Court News Updates

Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court has ordered the framing of murder charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case registered in Delhi's Saraswati Vihar police station during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

The Supreme Court heard the case of premature release of Perarivalan convicted in Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. Earlier the Supreme Court had converted Perarivalan’s death sentence to life imprisonment on February 18, 2014 on the grounds of delay in deciding his mercy plea by the central government which was a delay of 11 years in total.

The Supreme Court expressed its displeasure with the states for the laxity in providing compensation to the family members of those who died of Covid -19.

The Supreme Court upheld the bail granted to Sudha Bharadwaj from the Bombay High Court, upholding the judgment of default bail given by the Bombay High Court.

Appearing on behalf of the NIA, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said since the Bombay High Court order would come into effect on December 8, the agency's challenge to the order should be heard as soon as possible before it becomes pointless.

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea challenging poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s appointment as former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s adviser in August this year.

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition by the Surat Parsi Panchayat demanding permission for resuming traditional funeral rites of the Parsis and to recognize the community's funeral worke...

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Maharashtra government’s 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in elections to local bodies in the state.

The Supreme Court on Monday has restrained the Maharashtra Police from filing chargesheets against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. The investigations in the said matter will however continue with the liberty to file counter-affidavits within a week. The Apex Court also extended the interim protection given to Singh earlier.

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the recovery order issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Tribunal, Lucknow against Hawelia Builders Private Limited.