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The Supreme Court stayed criminal proceedings against former Odisha MP and actor Anubhav Mohanty in a harassment and mental cruelty case filed by ex-wife Varsha Priyadarshini. The court issued notices to the Odisha government and Priyadarshini and sought their responses

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea seeking a scheme to ensure equal financial loss for builders and lenders if flats under subvention plans are not delivered. The petition also seeks debt relief for homebuyers stuck in stalled projects

The Supreme Court denied anticipatory bail to an RTI activist accused of obstructing road construction work in Punjab. The bench questioned his authority to monitor public works, observing that RTI activism has become a “business” and dismissed the plea

The Supreme Court is set to hear a PIL seeking to restrict Aadhaar use strictly to identity verification. The plea alleges its misuse as proof of citizenship, domicile and birth details, and calls for stricter electoral verification reforms

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and Punjab government on a plea alleging failure to implement the RTE Act, including 25% quota for disadvantaged children in private schools. The petitioner claimed widespread non-compliance over the past 15 years

The Supreme Court issued notice on a PIL challenging Bihar Minister Deepak Prakash's reappointment despite not being a legislator. The petition argues the move violates constitutional provisions, alleging an indirect extension of the six-month limit allowed for non-legislator ministers

The Supreme Court referred the defamation dispute between IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil to mediation, appointing former judge Kurian Joseph as mediator. The court stayed all related proceedings, observing that the prolonged conflict was harming both officers’ careers

The Supreme Court dismissed Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's plea against the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh. The court held that electoral disputes over nomination rejection must follow prescribed remedies, reiterating constitutional limits on judicial interference in election processes

The Supreme Court will hear Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan's plea challenging the rejection of her Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh. She alleges political interference, while authorities cite non-disclosure of a pending court case in her nomination affidavit

The Supreme Court ruled that dismissal from service should be imposed only in cases of grave misconduct, stressing its severe impact on employees and their families. The court set aside a woman's dismissal as disproportionate and directed authorities to consider a lesser penalty

Save KBR Park organisers and local residents have released a geo-tagged map documenting 672 trees around KBR National Park. The citizen-led exercise, carried out over three days, recorded tree locations, species details and identification numbers following the Supreme Court's stay order.

The Supreme Court ruled that criminal proceedings against a deceased employee's widow cannot be used to deny their son's claim for compassionate appointment. The court held that Haryana's rules apply only to compassionate financial assistance and directed authorities to consider the son's application on merits

The Supreme Court recognised homemakers as “nation builders” and held that the loss of a wife's domestic care should be monetised at a minimum of Rs 30,000 per month. The court also stressed faster disposal of motor accident compensation claims

The Supreme Court stressed the need for strict enforcement of the PCPNDT Act, citing persistent gender bias and sex-selection practices. The court said welfare schemes and legal safeguards must continue until societal attitudes change and every girl child is valued equally

Supreme Court Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra recused himself from hearing actor Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea challenging charges in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case linked to Sukesh Chandrashekhar. The matter has been listed before another bench for hearing on June 25

The Supreme Court ruled that the Delhi High Court has jurisdiction to hear service termination disputes involving CAPF personnel, including BSF members, even when the cause of action arose outside Delhi, citing the presence of central authorities and constitutional writ jurisdiction

A petition in the Supreme Court has sought a CBI probe into alleged horse-trading involving C Joseph Vijay's party after four former AIADMK MLAs joined the ruling TVK. The plea also seeks rules to curb post-election defections and political inducements

The Supreme Court expressed concern over a 40-year delay in the Allahabad High Court's disposal of a murder appeal, questioning judicial backlog management and seeking solutions to accelerate case hearings while rejecting suggestions to dismiss long-pending cases solely due to delay

The Supreme Court refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking action against illegal constructions after a building collapse in Delhi's Saidulajab killed six people. The court said the matter should be heard by the bench already examining unauthorised construction and land-use violations

The Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to set aside the POCSO conviction of a Tamil Nadu man, citing exceptional circumstances including his subsequent marriage to the victim after both became adults, a mutual settlement, and the victim’s request to end litigation