Tag: Supreme Court

Supreme Court rebukes Haryana SIT for overreach in probe against Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, reasserts narrow scope of investigation

Bench warns Haryana SIT to confine investigation strictly to two Facebook posts under scrutiny; bars further summons to professor, reaffirms protection of free expression beyond sub judice matters

SC stays deportation of woman declared foreigner, issues notice on challenge to Gauhati HC Order

Granting interim relief to Jaynab Bibi, the Supreme Court halts deportation and questions the mechanical findings of the Tribunal and Gauhati High Court amid rising concerns over arbitrary expulsions in Assam

Contradictory Calls: SC halts one Tamil refugee’s deportation, denies another citing ‘not a Dharamshala’

While the Viswanathan-Kotiswar bench of the Supreme Court on June 24 stayed the deportation of a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee and entertained his plea to approach the Swiss Embassy, a different bench led by Justice Dipankar Datta had, on May 19, refused similar relief while asserting India cannot host refugees from across the globe

SC intervenes for personal liberty after HC adjourns a bail application 27 times!

SC grants bail to a man whose bail plea was adjourned 27 times in the Allahabad HC

Mixed Messaging: Free speech jurisprudence from the Supreme Court

An emerging jurisprudence of contradiction: the Supreme Court and the precarious state of free expression

SC: Freedom for man in interfaith union: SC grants bail to Muslim partner

In an order passed on May 19, 2025, the Supreme Court directed the petitioner’s release on bail, noting that he had been incarcerated for nearly six months and that a charge sheet had already been filed.

President or Governor, People Have Right to Governance!

The Centre itself wanted a time limit for assent to Bills in 2016. So, is a fresh SC hearing on Presidential Reference even necessary?

Supreme Court and the Rofiqul Hoque Judgment: A new chapter in Assam’s citizenship jurisprudence on discrepancies in documentary evidence

Examining the Supreme Court’s latest ruling and its impact on citizenship claims under the Foreigners Act in Assam, with a detailed analysis of how the Rofiqul Hoque case reshapes judicial scrutiny of documentary evidence

SC: Interim bail granted to professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad; SIT to probe posts on Operation Sindoor

During the hearing, the bench led by Justice Kant expressed some disapproval of the petitioner's post.

“Shielding their own”: Supreme Court slams Madhya Pradesh police, transfers custodial death probe of a tribal man to CBI

In a scathing judgment, the Court denounces State inaction, delays, and intimidation of the sole eyewitness, reinforcing the constitutional demand for impartial investigation and institutional accountability

“No One is Above the Law”: Supreme Court demotes Deputy Collector for demolishing a slum settlement by flouting HC order

In a scathing yet balanced judgment, the apex court confirms contempt conviction of an Andhra Pradesh officer for defying a High Court order, orders demotion and fine in lieu of jail, and reaffirms that judicial authority is sacrosanct in a constitutional democracy

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