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Stray Dog Case Order : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will pronounce today its order on the pleas to stay the directions passed by a two-judge bench on August 11 to remove the stray dogs in Delhi National Capital Region to shelter homes. A three-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matter. A two-judge bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, on July...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 21, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :Some HC Judges' Performance Disappointing, They Should Reflect How Much Public Money Was Spent On Them Each Day : Justice Surya KantOffences Connected To S.172-188 IPC Can't Be Split Up To Bypass S.195 CrPC Bar : Supreme Court Lays Down PrinciplesLimitation Period For Offence Under Drugs & Cosmetics Act Starts From Receipt Of Drug Analyst's Report...
Supreme Court Proposes To Avoid Answering Question In Presidential Reference On Whether States Can File Article 32 Petition
The Supreme Court today orally said that it will not go into the 14th question of the Presidential Reference as to whether the Constitution bars the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to decide disputes between the Union Government and the State Governments, except by way of a suit under Article 131, and whether a State can file a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. This...
PIL Cannot Be Used As A Mechanism To Settle Scores Between Competing Officers : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently held that the mechanism of Public Interest Litigation cannot be used to settle scores between competing government officers. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing a batch of contempt petitions alleging the violation of the directions given in Prakash Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., (2006) 8 SCC 1 by...
Supreme Court To Pronounce Order Tomorrow On Plea To Stay Directions To Remove Stray Dogs In Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court will pronounce tomorrow its order on the pleas to stay the directions passed by a two-judge bench on August 11 to remove the stray dogs in Delhi National Capital Region to shelter homes.A three-judge bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matter. In a dramatic turn of events on August 13, the suo motu case relating to...
Supreme Court Restores SBI Official's Removal For Taking Bribes To Sanction Loans; Reiterates Limited Interference In Writ Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Aug. 20) reiterated that writ courts can interfere with disciplinary inquiries only in cases of procedural irregularities or violation of natural justice. The bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan allowed the State Bank of India's appeal, restoring the disciplinary authority's decision to remove a bank employee accused of corruption. The Court set aside...
Supreme Court Directs Centre To Remind States, UTs To Submit Data On Missing Children
In a PIL on child trafficking and unresolved cases of missing children recorded on the Khoya/Paya portal, the Supreme Court recently directed the Centre to issue strong reminders to several States and Union Territories that have not furnished data relating to missing children cases.The petition highlights the plight of children who are victims of organised trafficking networks operating...
Supreme Court Refuses To Review 2024 Judgment Quashing Hyderabad Land Allotments For MP/MLAs, Judges, Journalists, IAS Officers Etc
The Supreme Court today dismissed review petitions filed against its November, 2024 judgment which quashed preferential allotment of lands to housing societies of MPs, MLAs, civil servants, judges, defense personnel, journalists etc. within the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and AG Masih passed the order on the review petitions after hearing a battery...
Parliament Clears Bill To Prohibit Online Money Games
Within a day of Lok Sabha passing, the Rajya Sabha cleared today The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which seeks to prohibit 'online money games' and offering of bank services, advertisements, etc. related thereto.Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw placed the Bill before Rajya Sabha for consideration and passing. In his address,...
Allow Visually Challenged CLAT-PG Candidates To Give Answers In Computer : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has directed that visually impaired candidates appearing in future editions of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) must be provided facilities including the use of JAWS (Job Access With Speech) screen reader, and permission to use customised keyboards and mouse to answer questions on a Word document on the computer, with the additional option of using a scribe as per...
