On September 16, the apex court had taken a suo motu cognisance over the discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river, saying it was affecting hundreds of villages there.
Animal rescue and rehabilitation centre Vantara has welcomed the findings of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the Supreme Court and noted that SIT's report and the apex court order have made it clear that the doubts and allegations raised against Vantara's animal welfare
The Supreme Court has stayed a provision of the Waqf Act, which empowered a Collector to determine whether a property declared as Waqf is government property and pass orders. The Supreme Court stated that the Collector cannot be permitted to adjudicate the rights of personal citizens, and
The March 21, 2007, political violence that flared with the clash between the then Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MPRF) led by Upendra Yadav and the then CPN-Maoist at the Rice Mill ground in Gaur, Rautahat, left at least 27 dead.
The apex court also ordered restraining project development in Noida without prior Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approval of the report by the court's green bench.
Rahul Gandhi allegedly claimed that China had captured 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory, which Union Minister Kiren Rijiju dismissed as illogical.
The apex court made these observations while dismissing a petition filed by a private company engaged in the hotel and resort business, which had sought to quash a June 6 order issued by the Himachal Pradesh government that obstructed the construction of its proposed resort.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, told the apex court about the poll panel's statement that 65 lakh persons have not submitted the enumeration forms during the SIR process as they are either dead or have permanently shifted elsewhere.
The Supreme Court of India has granted bail to Suraj Chokhani, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in March 2024 in the Mahadev Betting App money laundering case. The apex court took note of his prolonged custody, the right to a speedy trial under Article 21, and absence of trial commenc
While the NDA parties welcomed the apex court's decision, the opposition, which challenged the ECI's directive, noted that the Supreme Court have "put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise which was happening".
Nepal's Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order to initiate criminal investigation against former House Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota on a case relating to the crime committed during the Maoist insurgency war.