A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notice to the petitioners who have challenged the amended law before various High Courts and sought their response to the Union government's plea that all such cases be heard together, preferably by the Delhi High Court.
The order was passed by the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana after hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by K.S. Raju Legal Trust through its representative, Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju.
While hearing the matter, a bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi denied bail to RTI activist Rakesh Kumar Behl and his aide.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for courts dealing with cases involving the custody of a child who is an alleged victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasising that the child’s welfare, dignity, emotional security and psychological well-being must remain the paramount consideration at all stages of the proceedings.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Sultana Begum laying claim to the Red Fort alleged being rightful legal owner as the widow of Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
The Supreme Court is set to resume hearings Monday on a series of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, a contentious piece of legislation that has sparked nationwide debate and drawn over 70 legal challenges from across the country.
The Supreme Court’s move on April 28, to examine obscenity regulations for OTT platforms and social media (in a PIL filed by Uday Mahurkar and others) is both urgent and necessary.
The apex court upholds the conviction of an accused in a 2004 case of gangrape, abduction, and wrongful confinement in Madhya Pradesh, clarifying law on consent.
The Supreme Court also accepted the observation of the Calcutta High Court that the entire panel had to be cancelled because of the failure on the part of the state government and the commission to segregate the "genuine" candidates from the "tainted" ones.
