Supreme Court of India

A new order of the apex court attempts to clean the rot in public life and punish politicians who have criminal cases against them. It is also time the Court protects witnesses who have testified against them.

Under the Hindu Mitakshara Law, ancestral property is passed on down the male line by survivorship – what we commonly refer to as the coparcenary system. Unique as it was, the minute a son was born in a family, he would become a coparcener in his own right, to the ancestral property of the family.

Some UPSC aspirants have petitioned the Supreme Court, asking for a postponement of the upcoming Civil Services Examination, the court today issued notice to the Union Public Service Commission and the Union of India.

The Supreme Court has held that the notification issued by the Centre to increase import duty on goods from Pakistan by 200 per cent in the wake of the Pulwama attack last year could not be applied retrospectively.

The Supreme Court today dismissed as frivolous and with cost a plea seeking prevention of suicides at IITs across the country. The court said that the authorities are alive to the problem. The petitioner was fined Rs 10,000.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today, informed the Supreme Court that it will declare the results of class 12 students who appeared for the compartment test by October 10.

The Supreme Court has issued notice in petitions filed seeking increase in age of superannuation of members of the subordinate judiciary in Madhya Pradesh to 62 years.

Following Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informing the Supreme Court that the I&B ministry has issued a show-cause notice on Sudarshan TV, the court today deferred the hearing of the case.

The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition that asked permission to invoke the personal guarantees that defaulting borrowers, representing large companies had placed with Public Sector Banks.

The Supreme Court has asked the CBSE and the UGC to take a joint decision on the declaration of results and admissions, while hearing a plea seeking extension of college admission deadlines due to the delayed compartment exams for Classes X and XII.