Today, On 16th December, The Supreme Court granted the Union Government six weeks to finalise rehabilitation recommendations for officer cadets discharged from military training due to disabilities. A Bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan adjourned proceedings till January 28.
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and Jammu & Kashmir administration to provide proper space for the Central Administrative Tribunal in Jammu within one month. The court also stressed the need for a permanent building and proper staff for smooth functioning.
Today, On 27th November, The Centre has filed a curative plea in the Supreme Court challenging the 9-judge ruling that upheld States’ authority to tax minerals. This move revives a major federal dispute over mineral royalty, pricing, and constitutional powers.
The Supreme Court strongly criticised the Centre and several States for not complying with its 2020 order mandating CCTV installation in all police stations, calling custodial deaths a serious “blot on the system”. The Court has granted three weeks for compliance, failing which senior officials will have to personally explain the delay.
Today, On 13th November, The Supreme Court declined to intervene in Karnataka’s Mekedatu Reservoir Project along the Cauvery river, with a bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai dismissing Tamil Nadu’s appeal, which claimed the project could reduce its allocated share of Cauvery water.
The Karnataka High Court has allowed the Union Government to issue travel documents for a Russian woman and her two minor daughters, who were found living in a cave in coastal Karnataka, ensuring their safe return home.
Today, On 8th September, The Karnataka High Court adjourned till September 11 the plea against the Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which bans real money games, noting the Supreme Court may soon transfer all similar cases. Justice B Shyam Prasad observed, “If apex court takes it up, nothing remains for us.”
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and NMC on a PIL challenging ‘inhuman’ duty hours of resident doctors, as petitioners highlighted “exploitative and unconstitutional working conditions” imposed on young medical professionals across hospitals nationwide.
Centre challenges Supreme Court ruling, asserting that it is the President, not the judiciary, who decides when to seek the court’s opinion, rejecting deadlines for Governors and the President.
