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The Supreme Court has directed Rajasthan to act against industries polluting the Bandi, Luni and Jojari rivers. Measures include removing illegal discharge points, investigating unauthorised units, recovering environmental compensation, curbing illegal mining and establishing district-level monitoring mechanisms with regular progress reports

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said the NDA would allocate at least 34 per cent of its tickets to BC candidates in local body elections. His announcement followed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the state’s challenge to the High Court ruling

The Supreme Court dismissed the Andhra Pradesh government's plea challenging the quashing of 34 per cent BC reservation in local body elections. The Bench questioned the legal basis of Unified Family Survey data used to justify the enhanced quota

A Supreme Court-appointed committee will inspect Rajasthan’s Vagad region from October 11 to 13 to assess mining, forests, land use and tribal livelihoods in the Aravallis. The findings will inform its conservation report, due before the Supreme Court by November 30

Forty-two former judges, including ex-Supreme Court and High Court judges, expressed concern over what they called a campaign to undermine constitutional institutions. Defending the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, they warned that unsubstantiated allegations could erode public trust

The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against six individuals accused of abetting a woman’s suicide after her lover refused to marry her. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran ruled that a refusal to marry after a consensual relationship does not automatically constitute abetment to suicide.

The Supreme Court directed actor Rajpal Yadav to deposit Rs 1.15 crore immediately in connection with seven cheque dishonour cases, with another Rs 85 lakh due Monday. The Bench warned his three-month sentence could be enhanced to two years over non-compliance

The Supreme Court will hear Vijayalakshmi, wife of jailed actor Darshan, challenging orders allowing accused Pradosh S Rao to become an approver in the Renukaswamy murder case. The petition questions his pardon and statement recording, upheld earlier by the Karnataka High Court

The Punjab government has approached the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order directing a CBI probe into corruption allegations involving Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Rajvir Ghuman and associates. The High Court had sought a report within two months

The Supreme Court declined to entertain a PIL seeking measures to address recurring floods, erosion and drainage problems in Assam, saying the issue was not essentially legal. It directed authorities named in the plea to examine the concerns and take remedial measures

The Supreme Court directed Delhi Police and the MHA to respond within four weeks in suo motu proceedings on recent Delhi-NCR rape and sexual assault cases. The Bench stressed preventive policing, continuous CCTV monitoring and stronger security measures in vulnerable areas

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea questioning whether CEC Gyanesh Kumar can individually exercise powers vested in the Election Commission. The petition cites Article 324 and Section 18 of the 2023 law governing collective decision-making within the poll panel

The Supreme Court granted Bihar eight more weeks to remove unauthorised structures and encroachments from the Ganga flood plains between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna. The court warned that failure to comply could lead to contempt proceedings against officials

The Supreme Court stayed the execution of Indian Mujahideen operative Ahmed Bawa in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case and sought Gujarat government’s response. The court also called for trial records after the Gujarat High Court upheld his death sentence earlier this year

The Karnataka government’s SIT will begin a fresh probe into the 2012 Dharmasthala gang rape and murder of Soujanya, following Supreme Court directions. The five-member team will review the case and submit its findings within three months, amid objections over one officer’s inclusion

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled out a complete ban on firecrackers, saying round-the-clock fireworks would also not be allowed. The court said a middle ground was needed and indicated that specific hours could be prescribed for their use

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a case examining legislative privileges of MLAs and their relationship with freedom of speech. A seven-judge Constitution bench is scheduled to begin hearing the matter on October 6

The Supreme Court questioned the tenfold markup on an essential cancer drug and sought the Centre’s response on hospital medicine pricing practices. The bench suggested a uniform 16 per cent margin on medicines and posted the matter for further hearing on October 12

The Supreme Court will hear next week a PIL challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s functioning and seeking his suspension. The petition alleges that some Election Commission decisions were taken without approval of the other two commissioners and seeks scrutiny of official records

The Supreme Court quashed Mulla Afroz’s preventive detention under the NSA, ruling that a confession statement cannot by itself form the basis for detention. It also imposed Rs 10 lakh in costs on the Uttar Pradesh government