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The Supreme Court section is a specialized segment dedicated to reporting on and analyzing the proceedings, judgments, and developments related to the Supreme Court of India. This section serves as an essential resource for readers interested in the judiciary's role in shaping the legal and constitutional landscape of the country.
The Supreme Court section offers comprehensive coverage of landmark cases, significant verdicts, judicial appointments, and other critical activities within the apex court. It aims to provide readers with a deep understanding of how the Supreme Court's decisions influence various aspects of Indian life and governance, including politics, society, economy, and individual rights.
Content in this section includes detailed reports on court proceedings, expert analysis of legal principles involved in significant cases, profiles of justices, and commentary on the court's impact on India's democratic fabric. The section is known for its investigative pieces that explore the broader implications of the court's rulings, interviews with legal experts, and op-eds that offer diverse perspectives on the judiciary's functioning.
The Supreme Court section offers comprehensive coverage of landmark cases, significant verdicts, judicial appointments, and other critical activities within the apex court. It aims to provide readers with a deep understanding of how the Supreme Court's decisions influence various aspects of Indian life and governance, including politics, society, economy, and individual rights.
Content in this section includes detailed reports on court proceedings, expert analysis of legal principles involved in significant cases, profiles of justices, and commentary on the court's impact on India's democratic fabric. The section is known for its investigative pieces that explore the broader implications of the court's rulings, interviews with legal experts, and op-eds that offer diverse perspectives on the judiciary's functioning.
SUPREME COURT NEWS
Ten critical Supreme Court cases impacting Constitutional rights, society in 2026
December 25, 2025 9:11 am
From challenges to newly enacted laws on online gaming, and religious conversions, to high-stakes disputes involving, electoral roll revisions, the cases lined up before the court are likely to have far-reaching implications.
Aravallis need the Supreme Court's shield
December 25, 2025 7:36 am
The yardstick now accepted by the Court to define the Aravalli goes against the red flags raised by expert agencies
Before 2025 yes was the 2010 no: Supreme Court had rejected 100-metre definition of Aravallis
December 25, 2025 9:08 am
On court’s direction, FSI in 2010 assessed Aravalli hills in Rajasthan, arrived at 3-degree slope norm
Endorsing Aravallis definition is flawed. Legal errors can be amended, but ecological destruction cannot
December 24, 2025 6:01 pm
The Supreme Court has long stood as the ultimate guardian of India’s environmental legacy, a role that this judgment now risks diluting
On Aravallis, fake claims abound on social media and among activists. Here are the facts
December 24, 2025 1:02 pm
The plan would identify permissible areas for mining, ecologically sensitive areas, and core areas only after incorporating a thorough analysis of the cumulative environmental impacts and include post-mining restoration and rehabilitation measures
SC appoints 3-member panel to oversee insolvency process of Supertech Realtors, completion of Supernova project
December 24, 2025 11:03 am
The Supreme Court, in its December 16 order, said it was setting up the committee under Article 142 of the Constitution. The panel will also discharge the functions of the Board of Directors of Supertech Realtors.
Uttarakhand authorities sitting as land is 'grabbed in front of their eyes’, Supreme Court says
December 24, 2025 3:11 am
A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said: “What seems shocking to us is that the State of Uttarakhand and its Authorities are sitting as silent spectators when the forest land is being systematically grabbed in front of their eyes.”
Supreme Court accepted govt’s 100-m Aravalli rule, its own panel had opposed it
December 25, 2025 5:41 am
FSI’s 3-degree definition covers lower hills of Aravallis that are excluded by the ministry’s 100-metre yardstick
SC panel to supervise insolvency process of Supertech, completion of Supernova project
December 24, 2025 5:14 am
The committee will also comprise former National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) chief managing director Anoop Kumar Mittal, and financial management expert Rajeev Mehrotra.
'Order passed in absence of accused': Supreme Court sets aside order cancelling anticipatory bail
December 23, 2025 10:31 am
The petitioner approached the court challenging the Bombay High Court’s order cancelling the anticipatory bail granted to him in an alleged cheating case. It was alleged that the man failed to comply with bail conditions.
SUPREME COURT PHOTOS
Abrogation of Article 370 upheld, SC orders polls in Jammu and Kashmir by Sep 2024
December 11, 2023 9:34 pm
CJI DY Chandrachud ruled that Article 370 was a temporary provision and the President of India was empowered to revoke it in the absence of the Constituent Assembly of the erstwhile state.
