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Recently, the Supreme Court, in the stray dogs matter, set up a 3-judge bench which did not carry forward the August 11 direction of a 2-judge bench to move all strays to dedicated shelters.

A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma ruled that the attached properties must be restored to the successful resolution applicant, Lodha Developers, that acquired the company through the insolvency process.

The CJI made these remarks when Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the states of West Bengal and Kerala, raised the issue of exclusion of voters despite being in possession of Aadhaar cards.

The 2021 judgment had upheld double-laned road works on certain stretches of the project tagged as ‘strategic roads’.

The court said that the Bombay High Court while granting bail to Teltumbde in November 2022 had imposed a condition with a specific intention, directing him not to go beyond local limits of the court.

The Telangana High Court concludes that the marriage is ‘not irretrievably broken down’ and that the couple are currently sharing a residence, living with their son and daughter-in-law.

The petitioner’s counsel informed the Supreme Court that his condition had gone from bad to worse and the 32-year-old was alive only because of a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy tube.

CBI opposed Harcharan Singh Bhullar's plea, asserting that the FIR was lawfully registered in Chandigarh and that the agency was fully empowered to investigate.

Andhra Pradesh HC cruelty divorce, AP High Court divorce ruling: The man had filed a plea on the ground of cruelty for divorce in a family court, which allowed it in 2008. The woman, however,

The Supreme Court fixed the Tamil Nadu SIR pleas for hearing on December 4, and the West Bengal cases on December 9.

Chhattisgarh high court delay, 524-day delay appeal: Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal refused to condone the delay in filing the petition/appeal by the state government merely on the ground of “departmental procedures”.

Orissa high court compensation, Orissa HC undertrial death ruling: Justice Biraja Prasanna Satapathy, while considering the ‘negligence on the part of the jail authorities in not providing proper and better treatment to the undertrial’, directed

The court has also noted the state’s “reluctance to engage with it on systemic deficiencies” and subject itself to “judicial scrutiny”.

Speaking at the Constitution Day celebrations organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, CJI Surya Kant said the judiciary has repeatedly acknowledged the Bar’s indubitable role in safeguarding its virtues.

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The public prosecutor said the Dharmasthala sanitation worker's actions led to significant financial losses due to the SIT's formation and search operations.

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court found the PIL lacking material and observed the plea “figment of his imagination”.

The petitioner has challenged multiple sections of the Online Gaming Act before the Supreme Court and sought a stay on its provisions, besides an order restraining the Centre from taking coercive steps.

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The SC will hear the matter next on January 8, 2026.

A Block Development Officer has accused suspended DySP Sunil Singh Jasrotia of assaulting him and preventing him from carrying out his election duties during the Nagrota bypoll.

Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court made the remark while hearing a petition challenging the establishment of a wine shop in a residential colony in Medchal Malkajgiri district.

The prosecutor representing the state government told the court that Ansari can take jobs excluding these, which may not require a certificate, continuing with its stance that his application for a certificate cannot be accepted.

India first smell trademark, rose scented tyre trademark: The Trade Mark Registry acknowledged the scientific, technical and legal inputs of the amicus curiae noting the complexity of the plea, particularly, the graphical representation of the

The Maharashtra State Election Commission is yet to notify elections to Zila Parishads, Municipal Corporations, and Panchayat Samitis.