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Though officials are tight-lipped on the number of pending applications, it is learnt that a considerable number of applications are kept pending for processing

The meeting convened by Union Ministry for Jal Shakti on Wednesday to discuss the gazette notification of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II (KWDT-II) award has been postponed

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar termed the plea as “misconceived” and “meritless” at the outset and refused to entertain the petition filed against the Delhi High Court order

Advocate Rajiv Jain, the amicus curiae, called Supertech the “main culprit” in defrauding homebuyers whereas Corporation Bank advanced more than Rs 2,700 crore to builders through subvention schemes

The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered what was wrong in using the "spyware against terrorists" and said any report which touched upon the country's "security and sovereignty" won't be made public

The Supreme Court refused to entertain 13 more petitions challenging constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, saying it cannot add any more pleas as they would become difficult to “handle”

In November 2022, Rahul Gandhi, during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, made defamatory comments on Savarkar at a rally in Maharashtra's Akola. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan asked Rahul Gandhi to refrain from making 'irresponsible statements' as it told him not to speak anything against freedom fighters

 The Supreme Court is slated to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking judicial enquiry on the violent protests erupted against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in West Bengal’s Murshidabad 

It is in public interest that stagnant waqf holdings must either transform into engines of empowerment for the Muslim community or face repurposing for broader societal good

The Supreme Court’s observation that language has no religion and that all languages should be celebrated equally is a welcome affirmation of India’s linguistic pluralism

The Supreme Court, by flagging key issues, strikes a delicate balance between addressing the concerns of Muslim community and the need to carry out genuinely beneficial reforms

As per the CEC's observations during a recent site inspection, TGIIC sought Consent for Establishment (CFE) from the Telangana Pollution Control Board for only 122.63 acres out of the total 400-acre land parcel. The committee suspected this was a deliberate attempt to bypass a comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Accuses Congress government of violating statutory environmental and financial regulations; questions Centre's inaction despite having access to all evidence

In its 60-page report, the CEC has recommended that no new interests be created in the disputed land - whether through sale, lease, or mortgage - until the Supreme Court takes a final decision

Justice Gavai, the second senior-most Supreme Court judge after the incumbent CJI Khanna, is set to become the 52nd CJI on May 14 after the retirement of CJI Khanna on May 13.

Senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao said the apex court's observations, especially its censure over the use of bulldozers during holidays, exposed the deliberate and dangerous environmental destruction by the Revanth Reddy government.

Reacting to the apex court’s strong observations against the Telangana government, BRS working president KT Rama Rao said the order vindicates the concerns raised by environmentalists and the BRS over the large-scale tree felling in Kancha Gachibowli forest. He hoped that the Revanth Reddy government will not continue to make a fool of itself.

Dismissing a plea challenging the use of Urdu in the signboard of a municipality in Maharashtra, a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran on Tuesday also said "language is not religion".

A Bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and A.G. Masih heard the suo motu case concerning alleged environmental violations. The Court scheduled the next hearing for May 15, granting the Telangana government four weeks to submit its response to the CEC report. Additionally, it directed the State’s wildlife warden to outline the measures being undertaken to safeguard displaced animals.

A clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 would be heard by Supreme court on Wednesday