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Court frames charges against Nawab Malik in PMLA case linked to Dawood

The Enforcement Directorate registered the case in 2022 and arrested Malik in February that year. He is currently out on medical bail granted by the Supreme Court

SC declines to hear wellness expert's PIL on India's air pollution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a fresh PIL by a wellness expert seeking urgent judicial intervention to tackle a "persistent and systemic failure" in addressing the country's rising air pollution levels. The top court, however, allowed holistic health coach Luke Christopher Coutinho to withdraw the PIL and file an intervention plea in a pending case filed by environmentalist M C Mehta on pollution. "The petitioner seeks liberty to withdraw the plea to file an intervention in pending proceedings in the MC Mehta case," the CJI said. The court is scheduled to hear the main plea on pollution on Wednesday. Coutinho had filed the plea on October 24 and made the Centre, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), several Union ministries, NITI Aayog, and the governments of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra as parties. The plea said the current air pollution crisis has reached proportions of a "public

Kerala govt asks Supreme Court to defer SIR to after local body polls

The state government sought deferment of the SIR until the ongoing process for Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) in the state is completed

SC issues notices to Centre, CBI, ED, and Anil Ambani on PIL alleging fraud

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani and others on a PIL seeking a court-monitored probe into alleged massive banking and corporate fraud involving Reliance Communications (RCOM), its group companies and their promoter. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for PIL petitioner and former Union secretary E A S Sarma, and sought the replies within three weeks. The bench has now posted the PIL for further hearing after three weeks. Bhushan alleged that the probe agencies are not investigating the alleged complicity of banks and their officials in the huge banking fraud. He sought a direction to the CBI and the ED to file respective status reports with regard to the probe against banks and their officials in the case. Issue notice returnable in three weeks. Let them file their replies, the CJI said. The PIL alleged systematic diversion of publi

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor'; winter smog sets in, mercury sinks

Delhi-NCR records slight improvement in AQI but it may worsen as mercury dips under 10 degrees Celsius; Supreme Court urges long-term pollution plan

Repair damage to Corbett Tiger Reserve: Supreme Court to Uttarakhand

The Court has asked Uttarakhand to remove illegal structures, restore habitats and enforce strict safari and tourism rules after major violations in Corbett

Delhi pollution: SC seeks response on efficiency of AQI monitoring stations

SC asked the Delhi government to explain the efficiency of its AQI monitoring equipment after concerns that water spraying near stations could distort pollution readings amid rising health worries

Centre seeks more time from Supreme Court to reply to Sahara's plea

Supreme Court gave the Centre four more weeks to reply to Sahara's bid to sell assets - including Aamby Valley and Sahara Shahar - to Adani Properties amid pending dues and refunds

SC demands details on Delhi's AQI monitoring systems amid accuracy concerns

The court issued directions after amicus curiae pointed to reports and videos alleging that water was being sprinkled near AQI monitoring stations, potentially distorting readings

SC issues contempt notice to T'gana speaker over BRS MLAs disqualification

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a contempt notice to the Telangana speaker for not complying with its direction to decide disqualification pleas against 10 BRS MLAs, who had defected to the ruling Congress. On July 31, a top court bench headed by Chief Justice B R Gavai had directed the assembly speaker to decide in three months the matter of the disqualification of the 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs. The CJI-led bench termed the non-compliance of its earlier directions as the grossest kind of contempt while issuing notices to the speaker and others on the pleas filed by the BRS leaders. The bench, however, exempted Telangana Speaker and others from personal appearance before it till further orders. The bench also issued notice on a separate plea filed on behalf of the office of the speaker seeking extension of time by eight more weeks to decide the disqualification pleas. Senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Abhishek Singhvi, appearing along with lawyer Sravan Kumar for th

SC directs Uttarakhand govt to take steps to restore Corbett Tiger Reserve

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttarakhand government to undertake restoration measures to undo the damage, including felling of trees and illegal constructions, in the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve. Issuing a slew of directions, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai directed the chief wildlife warden to work in consultation with the apex court-appointed Central Empowered Committee to ensure demolition of all unauthorised structures within three months. "The CEC shall supervise the ecological restoration plan developed by Uttarakhand," the bench directed. It directed the state government to undertake measures to compensate for the illegal tree felling. "If tourism has to be promoted, it has to be eco-tourism," the CJI said while pronouncing the judgement. "We have directed special treatment to those working in the core area away from their families," he said. The state of Uttarakhand is directed to restore and repair the ecological damage caused to the Co

