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Stray dogs case: SC asks petitioner to move Punjab HC over Mann's remarks

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the mentioning of a plea which alleged that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that the apex court has given a "free hand" to kill stray dogs. "Just because a chief minister makes a statement, does that mean we have to change our order?" a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta told the counsel, who mentioned the matter. The counsel said after the top court's May 19 order in the stray dogs case, the Punjab chief minister had allegedly tweeted that the Supreme Court "has given a free hand to kill stray dogs". "You go to the Punjab High Court," the bench observed, adding, "We are not entertaining your mentioning". The counsel claimed that stray dogs were being killed after the top court's order. In a significant verdict delivered on May 19, the top court allowed euthanasia of rabid, incurably ill, dangerous and aggressive dogs to curb threat to human lives, saying the right to live with dignity encompasses the right

SC seeks Centre's response on plea to ban child employment in orchestrax

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, child rights body NCPCR, and the NHRC on a PIL seeking an absolute ban on the employment of children and adolescents in orchestras, dance troupes, massage parlours, and spas. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of the submissions of senior advocate H S Phoolka, appearing for child rights collective 'Just Rights for Children Alliance' (JRCA), and issued the notices to Union ministries of labour and law and justice. Phoolka argued that minor girls aged 10 and 11 years were being employed in orchestras and dance bars. "For spas and massage parlours, some states have made rules of 18 years as the minimum age," he said. Terming the situation "serious", the bench also issued notices to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the PIL. "Issue a writ of mandamus or appropriate directions ..

Pained by narrative of judiciary shielding accused: SC on Twisha death case

Observing that it was "pained" by the narrative that the judiciary was shielding the accused, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would ensure a fair, independent, and impartial CBI probe into the death of former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma. Sharma, 33, was found hanging at her matrimonial home in Bhopal's Katara Hills area on May 12, with her family accusing her in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide. Her in-laws, however, claimed she suffered from drug addiction. The police have registered an FIR against the woman's husband, Samarth Singh, a lawyer, and her mother-in-law, former district judge Giribala Singh, on charges of dowry harassment. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked the media to exercise restraint while reporting developments in the case. "We are slightly in pain because of some of the actions. We will request our media friends to not go for the statements of the victim's family or the other family. Let the .

Neet-UG paper leak: NTA has not learnt lessons, says SC; issues notices

The Supreme Court on Monday said it was sad that NTA has not learn lessons from the earlier NEET paper leak as it sought response from the Centre, NTA and CBI on pleas for replacement of the testing agency with a robust and autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance exam. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed that copy of petitions be served to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta besides other parties and asked the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is responsible for conducting the NEET exam, to file an affidavit by Thursday on compliance of directions issued by the court in 2024. "It's sad that they have not learnt their lessons. The matter travelled to this court earlier also. There was a committee, a monitoring committee which made some recommendations and they were accepted. We want NTA to file an affidavit on the steps taken for compliance of recommendations suggested by the committee," the bench said. The top court, which issued notice on a plea filed by

UAPA cases in 2024 were fewest in a decade, but convictions surged

UAPA cases hit a decade low in 2024, but convictions surged sharply as the Supreme Court revisited prolonged incarceration under the law

Supreme Court lifts curbs on academics over NCERT's judiciary chapter row

The Court said the Centre and State governments would be free to independently decide whether to engage them in future projects

NCERT book row: SC modifies earlier order concerning three academics

The Supreme Court on Friday modified its March 11 order that had directed the Centre, states and others to disassociate from three academics, following a row over an NCERT book chapter containing "offending" contents on corruption in the judiciary. The apex court left it open to the Centre, states, Union territories, public universities and institutions that receive funds from the central or state governments to take an independent decision on the issue, without being influenced by its observations made in the March 11 order. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi also recalled the part of the March 11 order that had recorded that the three academics -- Professor Michel Danino, Suparna Diwakar and Alok Prasanna Kumar -- had "deliberately and knowingly misrepresented the facts" in order to project a negative image of the Indian judiciary to the students of Class 8. The bench passed the order while hearing a plea moved by t

