The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI investigation into alleged corruption and horse-trading in securing support during the trust vote won by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 13, 2026.
The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.
Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh, the RSS teachers’ front, staged a protest march in Burdwan on Thursday against the Supreme Court order mandating that all teachers who have not cleared TET must qualify it.
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.
The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has asked for directions to restrict the use of Aadhaar cards strictly for identity verification.
Whichever side of the affirmative action debate one is on, the significance of the 29 June US Supreme Court decision which effectively ends affirmative action premised on raceconscious college admissions practices cannot be elided.
The top court provides free wi-fi facility to advocates, litigants and others.
Pointing to the improvement in the situation, the Solicitor General said that curfew has been reduced to 5 hours a day.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul posted the matter for hearing to next Friday. A number of petitions were filed against the Tamil Nadu government's decision to construct 134 feet tall "Pen monument" in honour of Karunanidhi.
The state of Uttar Pradesh has informed the Supreme Court that its police department has undergone a comprehensive modernization process.
