Supreme Court Orders Protocol On Stem Cell Therapy For Autism, Bars New Patients Outside Trials

Stem cell therapy for autism cannot be offered as a clinical service outside an approved and monitored trial, the Supreme Court has reiterated, directing the Centre to issue a public protocol on the regulatory regime within six weeks. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on October 13, 2026 directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family […]

Supreme Court Questions FIR Over Social Media Post, Extends Interim Protection To Rupnarayan Ekka

Supreme Court Questions FIR registered over a social media post in Chhattisgarh and extends interim protection from coercive steps to the accused, Rupnarayan Ekka, till the next hearing on December 4. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) questioned the registration of an FIR against Rupnarayan Ekka over a social media post, with […]

Supreme Court Gives States Last Chance On Menstrual Hygiene Compliance, Warns Contempt Notice To Chief Secretaries

Supreme Court gives States last chance on menstrual hygiene compliance, with contempt notice to Chief Secretaries as the stated consequence for any State or Union Territory that stays silent on the Union’s requests for information about school implementation of its judgment. New Delhi: Silence will now invite contempt notice to the Chief Secretaries: the Supreme […]

Supreme Court: Plaint Amendment Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC Allowed Where Facts Have Direct Nexus

Order VI Rule 17 CPC allows a plaint to be amended where the added facts and consequential reliefs have a direct nexus with the existing controversy, the Supreme Court has held, adding that a wider dispute does not by itself change the nature of the suit. New Delhi: Setting aside concurrent orders of the trial […]

“We Don’t Lose Our Cool Because We Have No Tool”: Justice Nagarathna Holds Firm As Wife Tries To Reopen Rs 35 Lakh Divorce Settlement

Weeks after a written order fixed a Rs 35 lakh divorce settlement as full and final, a petitioner-wife tried to reopen it before the Supreme Court, prompting Justice B.V. Nagarathna to draw a firm line, shield the young lawyer the litigant had turned on, and deliver the instantly-viral line: “We don’t lose our cool because […]

Adjournment Slip Does Not Automatically Postpone a Case, It Is for the Bench to Decide: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court cautioned lawyers against assuming that filing an adjournment slip automatically postpones proceedings. Stressing that only the Bench decides adjournments, the Court directed advocates to remain fully prepared to argue unless an adjournment is expressly granted by the Court.