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 Bench noted that the calculation of compensation based on historically low notional income figures "grossly undervalue" the role of homemakers.
However, the apex court clarified that the relief was being granted in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and would not serve as a precedent.
The Supreme Court has said that arbitration in India has not failed, but that judicial interference, and at times the conduct of governments, has undermined the efficacy of the arbitral process.
PDP leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s decision denying bail to the key activist Umar Khalid in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. “The scales of justice are breaking under the burden of injustice”, she remarked.
The Supreme Court, while ruling against Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam's pleas, admitted the bail petitions of the other five accused persons in the case: Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa-ur-Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmed, all of whom have been in custody for more than five years.
Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Wednesday extended New Year greetings to the people of the state, expressing confidence that 2026 would usher in renewed growth, deeper unity, and sustained progress.
The Supreme Court’s decision to halt the suspension of the life sentence awarded to Kuldeep Singh Sengar is more than a procedural intervention.
Vodafone Idea's AGR dues amounting to Rs 87,695 crore have been frozen as of December 31, according to reports.
