The Supreme Court has ruled that individuals who convert to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism or Sikhism lose their Scheduled Caste (SC) status immediately and completely. The judgment...
The Supreme Court has ruled that parental income alone cannot be used as the sole criterion to determine whether a candidate belongs to the ‘creamy layer’ within the...
Harish Rana, a 31-year-old man who became India’s first recipient of court-approved passive euthanasia, passed away at AIIMS-Delhi after remaining in a vegetative state for over 13 years....
The Supreme Court has categorically ruled that Aadhaar cannot be used to claim citizenship, reiterating that the document serves only as proof of identity. The observation came during...
In a significant relief to thousands of ex-servicemen, the Supreme Court has ruled that eligible Armed Forces personnel are entitled to full arrears of disability pension from the...
The Union government has firmly rejected calls to lower the age of consent or introduce exemptions under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, stating that...
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to constitute a tribunal to adjudicate the long-pending inter-state water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the Pennaiyar River....
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday stayed the implementation of the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Equity Regulations 2026, putting on hold a controversial framework that sparked widespread...
The Supreme Court declined to entertain a petition challenging the practice of ‘VIP darshan’ at the Shri Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, observing that courts are not meant to...
