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Supreme Court allows new-generation joint firecrackers: What are they?

New-generation joint firecrackers are redesigned laris with smaller shells, fewer shells and longer intervals between bursts

US Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has allowed a number of Trump's hardline immigration policies to go into effect.

SIR draft roll exclusions bring electorate to 2015 level, shows data

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's role in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise

SC rules out total Diwali cracker ban, to set hours after CPCB report

Supreme Court says it will balance religious and cultural sentiments with pollution concerns, and consider permitted hours for firecracker use after receiving CPCB's report

SC reserves verdict on CoC's power to withdraw approved resolution plan

Indian Bank argues creditors should be able to reconsider an approved plan when circumstances change; resolution applicant says withdrawal is barred under IBC

Hospital stocks under pressure: Apollo, Yatharth, Fortis, Max drop up to 7%

According to reports, the Supreme Court flagged concerns over the wide gap between the price-to-retailer and maximum retail price of essential medicines.

Number of women judges in Supreme Court likely to go up to three

At present, the Supreme Court has two women judges-- Justice B V Nagarathna, who has been a judge in the top court since August 31, 2021, and Justice Venkita Subramani Mohana

'This is carnage': SC flags high drug prices, moots 16% margin cap

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta asked the Centre why the maximum retail price (MRP) of essential medicines such as cancer drugs could not be capped at 16 per cent

Selective reform

Election Commission has not addressed key weaknesses in SIR

SC limits Fortis forensic audit, bars 'fishing and roving' bank inquiry

Supreme Court says the forensic audit must remain confined to transactions involving Fortis Healthcare, its holding company, judgment debtors and concerned banks

SC quashes Sambhal violence accused's NSA detention, fines UP govt ₹10 lakh

The top court set aside the Allahabad High Court order that had upheld Mulla Afroz's detention and imposed a fine of ₹10 lakh on the UP government for passing "an illegal preventive detention order."

SC to hear next week plea questioning ECI decisions under CEC Gyanesh Kumar

The hearing comes amid questions over the poll panel's decision-making process, after reports claimed that two Election Commissioners objected to several SIR-related orders

Under-18 social media ban: Centre plans changes to IT intermediary rules

Government tells Supreme Court it will make age restrictions a statutory obligation for platforms after bench pushes for enforceable safeguards

The spirit of liquor bans

The apex court rightly highlights futility of prohibition

SC Collegium recommends 3 chief justices of HCs as judges of apex court

The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices as judges of the apex court. According to the resolution issued by the Supreme Court, the Collegium recommended the elevation of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, as a judge of the apex court. The collegium also recommended the name of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, as a judge of the apex court. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana, is also recommended for the judgeship at the Supreme Court. The recommendation was made at the Collegium meeting held on Monday. Besides the CJI, Justices Vikram Nath, B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh and P S Narasimha were part of the Supreme Court Collegium. The Collegium's recommendation will now be processed in accordance with the established procedure for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court.

SC takes suo motu cognisance of Delhi-NCR rape cases, seeks accountability

Supreme Court directs registry to initiate suo motu proceedings over rape and sexual assault cases, raising concerns about law enforcement and public safety in Delhi-NCR

Supreme Court refuses interim stay on UPI MDR, seeks Centre's response

Justice Bagchi asked whether the charge was a tax or fee and, if it was neither, what was the legal basis for imposing it. He also questioned the nature of the service for which the payment was being

SC stays Delhi HC directions on search of advocate's office in GST case

Supreme Court questions how GST authorities can segregate attorney-client privileged material while staying directions permitting examination of seized computer data

SC reserves order on front-of-pack labels, questions FSSAI over timeline

Supreme Court questions FSSAI over its proposed 365-day voluntary compliance period and the need for fresh stakeholder consultation on front-of-pack food labels

Supreme Court allows forensic audit in Fortis-IHH Healthcare unit case

Fortis Healthcare had filed a petition against an order that directed the appointment of a forensic auditor into alleged asset dissipation by former promoters, or controlling shareholders, of Fortis