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Supreme Court ruling holding that delay in prosecution sanction cannot justify continued custody after filing of a charge-sheet.
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Bail | Pending Prosecution Sanction Cannot Justify Keeping Accused in Jail: Supreme Court

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 8 Aug 2026 10:38 AM IST

Supreme Court rules that juveniles aged 16 to 18 accused of murder may face adult trial under the Juvenile Justice Act after a preliminary assessment.
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JJ Act| Can a Juvenile Accused of Murder Be Tried as an Adult? Supreme Court Clarifies

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Salil Tiwari | | 7 Aug 2026 5:53 PM IST

Supreme Court hearing petitions on income-based reservation and creamy layer as the Union government opposes extending the creamy layer principle to SCs and STs.
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Pleas For Income-Based "Creamy Layer" For SC/ST Reservations Opposed By Centre In Supreme Court, Citing Judicial Precedent

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 5:49 PM IST

Supreme Court hearing Bhupesh Baghels plea challenging the maintainability of the election petition against his 2023 Patan Assembly election victory.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Quash Election Petition Against Bhupesh Baghel

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 4:23 PM IST

Supreme Court rules that a visibly altered cheque is invalid, setting aside a conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
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Section 138 NI Act: Supreme Court Says Altered Cheque Cannot Be Used to Convict Drawer

- By Lawbeat News Desk -SC | Edits by Salil Tiwari | | 7 Aug 2026 3:58 PM IST

Supreme Court hearing the plea seeking urgent diplomatic intervention to trace missing Indian seafarer Deepak Kumar Gupta after the drone attack on cargo vessel MV AGN Ragnar in the Black Sea.
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Missing Indian Seafarer: Centre Tells Supreme Court MEA Is In Continuous Touch With Foreign Authorities

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 3:14 PM IST

Supreme Court Bench led by CJI Surya Kant hearing the Ghaziabad child rape and murder case involving alleged hospital negligence and proposed medical care guidelines.
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Ghaziabad Child Rape-Murder Case: SC Proposes Guidelines, Hospitals Volunteer ₹12 Lakh After SIT Flags Treatment Lapses

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 1:18 PM IST

TMC MP Mahua Moitra outside the Supreme Court after the apex court declined to entertain her plea seeking virtual appearance before the Investigating Officer in the Facebook post FIR.
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Supreme Court Refuses Mahua Moitra's Plea To Join Facebook Post Probe Virtually, Says 'Having Entered Politics, You Fear Eggs?'

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 12:25 PM IST

Supreme Court hearing the suo motu case on pollution in Rajasthans Jojari, Luni and Bandi rivers and directing the constitution of restoration bodies.
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Supreme Court Sets Up River Restoration Bodies For Rajasthan's Polluted Rivers

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 11:28 AM IST

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant delivering a speech on the future of justice delivery, AI in the judiciary and the Supreme Courts digital transformation.
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'Technology Enables Courts To Fulfil Constitutional Responsibility More Effectively': CJI Surya Kant

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 7 Aug 2026 10:24 AM IST

Supreme Court hearing on NEET-UG reforms where the Centre stated that a computer-based examination format is under active consideration and the matter was listed for August 19.
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Supreme Court Seeks Petitioners' Replies To Centre's Affidavit In NEET-UG Reform Case

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 6 Aug 2026 5:45 PM IST

Supreme Court hearing Vitraya Technologies petition seeking a CBI investigation into an alleged large-scale medical data breach involving sensitive personal data of nearly two lakh Indians.
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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Vitraya Technologies' Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Alleged Medical Data Breach Affecting 2 Lakh Indians

- By Sukriti Mishra | | 6 Aug 2026 3:22 PM IST