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2026-08-18 06:08 GMT

BREAKING | West Bengal Advocate General tells Calcutta High Court that #Caste Certificates obtained on the basis of Voter ID cards from 2011 onwards would need to be re-verified. 

2026-08-18 06:07 GMT

Kerala High Court has closed the plea preferred by actor Dileep alleging media trial in the 2017 Actress Assault case after noting that final reports have been filed in all 5 crimes.

2026-08-18 06:06 GMT

SupremeCourt seeks status report from the Union on the plea by wife of Merchant Navy Captain Ashish Kumar, who was feared to have died in a missile/drone attack on the merchant vessel M.T. Skylight in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1, 2026

The wife approached the Supreme Court claiming that Captain Ashish Kumar is alive and is held in illegal captivity by foreign actors

CJI to SG Tushar Mehta: You take cognizance and find out from your authority

J Bagchi: DNA report is negative

SG: There is a hope

CJI: Ransom calls to the wife...that shows he is alive. Mobile has also been misused.

2026-08-18 05:27 GMT

Supreme Court issues notice on a petition seeking guidelines on the posting of images of accused persons by the police on their official social media accounts

Sr Adv Gopal S: Social media intermediaries like X, Meta now made party

CJI : Some regulatory regime is required.

2026-08-18 05:26 GMT

Supreme Court hears plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana seeking commutation of death sentence awarded to him in the Punjab CM Beant Singh assassination case on the grounds of delay.

Bench: Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta.

2026-08-18 05:26 GMT

SupremeCourt hears a writ petition filed by an advocate and petitioner in person Ashwini Upadhyay raising the issue regarding the NEET paper leak

2026-08-18 05:16 GMT

Supreme Court to continue hearing Delhi Police plea challenging Delhi High Court's order allowing Devangana Kalita to inspect electronic evidence collected during the investigation but not relied upon by the prosecution in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.

2026-08-18 05:05 GMT

Supreme Court to shortly hear a PIL seeking implementation of a legally enforceable MSP for all notified agricultural crops based on C2 + 50% formula

The plea, filed by #farmer and ex-MP Vadde Sobhanadreeswara Rao, also seeks formulation of a timebound debt relief mechanism, which may include a one-time waiver of crop loan dues of small and marginal farmers affected by agrarian distress

Bench led by CJI Surya Kant to hear the matter.

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