SC defers Sahara plea for 6 weeks on nod to sell properties to Adani

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred by six weeks hearing on Sahara firm's plea seeking its nod to sell properties to the Adani Group as it asked the Centre to also file its response to the note submitted by amicus curiae on the issue. A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices Surya Kant and MM Sundresh impleaded the Ministry of Cooperation in the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said a lot of cooperative societies were formed by the Sahara Group, which may be affected. Senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, who is an amicus curiae in the matter, submitted a note to the court, saying he has received a lot of objections with regard to the properties sought to be sold by the Sahara group and in particular he has filed objections with regard to 34 properties. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Sahara Group, said he would like to file a response to the note submitted by the amicus and emphasised that a lot of properties were sold or lease

EC clarifies to SC that Aadhaar won't be used to verify citizenship

The Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that it had already issued instructions for using the Aadhaar card as proof of identity and not of citizenship, for inclusion or exclusion in the revised voter list of Bihar. In a reply filed in the top court, the poll panel said that the court on September 8 had already clarified the usage of Aadhaar for updating the voter list. It said the court had stated that the Aadhaar card was to be used for the purpose of establishing identity in view of Section 23(4) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1950 . Section 23 of the RPA deals with the inclusion of names in electoral rolls. " by following the aforesaid order, the commission has already issued instructions dated September 9, 2025, to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Bihar for usage of Aadhaar card as proof of identity and not as proof of citizenship for the purpose of inclusion or exclusion in the revised voter list of the state of Bihar," the poll panel ...

SC to hear plea for mechanism to ensure no PG medical seats remain vacant

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking direction to the National Medical Commission to devise a mechanism so that no postgraduate seats go vacant in pre-clinical and para-clinical branches across medical colleges in India. The petition has also sought a direction to the commission to produce data of how many seats have remained vacant in the last five years in the postgraduate pre-clinical and para-clinical branches. The plea would be heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria. While hearing a separate plea in January this year, the apex court had observed that seats in medical courses cannot remain vacant. It had asked the Centre to hold a meeting with relevant stakeholders, including the states, to address the issue. In April 2023, the top court flagged the issue of super-speciality seats in medical courses remaining unfilled. The Centre had then proposed to appoint a committee, consisting of all th

Supreme Court rejects pleas against revival of Crocs design suit

The Supreme Court has upheld a Delhi High Court order reviving Crocs' passing-off suits against Indian footwear makers, ruling that such claims can proceed even when trade dress is a registered design

Sebi-Sahara case: SC to hear plea of staff seeking pending salaries payment

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing on November 17 interim pleas of employees seeking payment of their pending salaries from the Sahara Group companies. On October 14, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai sought responses from the Centre, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and other stakeholders on a plea of Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd. (SICCL) seeking permission to sell its 88 prime properties to Adani Properties Private Limited. The plea of SICCL is already listed for hearing on November 17. On Friday, the CJI was urged by the lawyers that the interim pleas of employees be also listed on Monday as they have not received salaries for many months. "Ok. They will be listed," CJI Gavai said. Earlier, the bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and M M Sundresh, heard the interlocutory application (IA) of Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd. (SICCL) in the long-pending matter relating to the Sahara Group's refund

No mining within 1 km of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that mining cannot take place within one kilometre of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, extending earlier directions to all protected areas

Supreme Court questions petitioners on reliance on UK Covid vaccine data

You trust the data put out by the United Kingdom but not the figures given by the Indian government, the Supreme Court on Thursday told the petitioners who claimed that authorities reported "alarmingly low" number of deaths due to adverse effects of Covid vaccine. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing arguments on the pleas including the one which alleged that two women lost their lives in 2021 after taking the first dose of Covishield vaccine. It was alleged that after vaccination, both of them suffered from severe adverse effects following immunization. The top court reserved its order in the matter. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for petitioners in one of the pleas, said the same vaccine was used in the UK and India administered 30 times more jabs as compared to the UK. "The difference is so large that there seems to be a worrying discrepancy between the UK, which is putting its data transparently, and India which is hiding the data of deaths,

High-end petrol, diesel cars could be gradually removed from market: SC

The Supreme Court signalled that premium fossil-fuel cars may be the first to face restrictions as India accelerates its electric mobility transition, urging updated policies & stronger implementation

Supreme Court says govt must assess how IBC has worked in ten years

Hearing the Aircel-RCom spectrum dispute, SC said it is time for the Centre to evaluate whether the IBC is meeting its objectives, as arguments on spectrum ownership and insolvency reached a close