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Supreme Court sought responses from Centre, ED, RBI and others on a plea alleging diversion of thousands of crores collected from Noida and Yamuna Expressway homebuyers. The case involves Jaiprakash group firms, with ED probing alleged fund siphoning under PMLA

The Wrestling Federation of India approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in Asian Games 2026 selection trials. The high court had cited her maternity break and directed video-recorded trials under independent observation by SAI and IOA representatives

The Supreme Court directed all states and Union Territories to operationalise the 112 emergency helpline, strengthen trauma care systems, protect Good Samaritans, and implement ambulance and cashless treatment reforms, holding that timely trauma care is an integral part of the fundamental right to life

The Supreme Court of India stayed a Delhi High Court order that barred law colleges from stopping students with low attendance from appearing in exams. The apex court observed that national law universities were suffering due to poor attendance and sought responses in related pleas

The Supreme Court refused to hear a plea challenging Karnataka’s decision to grant cabinet rank to 42 legislators heading boards and corporations, directing the petitioner to seek review in the high court. The plea alleged constitutional violations, office-of-profit concerns, and misuse of public resources

The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s response on a plea challenging the Wetlands Rules, 2017, over the allegedly vague definition of “wetland”. Petitioners argued the rules weakened environmental safeguards by excluding several ecologically sensitive water bodies from legal protection under constitutional and environmental principles

The Supreme Court upheld a Tripura man’s life sentence for murdering his wife, stressing that inmates of a house must explain deaths occurring within private premises. The court called the case an “eye-opener” on dowry harassment and criticised repeated compromises despite the victim’s pleas for help

Supreme Court criticised NTA for failing to learn from past NEET paper leaks and sought responses from Centre, NTA and CBI on demands to replace it with a stronger autonomous body. It ordered affidavits on exam security reforms

Supreme Court urged Centre and states to ensure girls’ education is not hindered by lack of sanitary napkins and toilets in schools, stressing strict compliance with earlier directives on menstrual hygiene, and ordered periodic monitoring and reporting of progress

Supreme Court directed that the expert committee on defining Aravalli hills must be small, consult stakeholders and domain experts, and ensure public participation. The court stressed manageability and halted mining activity pending final scientific clarity on classification criteria

Supreme Court of India directed the Delhi government to clarify when a selection committee for regular appointments to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission will be notified, while hearing concerns over vacancies and stalled adjudicatory functions in the commission

The Supreme Court of India agreed to hear in July a dispute over enforcement of a UAE court decree worth over Rs 500 crore against Hyderabad industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad after mediation led by former CJI U U Lalit failed

The Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea challenging Punjab local body polls being conducted through ballot papers instead of EVMs, citing delay in approaching the court and refusing to disrupt the election process ahead of polling scheduled for May 26

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre, NCPCR, and NHRC on a PIL demanding a complete ban on employing minors in orchestras, dance troupes, spas, and massage parlours, citing trafficking, sexual exploitation, forced labour, and loopholes in child labour laws across India

The Supreme Court of India will hear on August 18 the Enforcement Directorate plea accusing Mamata Banerjee and state authorities of obstructing an ED raid at I-PAC’s Kolkata office during a money laundering probe

The Supreme Court of India questioned continued reservation benefits for children of economically advanced backward-class families, observing that social mobility follows educational and economic empowerment, while hearing a plea related to creamy layer exclusion in Karnataka government recruitment

The Supreme Court of India said “shocking orders” by judicial officers can erode public faith in the judiciary while hearing a plea by the former in-charge chairman of the Gujarat Revenue Tribunal against a Gujarat High Court directive seeking his removal

The Supreme Court of India was informed that the Centre will bring back individuals earlier deported to Bangladesh to verify their citizenship claims, after a Calcutta High Court ruling termed the deportation illegal and ordered their repatriation

The Supreme Court of India granted bail to Suhail Ahmad Thokar in an NIA terror conspiracy case linked to post-Article 370 unrest in Kashmir, citing prolonged custody and likely delay in completion of the trial

The Supreme Court of India indicated interim bail for two accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case while examining whether prolonged incarceration can justify bail under the UAPA. Delhi Police sought referral of the legal question to a larger bench