Justice MM Sundresh

In this landmark order, the Court accentuates the environmental rule of law and principles of sustainable development and lambasts officials of the State who abdicated their duty of protecting forests

Congress leader Afzal Lakhani, who was arrested for posting anti-Indian and pro-Pakistani messages, besides derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Hiraben Modi, was granted bail by the Supreme Court recently. The Court has also intervened in other cases where bail was denied by the High Courts

Supreme Court judge, Jus...

Supreme Court division bench heard  a petition filed by the PUCL and women rights activist Rosemary Dvuchu challenging a resolution passed by the Nagaland State Assembly on September 22, 2012, which exempted the operation of Part IX-A of the Constitution that mandates 33 per cent women reservation.

he States to setup mediation centre & workable e-filing system in Suo-moto Writ petition for appointment of Presidents and Members/Staff of Districts and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Inadequate infrastructure across India.

The Supreme Court on Thursday, set aside the order of the Delhi High Court which allowed a revision petition filed by the tenant, granting him leave to defend the eviction petition filed by the landlord.

The Supreme Court on April 04 , dismissed an appeal against the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which rejected the challenged  to the Clause 28 of Rules of Legal Education, 2008 according to which, candidates belonging to General category who have attained the age of more than 30 years, are barred from pursuing legal education.

Supreme Court division bench observed that a mere existence of vacancy per se will not create a right in favour of an employee for retrospective promotion when the vacancies in the promotional post is specifically prescribed under the rules, which also mandate the clearance through a selection process.

Bihar government has app...

The Supreme Court has set aside the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order, which had earlier deprived the protected witness statements in the case of Waheed Para, who had approached the top court of the country for access to the statements of witnesses.