Suo Motu Proceedings

Suo Motu Proceedings


Supreme Court of India building in New Delhi, with Delhi Police patrolling a city street at night
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Delhi Rape Incidents: Supreme Court Issues Fresh Directions On Cab Driver Checks, SOS Buttons And Illegal Liquor Shops

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 8 Oct 2026 3:21 PM IST

Supreme Court hears suo motu case on SMA patients.
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Supreme Court Takes Up Suo Motu Case On Treatment Gaps Faced By SMA Patients, Moots Dedicated Corpus

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 8 Oct 2026 1:43 PM IST

Supreme Court bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran hearing suo motu case on women’s safety and recent rape incidents in Delhi-NCR.
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Supreme Court Pushes Delhi Police On Women’s Safety, Says ‘Prevent The Crime, Not Just Catch Offenders’

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 5 Oct 2026 12:51 PM IST

Supreme Court seeks detailed layout plan from Centre for relocation of Delhi’s 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library housing over 8.5 lakh books.
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Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Plan For 135-Year-Old Central Secretariat Library Housing 8.5 Lakh Books

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 5 Oct 2026 11:06 AM IST

Supreme Court of India building, representing the suo motu order on Delhi NCR rape incidents and public safety directions
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Delhi-NCR Sexual Assault Cases: Supreme Court Orders Police To Audit Public Safety Within 4 Weeks

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 29 Sept 2026 5:17 PM IST

Supreme Court Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran takes suo motu cognizance of recent rape and sexual assault cases in Delhi-NCR and flags accountability for public safety failures
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Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Recent Delhi-NCR Rape Cases, Flags ‘Systematic Failure’ In Public Safety

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 28 Sept 2026 12:53 PM IST

Supreme court to decide if a fully salaried in-house counsel can come within the definition of an Advocate to claim privilege on communications with his employer
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Can In-house Lawyers Be Protected From Unwarranted Summons? Supreme Court To Examine

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 24 Sept 2026 7:10 PM IST

Supreme Court registers suo motu case over Patna HC verdict on attempt to rape.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Registers Suo Motu Case Over Patna HC "Pressing Woman’s Chest, Trying to Remove Salwar, Not Attempted Rape" Verdict

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 23 Sept 2026 1:10 PM IST

Aravalli Range Definition: Supreme Court Rejects High Powered Committees 6-Month Extension Request To Submit Report
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Aravalli Range Definition: Supreme Court Rejects High Powered Committee's 6-Month Extension Request To Submit Report

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 7 Sept 2026 2:25 PM IST

Supreme Court directed a 100-metre construction ban and 500-metre restriction on hazardous activities around Rajasthan’s Johari river pending scientific environmental assessment.
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Supreme Court Bans Construction Within 100 Metres Of Rajasthan's Johari River, Imposes 500-Metre No-Pollution Buffer

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 24 Aug 2026 12:15 PM IST

Supreme Court closes criminal contempt proceedings against Delhi lawyer Vibhas Kumar Jha after accepting his unconditional apology.
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Social Media Post Against Women, SC Communities: SC Drops Criminal Contempt Case Against Delhi Lawyer After Apology

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 20 Aug 2026 6:00 PM IST

Why Cant You File A Petition? Supreme Court Refuses Suo Motu Action Against MP Nagendra Ray Over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Remarks
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"Why Can't You File A Petition?" Supreme Court Refuses Suo Motu Action Against MP Nagendra Ray Over Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Remarks

- By Aishwarya Iyer | | 13 Aug 2026 2:23 PM IST