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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Multiple Candidature Provision in Election Law. Constitutional validity of Section 33(7) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 upheld as matter of legislative policy, not violating Articles 14 or 19.

The petitioner invoked the Supreme Court's jurisdiction under Article 32 of the Constitution to challenge the constitutional validity of Section 33(7)...

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Supreme Court Orders Independent Investigation into Alleged Pegasus Spyware Surveillance to Uphold Constitutional Rights. Court Directs Expert Committee to Examine Unauthorized Use Claims, Balancing National Security Concerns with Fundamental Rights Protection Under Article 21 of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India addressed a batch of writ petitions concerning allegations of unauthorized surveillance using Pegasus spyware on Indian cit...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Supreme Court Allows State Appeal, Holds Trustee of Deemed University as Public Servant Under PC Act. Interpretation of 'University' in Section 2(c)(xi) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 includes Deemed Universities.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the State of Gujarat against the judgment of the Gujarat High Court which had discharged the respondent,...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against Speaker's Inaction on Disqualification Petitions Under Tenth Schedule. The Court directed the Speaker to decide disqualification petitions within four months, holding that failure to act within reasonable time warrants judicial intervention.

The appeals arose from the 2017 Manipur Legislative Assembly elections, which resulted in a hung assembly. The Indian National Congress won 28 seats, ...