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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order for demolition of lawyers’ chambers allegedly built on public land near the Lucknow District Court complex, with demolition action scheduled for August 30

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre, states, Union Territories, Meta and X on a PIL seeking safeguards against police posting accused persons’ identities or dehumanising images online. The plea seeks guidelines and prompt removal mechanisms for such content from social media platforms

The Supreme Court granted interim anticipatory bail to DMK leader V Senthil Balaji in the TASMAC corruption case, staying his arrest subject to conditions. The court directed him to cooperate with the investigation and posted the matter for hearing after three weeks

The Supreme Court struck down the 2021 Office Memorandum allowing retrospective environmental clearances for projects started without approval. The verdict applies prospectively, protecting existing projects, while ruling that future post-facto clearances require valid statutory notifications under the Environment Protection Act

The Supreme Court was urged to hear a PIL seeking action against political parties promising or distributing "irrational freebies" before elections. The plea seeks symbol seizure, deregistration, or legal measures, arguing such practices affect fair elections and misuse public funds

The Supreme Court dismissed a PIL seeking a national framework to prohibit public viewing of pornography, holding the issue involved policy and technological considerations, and advised the petitioner to approach the Centre and relevant authorities with a representation

Twenty-three political parties and an Independent MP jointly wrote to Chief Justice Surya Kant expressing concerns over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process and other electoral issues, urging judicial attention amid continuing opposition criticism of the voter roll revision exercise

Justice P. S. Narasimha will join the Supreme Court Collegium following Justice J. K. Maheshwari's retirement. As the fifth senior-most judge, he will serve on the Collegium until May 2028, participating in key decisions on judicial appointments and transfers

The Supreme Court directed high courts to pronounce judgments within three months of reserving orders, stressing that delays harm litigants. It mandated speedy decisions in bail matters, timely uploading of verdicts, and prompt communication to jail authorities for immediate release orders

The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi.

The Supreme Court directed the Centre to form a committee of legal experts within a week to finalise NCERT’s legal studies curriculum, following controversy over Class 8 textbooks on judicial corruption. Publication of the book remains banned until review

The Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognisance of a Class 8 National Council of Educational Research and Training textbook mentioning corruption in the judiciary, calling it a grave concern. The Chief Justice asserted the court would act against attempts to defame the institution

The Supreme Court has stayed the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, reverting to the 2012 rules. The court cited concerns over potential caste-based discrimination against general category individuals and lack of grievance mechanisms

The Supreme Court criticized the trend of judges issuing numerous orders just before retirement, likening it to “hitting sixes” in cricket. It refused to interfere in a Madhya Pradesh judge’s suspension but allowed him to approach the high court for recalling the order

The Supreme Court called the 16-year delay in a Delhi acid attack case a "national shame," directing all high courts to submit pending trial details within four weeks and urged the Centre to recognize survivors as persons with disabilities