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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicSupreme Court

Topic: Supreme Court

SC issues notice to Malankara Syrian churches, Kerala govt over ‘mandatory confession’

Three petitioners have claimed the practice violates a citizen's right to privacy and has also led to parishioners being blackmailed and/or sexually exploited. 

Plea seeks 1975 Emergency proclamation be held unconstitutional, SC issues notice to Centre

A 94-year-old has filed the petition, citing her personal experience of her family's rights being infringed upon. Supreme Court says prima facie, it doesn't see any merit in case. 

Kerala journalist was asked to travel to Hathras by Delhi riots accused, UP govt tells SC

In an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court last week, UP government alleged that Siddiqui Kappan's travel was facilitated by PFI's student wing, and accused him of misleading probe.

SC imposes Rs 15,000 fine on UP govt for ‘wastage of judicial time’

Noting an over 500-day delay in the filing of an appeal, a bench headed by Justice SK Kaul said there was not even the 'courtesy' of setting out the dates as to how the files had moved.

Panel to begin probe on whether Kerala Police falsely implicated Nambi Narayanan in ‘spy’ case

Panel to have first sitting on 14-15 December, over 2 years after SC ordered its formation to probe Kerala Police officers who accused Nambi Narayanan of being a Pakistani spy in 1994.

Bharatiya Kisan Union faction moves SC against new farm laws

The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) says the new laws laws will make farmers vulnerable to corporate greed & pave way for 'cartelisation and commercialisation of agriculture.

4,795 ‘ineligible’ names in Assam NRC, 2019 list not ‘final’ — state coordinator tells HC

Published on 31 August 2019, the final NRC had excluded 19.22 lakh people. The state coordinator now says Registrar General is yet to publish the final list.

SC vacates order restraining courts from hearing cases related to BCCI, cricket associations

The apex court, in 2019, had restrained all courts from hearing any case pertaining to BCCI and state associations until mediator PS Narasimha submitted his report on pending disputes.

SC says posters shouldn’t be pasted outside homes of Covid patients except in specific cases

The apex court said such posters can be affixed only in cases when the competent authority issues specific directions under the Disaster Management Act.

Environmental clearance not required for national highway projects, SC tells Central govt

The observation was made by the SC in its judgment upholding the notification for acquisition of land for the Rs 10,000-crore Chennai-Salem eight-lane green corridor project.

On Camera

Dogs matter more to Indian middle class than people

Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.