The Supreme Court will hear a plea against the Centre's new MDR on UPI merchant payments above Rs 2,000. The case questions the legal basis, classification and likely impact on merchants and digital users.
A PIL in the Supreme Court seeks criminal action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over alleged unilateral SIR decisions despite objections from two Election Commissioners.
The court issued notices to CJP leaders Saurav Das, Abhijit Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Ratna Singh, who were named in the woman's petition.
The Supreme Court issued notice on Tarun Tejpal's appeal against his rape conviction and 10-year sentence, as well as Goa's plea seeking enhancement of the sentence to life imprisonment. Tejpal has sought suspension of his sentence, while the court is expected to hear both petitions on October 15.
The court said the husband could not prove that his wife had deserted him without reasonable cause or that her conduct amounted to cruelty warranting dissolution of the marriage.
The pleas seek directions to reinstate voters removed without due process, halt the SIR in Maharashtra, defer elections in states until compliant electoral rolls are finalised and an independent probe.
After a 17-year-long trial, the court found that the prosecution failed to establish what was displayed at the Shiv Sena leaders' rally and subsequently acquitted them in the NCP leader's case.
The appellant, Waris, was convicted by the Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Jaora, on December 17, 2018.
The Supreme Court flagged an "alarming trend" of POCSO misuse in bitter custody disputes and laid down safeguards before arrest. The court said police must involve child psychology experts when allegations concern a parent or family member living with the child and the parents are embroiled in a matrimonial dispute.
The ACB registered the case over alleged irregularities involving a four-acre Mumbai University plot in Kalina, allotted to the state for library construction.
The Supreme Court asked Karnataka to respond to Tamil Nadu's plea on Cauvery water release. The row now hinges on how the CWMA assesses the claimed deficit amid a severe drought.
The Supreme Court dismissed Danam Nagender's plea against his disqualification after switching to the Congress. The ruling keeps the Telangana High Court order in force and sharpens the focus on anti-defection norms.
The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to spell out a timeline for deciding the Trinamool Congress name and symbol dispute between the Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee factions.
The Supreme Court revised its interim order in the Noida DM case, staying the Rs 5 lakh compensation and strictures against DM Medha Roopam.
The Calcutta High Court said Milan Pradhan must be allowed to contest the Nandigram bypoll and cannot be treated as arrested in a 2007 Khejuri case for now. The order questions the state's late move in an old case and protects his campaign during the crucial final stretch.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed the insurer's appeal and increased compensation to a road accident victim's family. The ruling says courts can award just relief despite procedural gaps when insurers challenge payouts.
The Calcutta High Court questioned the Election Commission over giving the envelope symbol to Ritabrata Banerjee's faction. The bench said the move could have been avoided and had pushed parties into court despite 183 other symbols being available.
The Uttarakhand High Court closed a plea over public FIR access after police demonstrated the app-based process. The hearing underlined judicial insistence on keeping FIRs accessible in line with Supreme Court directions.
The Supreme Court partly stayed the Allahabad High Court's order cancelling Akriti Chaudhary's NSA detention and directing Rs 5 lakh compensation. The High Court had ordered the amount to be recovered from the salaries of all officials involved, while strongly criticising Noida DM Medha Roopam. The case will be heard on October 7.
Even as two judges differed on the issue, both said the matter should be placed before the CJI. The bench also requested the CJI to explore the possibility of setting up a permanent 5-judge bench to decide constitutional issues.
