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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear NHAI’s plea challenging directions to construct shelters for stray cattle nationwide. NHAI said implementing the order would cost around Rs 7,000 crore and should involve local administrations

Khairtabad MLA Danam Nagender has reportedly approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the Telangana High Court order disqualifying him from the Assembly. The High Court had declared his disqualification effective from April 23, 2024

The Centre has notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges in the Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, and Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Courts, following recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium.

Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission's decision to freeze the Trinamool Congress' name and reserved symbol amid a factional dispute. The EC allotted separate names and symbols to the rival groups ahead of October 6 bypolls.

Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender welcomed the High Court judgment disqualifying him from the Assembly and said he had not considered moving the Supreme Court. He asserted that he was ready to contest again if elections were announced and fight for victory

Hours after the High Court disqualified Danam Nagender as Khairatabad MLA, he welcomed the judgment and said he was prepared to contest again if elections were held. In the Assembly, he also criticised Housing department officials over Indiramma Houses.

The Supreme Court has stressed the need to institutionally strengthen the National Testing Agency to prevent recurring NEET paper leaks. The bench indicated that its judges may visit the NTA's upgraded Delhi facility to assess its systems, manpower and arrangements

BRS working president KT Rama Rao questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the arrest of BRS social media convenor Manne Krishank, alleging that police barged into his home and accused the Telangana government of curbing free speech and democratic principles.

The Supreme Court expressed shock over deaths in relief camps for internally displaced persons in Manipur and directed the chief secretary to file an affidavit on the cases. It also sought details on unnatural deaths, FIRs, investigations, compensation and camp safety

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the CBSE to consider implementing its three-language policy for Class 6 from the 2027 academic session. The court also suggested allowing current Class 6 students to study three languages if they wish

The Supreme Court will hear on September 21 a plea challenging deletion of names from Delhi’s electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision exercise. The Election Commission had deleted 47 lakh voters from the draft roll published on August 31.

The Odisha government has rejected the remission plea of Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh, serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons. The Supreme Court allowed him two weeks to amend his petition 

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to impose MDR on select UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000. The petitioner alleged the framework lacks transparency, statutory safeguards and may burden merchants and consumers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a Jharkhand High Court order dismissing former minister Alamgir Alam's discharge plea in a money laundering case linked to an alleged tender scam. The ED has alleged commission collection from contractors

The Supreme Court sought a response from school education secretary T K Anil Kumar on a contempt plea alleging non-compliance with its order to consider a representation seeking regulation, registration and monitoring of institutions imparting secular or religious education to children.

The Supreme Court directed Haryana Police to execute a non-bailable warrant against murder accused Vishal and produce him before the court on September 21. The order came after the court took exception to his alleged “victory procession” following his bail

The Supreme Court has sought clarifications from FSSAI on proposed front-of-package labels for foods high in fat, sugar and salt. The court also asked the Centre about nutritional literacy in schools and directed FSSAI to provide a scientifically justified implementation timeline

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking a national policy and statutory framework for the welfare, social security and post-retirement protection of private school teachers, including pension, provident fund, gratuity and grievance redressal mechanisms

The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre on a PIL seeking safeguards for minors accessing social media. The plea seeks parental consent and identity verification, arguing that children face risks including exploitation, grooming, cyberbullying, data misuse and exposure to inappropriate content

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected pleas seeking reconstitution of its five-member high-powered committee examining alleged police excesses against student protesters and violence against security personnel, saying it would not presume the panel was biased