Supreme Court

Latest News Live Updates: 12,286 New Coronavirus Cases In India

India News | Edited by Nonika Sharma | Tuesday March 2, 2021

India today reported 12,286 fresh coronavirus cases and the tally has climbed to 1,11,24,527, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,98,921, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday.

"However Brutal The Husband Is...": Supreme Court On Marital Rape

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday March 1, 2021

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the arrest of a man accused of rape by his former partner, asking "... however brutal the husband is... when two people (are) living as husband and wife... can sexual intercourse between them be called rape?"

Top Court Seeks Centre's Reply On Plea Against CBI Probe In Bengal Coal Mining Case

India News | ANI | Monday March 1, 2021

Supreme Court has on Monday sought response of the central government within a week on a plea challenging the order of the Calcutta High Court that allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe a case pertaining to illegal mining and transportation of coal through Railways in West Bengal, without the state's consent.

Supreme Court Judges To Be Vaccinated From Tomorrow

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday March 1, 2021

Judges of the Supreme Court will get COVID-19 vaccine shots from tomorrow. Those eligible for the vaccine in the drive starting tomorrow also includes the families of the judges and retired judges.

Plea In Supreme Court Against Poll Body Over Eight-Phase Bengal Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 1, 2021

A plea challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct assembly elections over eight phases in West Bengal was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday.

Bhima Koregaon Case: Supreme Court To Hear Bail Plea Of Activist Gautam Navlakha On Wednesday

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 1, 2021

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday the bail plea of activist Gautam Navlakha in the alleged Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case.

"Will You Marry Her?" Supreme Court Asked Government Worker In Rape Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday March 1, 2021

The Supreme Court today asked a government employee seeking protection from arrest whether he would marry a woman who has accused him of rape.

Six More Months For Sex Assault Case Against Actor Dileep: Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Monday March 1, 2021

The Supreme Court today gave six more months as a "last opportunity" to complete the trial in the sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep. The case is being heard by a local court in Kochi. A local Kerala court judge had sought six months because the trial was delayed due to litigation in the High Court. This is the second time such an e...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against 69% Quota In Tamil Nadu On March 5

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 28, 2021

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on March 5 a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the 1993 Tamil Nadu law providing 69 per cent quota to scheduled castes (SCs), scheduled tribes (STs) and backward classes in admissions and government jobs in the state.

Supreme Court Will No Longer Use WhatsApp To Share Video Conference Links

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 28, 2021

The Supreme Court will no longer use WhatsApp groups to share video conference links for court hearings, the top court registry said on Saturday.

Damaging Reputation Of Spouse Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

Defamatory complaints against spouse and damaging his reputation amount to mental cruelty, the Supreme Court said on Friday while granting divorce to an army officer.

Supreme Court Asks Ex-District Judge To Face Inquiry In Sexual Harassment Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

The Supreme Court Friday said it cannot allow sexual harassment cases to be "swept under the carpet" and asked a retired District Judge of Madhya Pradesh to face "in-house departmental inquiry" instituted by the high court on the allegations levelled against him by a junior woman judicial officer.

Top Court Agrees To Hear Plea For Caste-Wise 2021 Census For Backward Classes

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 26, 2021

The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Centre for conducting a caste-wise 2021 census for backward classes for efficient allocation of budgetary resources and excluding the ''creamy layer'' and ''non backward class'' citizens from a particular caste.

UK Supreme Court Rejects ISIS Bride's Legal Bid To Return

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 26, 2021

Britain's highest court on Friday rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision.

Blog: Avni The Tigress Was Shot Dead. Supreme Court Says Rules Were Followed

Blog | Swati Thiyagarajan | Friday February 26, 2021

A contempt petition filed in the Supreme Court by animal rights activist Sunita Dongre was withdrawn by her after the court declared it invalid today and stated that the killing of tigress Avni was carried out as per court orders as she was a maneater.