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The Supreme Court is set to hear on January 19 the plea of Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah challenging a high court order directing the registration of an FIR against him for using offensive language against Indian Army officer Col Sofiya Qureshi. Shah has expressed regret over his remarks. The top court had earlier reprimanded him for not placing a public apology on record

By rejecting timelines for gubernatorial assent, the Court has weakened prospects for stronger federalism

The Supreme Court has given the Telangana Assembly Speaker two weeks to decide on disqualification petitions against 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress. While petitions against nine legislators may be dismissed citing lack of evidence, their cases are expected to face judicial review. Petitioners presented photos and videos of the MLAs joining Congress, but the legislators relied on affidavits denying defection.

The Supreme Court has issued a final warning to the Telangana Assembly Speaker, directing him to decide pending disqualification petitions against three BRS MLAs within two weeks, expressing concern over repeated delays despite earlier court orders.

The Supreme Court reprimanded a petitioner for misusing Article 32 to approach the top court despite a pending plea in the Bombay High Court, calling it a “gross misuse” of constitutional remedies and dismissed the petition

The Supreme Court dismissed Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma’s plea challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s decision to admit a removal motion and the parliamentary probe into corruption charges, clearing the way for impeachment proceedings to continue

Telangana Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar has dismissed disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Kale Yadaiah, ruling that there was no evidence of defection to the Congress. With this, seven of the 10 MLAs facing charges have been cleared.

The Supreme Court warned states of “heavy compensation” for dog-bite incidents, criticizing lax enforcement of stray dog norms over five years. Dog feeders may also be held accountable. The court emphasized protecting children and elderly from stray dog attacks

The Supreme Court refused to address allegations of harassment against women dog feeders in the stray dog case, emphasizing law-and-order issues and urging victims to file FIRs for criminal offenses

The Telangana High Court will deliver orders on Friday in a writ petition challenging the appointment of DGP Shivadhar Reddy. Petitioner T. Dhangopal Rao alleged the appointment violated Supreme Court guidelines as the list of senior IPS officers was not forwarded to the UPSC.

Flagging lapses by civic bodies, the Supreme Court said deaths were occurring not just due to dog bites but also road accidents caused by stray animals, warning states of strict action for non-compliance with its directions and safety norms

By denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam even after more than five years in jail without trial in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, the apex court appears to contradict its own dictum  

Supreme Court granted interim bail to alleged naxal sympathiser Kailash Ramchandani in the 2019 Gadchiroli IED blast case, citing prolonged incarceration and trial delays, while imposing strict conditions and warning that any violation would lead to revocation

The Supreme Court granted bail to former Amtek Group chairperson Arvind Dham in a Rs 27,000 crore bank fraud and money laundering case, overturning the Delhi High Court’s denial, while ED investigations revealed large-scale diversion of public funds and attached assets worth over Rs 5,115 crore

While the two will remain in jail, activists Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd. Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad have been given bail

Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M A Baby says the ruling effectively enables the BJP government's 'repressive tactics of targeting voices of dissent'

SC says it finds that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the accusation against Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam is prima facie true

The Supreme Court denied bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, citing a prima facie case under UAPA. However, bail was granted to five other accused in the same matter

The fact that the SC felt it necessary to constitute a new expert committee to review not only the findings of the earlier panel but also to clarify other issues suggests that the report was prepared in haste

Former Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, accusing it of deliberately delaying action against the Polavaram–Nallamala Sagar project. He alleged that the Telangana government’s Supreme Court case was filed only after Andhra Pradesh floated tenders, rendering it ineffective.