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Actor Darshan has filed two petitions before the Supreme Court challenging Karnataka High Court orders concerning accused-turned-approver Pradosh Rao in the Renukaswamy murder case. Darshan’s wife Vijayalakshmi has also approached the apex court, taking the total petitions to three 

The Supreme Court refused to stay the proposed MDR on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000 from October 15. It sought responses from the Centre, RBI and NPCI within four weeks on a petition challenging the levy

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to advance the hearing of pleas concerning pending appeals arising from West Bengal’s electoral roll revision. The matter will be heard on October 5, a day before bypolls in Rejinagar and Nandigram

The Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl in a moving bus in Delhi-NCR, citing systematic failures in public safety. The court drew parallels with the 2012 Nirbhaya case and stressed safer public spaces

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a PIL challenging the Centre's decision to impose a 0.4 per cent MDR on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000. The petitioner has questioned the framework's legality, transparency and constitutional validity

: A plea in the Supreme Court challenges decisions and software changes allegedly made by CEC Gyanesh Kumar without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners. The petitioner seeks their annulment, criminal proceedings and an independent inquiry

The Supreme Court asked the Bar Council of India to clarify whether it would withdraw the upper age limit for admission to five-year integrated law courses. The BCI defended the restriction, citing residential courses and alternative three-year law programmes.

The Supreme Court issued notices on pleas by journalist Tarun Tejpal challenging his 10-year sentence in a 2013 rape case and by the Goa government seeking enhancement. Tejpal’s counsel sought a hearing on his bail plea

Supreme Court’s order seeking greater financial transparency from private universities was long overdue and brings renewed focus on regulation, student interests and accountability

BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy hailed the Supreme Court decision upholding Danam Nagender’s disqualification, saying it vindicated the party’s legal battle against defections. He also questioned the BJP’s role and criticised the Congress government over Ganesh immersion arrangements.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to indicate a reasonable timeline for deciding the dispute between rival TMC factions over the party's name and election symbol, while stressing that both sides must get a fair opportunity to present evidence

BRS working president KT Rama Rao welcomed the Supreme Court decision upholding Danam Nagender’s disqualification, calling it a “Supreme slap” to Rahul Gandhi and A Revanth Reddy. He also criticised the Congress over defections and alleged betrayal of voters.

BRSLP deputy leader T Harish Rao challenged Rahul Gandhi to act on his “Samvidhan Bachao” call by demanding resignations of BRS MLAs who defected to Congress. He questioned the Congress’s conduct in Telangana following Danam Nagender’s disqualification.

The Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court's decision disqualifying former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law for switching from the BRS to the Congress. The court rejected his appeal and affirmed that his Assembly seat stood vacant from April 23, 2024.

The Supreme Court will hear Mamata Banerjee’s plea on September 24 challenging the Election Commission’s interim order freezing the Trinamool Congress party’s name and its reserved election symbol amid a dispute between rival factions.

The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 law governing CEC and EC appointments should go before a Constitution Bench. Justice Dipankar Datta rejected the reference, while Justice Satish Chandra Sharma favoured it, sending the matter to CJI Surya Kant

The BRS has urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of concerns over the Election Commission's functioning and order a court-monitored inquiry. Party working president KT Rama Rao said this was necessary to restore public confidence in the electoral process.

The Supreme Court will examine whether the Bar Council of India has the power to regulate law colleges and universities, questioning its expertise in legal education. The bench sought BCI’s response to petitions concerning a trust and law colleges

The Supreme Court called for mandatory preventive detention in illegal mining cases after a Rajasthan forest ranger was allegedly killed by a dumper while stopping mining. The court sought Rajasthan’s response and scheduled the matter for October 6

The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s response to Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna’s plea challenging penal provisions mandating singing six stanzas of Vande Mataram. The bench said its national song status is undisputed but may examine penal consequences under fundamental rights