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May 5, 2026 9:45 PM

Cabinet Approves Increase in Supreme Court Judge Strength to 37

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a proposal to increase the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court of India from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India. The decision paves the way for the introduction of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament. The proposed amendment seeks to revise the existing provisions of the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956. According to the government, the increas...

March 11, 2026 2:03 PM

Supreme Court permits withdrawal of life support in India’s first passive euthanasia case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted the withdrawal of life support for a 32-year-old man who has remained in a vegetative state for the past 13 years. The patient, Harish Rana, suffered severe head injuries after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Chandigarh in August 2013. Since the accident, he has been on life support. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan directed that “the medical treatment, including Clinically Assisted Nutrition (CAN) being ...

February 24, 2026 9:24 AM

Trump warns countries that ‘play games’ with US trade deals will face higher tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals with the U.S. after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency tariffs, saying that if they did, he would hit them with much higher duties under different trade laws. Trump, in a series of social media posts, said he also may impose license fees on trading partners as uncertainty over his next tariff moves gripped the global economy and sent stocks lower. "Any Country that wan...

February 21, 2026 9:17 AM

Trump pivots to new 10% global tariff, new probes after Supreme Court setback

U.S. President Donald Trump moved swiftly on Friday to replace tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court with a temporary 10% global import duty for 150 days and ordered new investigations under other laws that could allow him to re-impose the tariffs. Trump signed executive orders late on Friday to impose new tariffs starting on Tuesday under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, partly replacing tariffs of 10% to 50% under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act that the top court...

February 13, 2026 4:30 PM

Pakistan’s jailed Imran Khan loses 85% vision in right eye, lawyer says

Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost 85% of sight in his right eye, his lawyer told the Supreme Court, an ordeal that adds to legal and political challenges he is already battling. Khan, 73, has been in jail since August 2023, serving a 14-year sentence on corruption charges, one of dozens of cases he says were made up in order by the army to keep him out of politics, a charge the military denies. "He has been left with only 15% vision in his right eye," Khan's lawyer Sa...

January 8, 2026 7:17 PM

Stray dogs can sense fear, may attack frightened individuals: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday observed that dogs are capable of sensing fear in humans and may attack individuals who appear frightened or have had previous encounters with dog bites. The observation was made during a hearing in a suo motu case concerning the management of stray dogs in public spaces. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria was examining applications seeking modification of its November 2025 order related to the handling of stray dogs i...

November 20, 2025 4:24 PM

Court cannot impose timelines on President, Governors for acting on bills passed by assembly: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that courts cannot prescribe timelines for the President or Governors to grant assent to Bills passed by state legislatures and said the concept of “deemed assent” is contrary to the constitutional framework. A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud -- responding to a Presidential reference following the verdict in the Tamil Nadu Bills case -- held that fixing a deadline for constitutional authorities would run counter to the flexibility...

November 9, 2025 11:40 AM

PM Modi calls for accessible and inclusive justice at National Conference on Legal Aid Delivery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the National Conference on “Strengthening Legal Aid Delivery Mechanisms” at the Supreme Court of India, urging collective efforts to make justice accessible, timely, and understandable for all citizens. Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said strengthening legal aid systems would give new strength to India’s judicial framework and enhance the Ease of Justice, complementing the government’s broader efforts toward Ease of Living and Ease...

September 16, 2025 1:50 PM

Why the Supreme Court Validated the Modi Government on the Waqf Amendment Act 2025

One of the most critical pieces of legislation of the Narendra Modi Government, the Waqf Amendment Act of 2025, has been given the green light by the Supreme Court. While the bill was passed with a comfortable majority in both houses of Parliament earlier this year, the debates and detour to the Joint Parliamentary Committee were not enough for some petitioners, hoping to politicise a pro-people and pro-minority legislation. After a patient hearing, the Supreme Court validated the stance of the ...

September 15, 2025 9:23 PM

Supreme Court to widen scope of Himalayan ecological crisis case

The Supreme Court on Monday voiced concern over the growing risk of natural disasters in the Himalayan region, following recent landslides and monsoon-related devastation across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the court will expand the scope of its suo motu case on ecological imbalance beyond Himachal Pradesh to cover the entire Himalayan range. “It isn’t going to be limited to Himachal only, but the entire Hima...