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The Supreme Court criticised the Maharashtra government for opposing bail while failing to ensure speedy trials, warning it would "expose" the state publicly. The court noted only two of 34 witnesses had been examined in four years and stressed the right to a timely trial

The Supreme Court will hear next week petitions by riders Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela challenging their exclusion from India's Asian Games dressage team. The Delhi High Court had declined to interfere, citing logistical constraints and the July 15 selection deadline

The Supreme Court warned civic bodies in Delhi, Gurugram and Lucknow of personal liability for failing to act against unauthorised constructions. Citing recent fatal fire incidents, it directed stricter enforcement, ordered officials' personal appearance and warned of contempt proceedings for non-compliance

The Supreme Court ruled that an uncle-in-law cannot adopt his niece's husband as a ghardamad for inheritance unless such a tribal custom is proven. Setting aside three lower court rulings, it held that the burden of proving customary practices lies on the claimant

The Supreme Court ruled that banks and the Indian Banks’ Association cannot place advocates on caution lists solely over allegations of professional negligence. It said disciplinary action against lawyers falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Bar Councils under the Advocates Act

The Supreme Court dismissed as withdrawn the DMK's plea seeking to regulate Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s visit to Karur stampede victims. The court said Vijay was not an accused and refused to curb public statements or determine his official itinerary

The Supreme Court declined to intervene in a Bombay High Court order directing the removal of a Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue from Mormugao Port Authority land in Goa. Petitioners withdrew their plea, with liberty to seek relief before the high court

The Supreme Court upheld the Delhi High Court ruling allowing a wife to seek court assistance for obtaining her husband's call detail records and hotel booking information to support adultery allegations, holding that the right to privacy is not absolute in matrimonial disputes

The Supreme Court of India stayed the CAG audit of Delhi's private power discoms and ordered status quo until July 15. The court will examine whether Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission could legally appoint the CAG to conduct the audit

The Supreme Court agreed to examine whether a habeas corpus petition is maintainable against continued detention through successive arrests. It issued notice to the Madhya Pradesh government on a gangster's plea alleging illegal custody and failure to provide written arrest grounds

The Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing on a plea challenging the Madras High Court's decision to quash the appointment of 17 personal assistants to judges. The High Court had ruled the recruitment process was arbitrary and lacked merit-based selection

The Supreme Court set aside an NCLT insolvency verdict after finding it relied on AI-generated fake and hallucinated legal precedents. Stressing zero tolerance, it directed the Bar Council of India to frame guidelines and disciplinary measures against citing unverified AI-generated judicial material

The Supreme Court referred a matrimonial dispute to mediation and appointed former judge Justice M.R. Shah as mediator. The court stayed family court proceedings while efforts are made to resolve the case amicably over allegations involving false evidence and maintenance claims

The Supreme Court ordered status quo on the Karnataka High Court's direction to enhance ethanol allocation for ESY 2025-26. Hearing BPCL's plea, the court examined concerns that altering allocations could disrupt India's 20 per cent ethanol blending programme and trigger similar legal claims

The Supreme Court ruled that homebuyers can seek compensation for delayed possession even after taking possession of their flats. Setting aside an NCDRC order, the court restored a long-pending consumer complaint and directed its adjudication on merits by the district commission

A petition in the Supreme Court seeks a nationwide fire and life safety framework for high-risk public buildings, mandatory safety audits, stricter accountability for officials, and enhanced protection for schools, hospitals, hotels and commercial establishments following recent deadly fire tragedies in Delhi and Lucknow

NCERT’s Class 9 Social Science textbook describes the judiciary as an independent institution safeguarding constitutional rights and democratic values. The clarification comes months after controversy over a Class 8 textbook section on judicial corruption, which was later withdrawn following Supreme Court intervention

The Supreme Court refused interim relief against CBSE’s three-language policy for Class 9 from 2026-27, tagging the plea with similar cases. The policy mandates two Indian languages under NEP 2020, while the court will hear the matter in July

The Supreme Court stressed the need to protect forests, noting states like Jharkhand must preserve natural ecosystems. While hearing a pollution board plea on mining norms, the court refused to interfere with the High Court order and allowed the petition to be withdrawn

The Supreme Court agreed to hear SEBI’s plea challenging a Securities Appellate Tribunal ruling that granted relief to four SICCL managers and a company secretary in the Sahara OFCD case, linked to Rs 14,106 crore investor funds