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Executive Magistrate who issued notice to student suspended, SG informs apex court

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Executive Magistrate who issued notice to student suspended, SG informs apex court

The CJI had orally observed that the Magistrate had no authority to issue such a notice “when we have already annulled [FIRs] and directed that no penal action would be taken against any student”. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Solicitor-General of India Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court on Thursday about the suspension of an…

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Judicial officer raising his voice at judges is gross indiscipline, says Supreme Court

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Judicial officer raising his voice at judges is gross indiscipline, says Supreme Court

“A judicial officer cannot shout against the judges in a court… He should repent for his words. This is gross indiscipline. Even a senior bureaucrat does not dare to raise his voice in the court,” the Supreme Court observed. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 10, 2026) said a judicial…

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Supreme Court asks NHAI to consider setting up CCTVs, monitoring rooms at toll plazas

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Supreme Court asks NHAI to consider setting up CCTVs, monitoring rooms at toll plazas

Representative image. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 3, 2026) raised concerns over encroachments and stationary vehicles on highways and asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to consider setting up camera surveillance systems and monitoring rooms at toll plazas to address such hazards. A Bench of Justices Vikram…

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Tejpal moves Supreme Court against sentence in rape case

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Tejpal moves Supreme Court against sentence in rape case

Tarun Tejpal speaks to media after being convicted in the 2013 sexual assault case on August 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Journalist Tarun Tejpal has appealed to the Supreme Court against a Bombay High Court judgment sentencing him to 10 years’ imprisonment in a 2013 rape case. The Bombay High Court Bench sentenced him…

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Supreme Court turns to Gen Z, Gen Alpha to educate elders on solid waste management

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Supreme Court turns to Gen Z, Gen Alpha to educate elders on solid waste management

The Supreme Court directed the Department of School and Higher Education to integrate, with immediate effect, both theoretical and practical knowledge on solid waste management for students to train their family members, and also train teachers as trainers. Representational image. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan A concerned Supreme Court has turned to Gen Z…

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NEET-UG paper leak: Supreme Court asks NTA about taken on inquiry committees’ recommendations

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NEET-UG paper leak: Supreme Court asks NTA about taken on inquiry committees’ recommendations

A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to file a fresh affidavit in the matter. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Observing that there is a need to institutionalise the reforms in NEET exams, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 19, 2026) directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to…

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No State can block traditional routes of elephants: Supreme Court

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No State can block traditional routes of elephants: Supreme Court

Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on the three-judge Bench with Justice V. Mohana, said elephant pathways were not State-specific, and herds travel far by nature. | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17, 2026) directed the Centre to conduct a nationwide survey and take steps to ensure the free passage of wild elephant…

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SC directs Centre, MP to comply with order on namaz site near Bhojshala complex ‘in letter and spirit’

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SC directs Centre, MP to comply with order on namaz site near Bhojshala complex ‘in letter and spirit’

On July 14, the Supreme Court had refrained from restoring status quo ante after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared that the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex was a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati and barred Friday namaz at the site. | Photo Credit: ANI The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) directed the Union and Madhya Pradesh governments…

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SC gives Centre 4-weeks to confer gallantry award on former Madhya Pradesh cop

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SC gives Centre 4-weeks to confer gallantry award on former Madhya Pradesh cop

Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court expressed displeasure with the Union Government on Monday (July 20, 2026) over the repeated delay in conferring the President’s Gallantry Award on a former Madhya Pradesh police officer Vivek Singh Chouhan, who gunned down two dreaded dacoits in an encounter more than…

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Ayodhya verdict | Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, rules Supreme Court

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Ayodhya verdict | Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, rules Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Saturday permitted the construction of a temple at the site where the Babri Masjid once stood, and asked the government to allot a “prominent and suitable” five-acre plot for Muslims to construct a mosque in Ayodhya. In a unanimous judgment, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of…

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