Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court has held that state governments are empowered to decide fees for granting distinctive marks or the registration numbers to motor vehicles registered in their territory.

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today held that there can be sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe for granting them reservation, while disagreeing with an earlier judgement of a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court.

Justice AR Lakshmanan, former judge of the Supreme Court and former Chairman Law Commission of India, passed away this morning. He was 78.

Vedanta has filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order which dismissed its plea to reopen the Sterlite Copper’s smelter unit at Thoothukudi.

The Supreme Court today adjourned till September 9 the plea filed by GHCAA President Yatin Oza against the Gujarat High Court’s decision to withdraw his senior designation.

The Supreme Court today has granted two weeks time to JNU student Sharjeel Imam to file additional documents in his petition seeking clubbing of FIRs registered against him.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea challenging the stay order passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the government's decision to trifurcate the state capital in view of the ongoing case in the High Court.

The Bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, with Justice A.S. Bopanna and Justice V. Ramasubramanian has asked the petitioner to implead all states as parties in the matter.

The Supreme Court has pulled up a lawyer for not speaking up during a virtual hearing despite the court having thrice asked him to do so.

Plea in SC seeking directions for appointment of central, state government representatives belonging to the Sunni Muslim sect in the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust which is set to carry out the construction work as well as manage affairs of 5 acres land allotted to it in Dhannipur village.