory for the High Courts to record reasons while framing an additional question of law which was not originally raised in a second appeal in a civil case.Proviso to Section 100(5) CPC grants power to the High Courts to frame an additional question of law, but this power cannot be routinely exercised, but only in...