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Supreme Court to take up dressage selection row ahead of Asian Games

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear next week pleas challenging the Delhi High Court's refusal to interfere with the non-selection of riders Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela in India's dressage team for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan. A bench of justices Manoj Misra and Shree Chandrashekhar told senior advocates Maninder Singh and Rahul Mehra, appearing for the riders, that the judges have not gone through the case files, as they received them late at night. "Sorry, we will have it next week. Case files reached us late at night. Appropriate bench may take it," the bench observed as it listed the matter next week. The Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4. On Thursday, Supreme Court judge KV Viswanathan recused himself from hearing the pleas of the riders. Earlier, the top court said that the plea will be taken up for hearing after the counsel submitted that the selection is scheduled to be held on July 15. On July 6, the high court refused to ...

SC to hear pleas seeking probe into Ram temple donations case on July 13

The Supreme Court would hear a batch of pleas seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on July 13. On July 7, an Ayodhya court granted one-day police remand for three of the eight accused arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple. The court authorised the remand for Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra and Karunesh Pandey. On June 29, a local court had sent all the eight accused to 14-day judicial custody. According to the Supreme Court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana will hear as many as three petitions filed on the issue when the apex court reopens on Monday. Narendra Kumar Goswami, one of the three petitioners, has moved the top court seeking a CBI probe into the incident. He also sought a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit of the finances of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Theerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the affairs

Parsvnath case: Settlement talks can't stall insolvency once default found

The Supreme Court upheld the revival of insolvency proceedings against Parsvnath Developers, ruling that settlement negotiations cannot delay admission once debt and default are established

SC flags conflict over written grounds of arrest, may refer to larger Bench

The Supreme Court noted conflicting rulings on whether investigating agencies must furnish written grounds of arrest and indicated the issue may require authoritative resolution by a larger Bench

SC upholds rejection of ₹85 cr insolvency plea against Essar Power Gujarat

The Supreme Court has upheld the rejection of an insolvency plea against Essar Power Gujarat, holding that a genuine pre-existing dispute barred proceedings under the IBC

Supreme Court directs BCI to audit advocate disciplinary mechanism

The Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India to review its disciplinary mechanism and that of State Bar Councils to improve accountability, transparency and regulatory oversight

SC seeks response from Centre, CBSE on Gulf Board assessment scheme

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and CBSE on a plea challenging the evaluation formula adopted after Class XII Board examinations were cancelled in Gulf countries

Karur stampede: SC rejects DMK plea on TN ministers' influencing witnesses

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the DMK for questioning Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's scheduled meeting with the families of the Karur stampede victims, and refused to entertain its plea alleging that state ministers were influencing witnesses in the case. A partial working day bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe asked the DMK as to how can the court regulate the visit of the executive head. The bench asked the DMK, represented by senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, how does visiting stampede victims amount to influencing witnesses. Vijay is scheduled to meet the families of the stampede victims on July 10. The court told Kumar that the DMK may wish to withdraw its plea and avail any other remedy under law or else the court will dismiss it. Kumar agreed to withdraw the plea with liberty to approach any other forum. The top court dismissed the plea as withdrawn. DMK secretary RS Bharati had filed the plea seeking to restrain the Tamil Nadu chief ministe

Karur stampede: SC to hear plea alleging bid to influence witness on July 7

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on July 7 a plea filed by the DMK alleging that ministers in the Tamil Nadu government were "actively influencing" witnesses in the CBI probe into last year's Karur stampede case. A partial working day bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu agreed to list the matter on Tuesday after senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for DMK Secretary RS Bharati, sought an urgent hearing. The plea also seeks to restrain Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, state minister Aadhav Arjuna and other accused people from making public statements on the case and to regulate their interaction with victims' families during the pendency of the CBI probe. Ahmadi told the court that witnesses were being "actively influenced" by ministers in the state government and expressed apprehension that Vijay's proposed visit to Karur on July 10 to meet victims' families could affect the investigation. Ahmadi submitted, "This court directed a CBI probe.

AI is shaping decisions. But who is liable when it gets it wrong?

The Supreme Court's scrutiny of AI-generated citations has exposed a larger issue: the Indian legal framework still does not clearly define who is liable when AI gets it wrong

SC halts Delhi govt-ordered CAG audit of power distribution companies

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi government's CAG audit of power discoms ordered against the backdrop of a staggering Rs 38,500 crore accumulated over the years as Regulatory Assets (RA) to be recovered from consumers. A partial working day bench of Justices KV Viswanathan and Shree Chandrashekhar took note of the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for private discoms. On Thursday, the Delhi government ordered a CAG audit of power discoms. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India was to undertake a "strict and intensive" audit of the circumstances under which discoms - BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL), BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) and Tata Power Delhi Distribution (TPDDL) - had continued without recovery of regulatory assets.