Vedanta unit Talwandi Sabo Power faces ₹127 cr penalty after SC ruling

Vedanta Ltd has said that its subsidiary Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) has been held liable to pay approximately Rs 127 crore, plus applicable late payment surcharge, to Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) following a Supreme Court judgment. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, Vedanta said the Supreme Court has set aside the judgment passed by the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), and has restored the order passed by the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC). By the said order, the apex court has upheld the alleged penalty on TSPL for misdeclaration of availability for January 2017 in terms of the Grid Code, along with the applicable Late Payment Surcharge, the filing said. Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd is a 1,980 MW super-critical coal-based thermal power plant located at Banawala in Mansa district, Punjab. The filing further said that TSPL will pay an amount of approximately Rs 127 crore and applicable Late Payment Surcharge to PSPCL. TSPL supplies 1

Bar council moves SC to finalise 10% co-option formula for women

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking approval for a merit-based "co-option" mechanism to ensure 30 per cent women's representation in state bar councils. The BCI, the apex bar body, has proposed to fill a 10-per cent co-option quota by selecting women candidates who have secured the highest number of votes among those not elected, rather than through subjective appointments. The proposal aims to complement the 20 per cent seats reserved for women through direct election, bringing the total representation to the 30-per cent mandate previously set by the apex court. BCI chairperson and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, in a statement, said the bar body has considered the submissions made by stakeholders before the apex court-appointed High Powered Election Supervisory Committee on the co-option of women members in state bar councils. "This issue concerns not merely filling seats, but the larger institutional objective, which is ensuring that women ...

Gas extraction case: RIL says charges of unjust enrichment misguided

Reliance Industries argued before the Supreme Court that the Centre's allegations of unjust enrichment in the KG basin gas dispute are misplaced

Videocon group founder Venugopal Dhoot moves SC against NCLAT ruling

Videocon founder Venugopal Dhoot has challenged an NCLAT ruling that excluded the group's overseas oil and gas assets from the insolvency process

Legal battle over Yes Bank AT1 bond write-off reaches Supreme Court

The dispute stems from the 2020 reconstruction of Yes Bank, when Rs 8,400 crore of AT1 bonds were written down as part of the RBI-led rescue plan

Govt defends ₹8,415 crore Yes Bank AT1 bond write down before Supreme Court

The Centre argued before the Supreme Court that the Rs 8,415-crore AT1 bond write-down was necessary to protect depositors and preserve financial stability

SC seeks Centre, states reply on PIL seeking 30% quota for women lawyers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre, all states and union territories on a PIL seeking 30 percent quota for women lawyers in government panels and law officer positions. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of the submissions of senior advocate and Supreme Court Bar Association president Vikas Singh and issued notices to the Centre and others on the PIL filed by the Ladli Foundation Trust. The PIL sought a direction to the Centre, state governments, and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to implement a minimum 30 percent quota for women across all legal tiers, from the Supreme Court panels to local legal aid authorities. The plea refers to startling empirical evidence to say that while women are entering law schools in record numbers, they are systematically blocked from professional advancement. "The petitioner, Ladli Foundation Trust ('the Trust') is filing the present PIL under Article

SC refuses to pause KG basin gas dispute as RIL seeks mediation route

Supreme Court of India declines to halt hearings in KG basin gas dispute involving Reliance Industries Limited and the Centre

SC says fake citations issue in Essel insolvency case under review

The Supreme Court said concerns over allegedly fake judicial precedents cited in the Essel Infraprojects insolvency case were being examined administratively by a committee

Datanomics: More judges in the Supreme Court, but backlog mounting

Supreme Court strength raised to 37 judges as pendency crosses critical levels

Explained: How SC order on idle power plant helps Delhi's residents

Consumers' bills may reduce after court bars recovery of charges for facility doesn't supply electricity

Major stray dog verdict: Why the Supreme Court refused to back down on stray dogs

The Supreme Court has refused to dilute its earlier order on removing stray dogs from public spaces like hospitals, schools and railway stations.

KG-basin dispute: RIL, others seek mediation, SC refuses to halt hearing

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and two other foreign firms on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that they would write to the Centre for mediation in the Krishna-Godavari basin gas migration dispute. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi. "All the petitioners will be writing to the Government of India today seeking mediation... We are submitting that let us attempt mediation," the counsel appearing for the firms told the apex court. The counsel urged the bench that hearing in the case may be stopped till the mediation outcome. However, Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, requested the court to continue with the hearing in the case listed today. "If, in the meantime, anything will happen, we will inform the court," the top law officer said. The bench declined to stop the hearing and said the parties may inform it about the outcome of mediation. "If you come with a successful .