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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all states and union territories to constitute special investigation teams to examine if any reserved forest land in possession of the revenue department was allotted to any private parties for non-forestry purpose. Noting the “glaring issue” in which a vast stretch of …

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court’s Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai will take oath as the next Chief Justice of India later today. He steps into the shoes of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who retired on Tuesday.  Very few people know that the Chief Justice designate wanted to become an architect. But he became …

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said trading in Bitcoin in India is like “dealing with a refined way of Hawala business” as it lamented that the Centre has till now not come out with a clear regime on regulating virtual currency. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and …

New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who recently targeted the Supreme Court after its order on the powers of the President and Governors, has now taunted the petitioner who filed a contempt plea against him. “The dignity of the institution has to be protected,” petitioner Vishal Tiwari, a lawyer, told …

Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. The top court upheld TISS’ decision to suspend the student. The suspension period was reduced from two years to time already served. Ramadas faced suspension for alleged misconduct and participation in protests. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a decision …

New Delhi: Cracking down on delays in the construction and handover of residences, the Supreme Court has ordered a CBI probe into an “unholy nexus” between builders and banks in projects in Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR), Mumbai, Chandigarh, Mohali and Kolkata.  During a hearing on Tuesday, a bench …

New Delhi: A Supreme Court lawyer representing one of the litigants in the Waqf Act case has written to Attorney General R Venkatramani seeking consent to initiate contempt proceedings against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over his “grossly scandalous” remarks “aimed at lowering the dignity” of the top court. This comes …

The remarks against the Supreme Court just got a lot more edgier, angrier. First, it was Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. Now, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.  Mr Dubey, an MP from Godda in Jharkhand, launched a broadside against the Supreme Court. Words like “anarchy”, “inciting religious wars” were thrown at the …

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will continue hearing a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 on Thursday. The top court will hear the matter at 2 p.m. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan was on …

Hearing a raft of petitions challenging provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the Supreme Court on Wednesday posed a series of questions to both the petitioners and the Centre.  Here Are Some Of The Key Quotes From The Hearing: “We are told Delhi High Court is built on Waqf Land… …