SC unanimously says no to same-sex marriage
October 17, 2023 2:33 pm
In its much-awaited judgment, the apex court said that the right to marriage is not a fundamental one. It added that it cannot strike down the provisions of the Special Marriage Act or read words differently while maintaining that homosexuality is not an urban or elite concept.
'Only 70-80 houses remain' but relief for Mathura residents as SC stays demolition drive
August 17, 2023 11:23 am
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the railway authorities to maintain status quo for 10 days with regard to the removal of alleged encroachments on its land near Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.
Maharashtra: Ban lifted, bullock carts race away
March 27, 2022 9:33 pm
As the Supreme Court lifted the ban on bullock cart races in Maharashtra after four years, ‘Jagadguru shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Utsav Committee’ organised the tournament which, over the last many centuries, has been identified with rural parts of the state.
'Thank you RBG': Hundreds gather at Supreme Court to mourn Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death
September 19, 2020 9:20 pm
Scores of memorial candles flickered in the wind along the front steps of the court as people knelt to leave bouquets of flowers, small American flags and handwritten condolence messages for Ginsburg, who died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer.
The other side of Mumbai's dance bars
February 08, 2019 10:27 am
As many as 700 dance bars across Mumbai and Maharashtra were shut down following the 2005 ban. The ban also pushed nearly 70,000 bar girls out of jobs, reportedly forcing many into prostitution
Did you know how firecrackers affect your health?
October 13, 2017 3:06 pm
A 2007 study, ‘Recreational Atmospheric Pollution Episodes: Inhalable Metalliferous Particles from Firework Displays’, published in Atmospheric Environment, had found that children are particular susceptible to pollution caused by firecrackers.
Jallikattu: Everything you need to know about the controversial sport, and more
January 12, 2016 2:12 pm
Jallikattu verdict: The Supreme Court will hear appeals against the Centre’s decision to allow the sport on Pongal in Tamil Nadu.
Internal 'self-assessment' mechanism important in judiciary: PM Narendra Modi
April 05, 2015 3:01 pm
PM Narendra Modi said that while the judiciary is getting powerful, it is necessary that it also becomes 'perfect' to live up to the people’s expectations.
SUPREME COURT VIDEOS
India will see swift progress once Ram temple is built: Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi, RSS general secretary
June 22, 2020 6:05 pm
At a gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, RSS general secretary Suresh 'Bhaiyyaji' Joshi hints at the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya by 2025.
Mapping Delhi’s air quality, the week after Diwali: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
A look at the Air Quality Index during the week after Diwali in Delhi shows the amount of damage firecrackers have done with a little input from stubble burning in Punjab.
Express Eye for Detail Ep 12: Two years of demonetisation, the Diwali mess and Faizabad renamed as Ayodhya
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
Two years on, The Indian Express learns that RBI did not approve of demonetisation and more about the week’s top stories in Express Eye for Detail episode 12.
Eye for Detail EP 12: All about the Ayodhya uncertainty, RBI vs govt and Statue of Unity
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
How the BJP and RSS are reacting to the Supreme Court deferring the Ayodhya case, why the RBI and the government are at loggerheads and what it means to have a statue worth almost Rs 3000 crores. All that and more in this week’s Eye for Detail.
How the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya impacts the BJP
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
The Supreme Court has said that the date for the Ayodhya hearings will be decided in January. Here’s how it will impact the BJP and what the RSS is likely to do.
Women know where to go and how to behave, Uma Bharti on Sabarimala
June 22, 2020 6:12 pm
On the Sabarimala verdict, union minister Uma Bharti said the court cannot be blamed for its intervention. This comes just days after BJP President Amit Shah said that meddling with the affairs of the temple was a conspiracy by Communists in Kerala.
Supreme Court puts a partial ban on firecrackers just before Diwali
June 22, 2020 6:13 pm
The Supreme Court has put a partial ban on firecrackers and asked central and state pollution boards to monitor air quality a week before and after Diwali. Here’s what the court said.
What Indu Malhotra, the only judge who disagreed on the Sabarimala verdict, said
June 22, 2020 6:15 pm
Justice Indu Malhotra said that it is not for courts to determine which religious practices are to be struck down.
Supreme Court allows women of all ages to enter Sabarimala temple
June 22, 2020 6:15 pm
In a 4-1 majority verdict, the Supreme Court lifted the ban and said that it violates constitutional principles. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i
What the Supreme Court did not address in its Aadhaar verdict
June 22, 2020 6:15 pm
There are still many unanswered questions about aadhaar despite the Supreme Court's verdict of more than 1,400 pages. Usha Ramanathan tells us the concerns that the poor of India still have, what making aadhaar voluntary means and whether the linking
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