'Methyl isocyanate of law': Supreme Court sets aside AI-generated verdicts

The Supreme Court set aside an NCLT order over AI-generated fake precedents, directing zero tolerance for citing hallucinated judgments in courts

SC tears into AI-hallucinated judgments, sets aside NCLT insolvency order

The apex court quashed an NCLT insolvency order after finding reliance on non-existent AI-generated judgments, warning that even a single fake precedent can invalidate a judicial decision

US Supreme Court blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order: What the ruling means

The US Supreme Court has blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in a 6–3 ruling, saying the executive order violates the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution. Trump’s execu

Govt says reports on E20 blending submissions before SC are incorrect

Ministry says reports misrepresented the Attorney General's submissions before the Supreme Court on ethanol allocation and stressed the national E20 programme was never described as an experiment

Plea in SC seeks national fire, life safety framework for public buildings

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre and others to frame a national fire and life safety framework for high-risk public occupancy premises across the country. The plea said the framework should cover schools, coaching centres, hostels, hotels, guest houses, bed-and-breakfast establishments, restaurants, malls, cinema halls, hospitals and other commercial premises with high footfall. The petition, filed by advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami, also sought directions to all the states and Union territories to conduct within three-four months a special fire and life safety audit of high-risk public occupancy premises, prioritising coaching hubs, schools, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, banquet halls and malls. Referring to some of the worst fire tragedies in India, including some recent ones in Delhi and Lucknow, the plea said one of the gravest reasons for such recurring incidents was the "absence of a uniform enforceable national minimum fire and ..

SC allows homebuyers to seek compensation for delay after taking possession

The Supreme Court has said that a homebuyer can seek adjudication of his claim for compensation for the delay in delivery of the flat even after getting its possession. The apex court set aside a 2016 order of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which said that the appellant was not a consumer at the time of filing his complaint alleging a deficiency in service on account of the delay in handing over the possession of the flat, since he had already taken its possession without protest. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and V Mohana passed the order on a plea by a homebuyer, who became a member of a cooperative group housing society in Delhi in January 2003 and was allotted a flat, challenging the NCDRC's order. The top court observed that a claim for compensation for delayed possession necessarily arises from the period prior to the actual delivery of possession. "The subsequent receipt of possession cannot, by itself, extinguish the right of the allottee to

SC agrees to hear plea against surrender of 152 vacant medical seats in TN

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea seeking to restrain authorities from surrendering 152 vacant in-service super speciality medical seats in Tamil Nadu for the academic year 2025-2026 to the all India quota. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre and others, including the Tamil Nadu government, seeking their responses on the petition filed by the Tamil Nadu Medical Officers Association. "A government doctor, if (he or she) acquires skills, will serve public health better than a private doctor," the bench observed while hearing the plea. The top court said in-service is a separate category for admission as such candidates are both working and studying. The bench posted the matter for hearing in July. The counsel appearing for the petitioner referred to the 152 vacant in-service super speciality medical seats in colleges within Tamil Nadu which were earmarked for the state for academic year 2025-2026. The petitioner has

SC flags 'deep-rooted nexus' between banks, ARCs, borrowers over loans

Flagging a deep-rooted nexus between banks, asset reconstruction companies and borrowers, the Supreme Court on Friday said that taxpayers' money being given as loans and then no effective efforts were taken to recover the amount was not acceptable. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana said it was only concerned about the misutilisation of public money, which should have been spent for the welfare of people. The top court issued notice to the Centre, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and others seeking their responses on a plea which alleged that a debt of Rs 1,537 crore owed to public sector banks was settled through two asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) for a mere Rs 73.50 crore. During the hearing, the bench raised concerns over the manner in which stressed loans were being settled. "This is a deep-rooted nexus between the borrowers, ARCs and banks," the bench said. The top court observed that it was aware of the limitation in entering into the arena of ...

Supreme Court declares right to walk on footpath a fundamental right

The Supreme Court on Friday batted for a regulatory body to effectuate the fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar, which ruled that the right to walk on a demarcated footpath is a fundamental right and has priority over movement by motorised vehicles, said the citizen is entitled to enforce restitutionary remedy in case of violation of his right to walk. "To enhance and effectuate the fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths, it is necessary to establish a regulatory body. Working with perpetual seal and succession, such a regulator will develop and retain institutional memory so that it can act on the basis of the experience, data and information it has gathered and processed," the bench emphasised. It said institutional expertise was critical, and such a regulator will employ human resources with domain expertise and talent. "The regulator will maintain institutional integrity by taking independent and ...