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A Supreme Court bench refused to list at once a plea alleging a 700% festive airfare hike and said passengers need not fly. The Centre notified aviation rules on 1 November that allow fare directions only in an 'extraordinary situation'; they take effect on 1 January 2027, after Diwali.
Amita Sahani5 min
Hearing petitions over Delhi's anti-CEC protests, a bench led by CJI Surya Kant said on 3 November no group can occupy a protest site for all time. The right to protest and the right to trade are both protected, it said. Traders claim Rs 2,000 crore in losses.
Amita Sahani5 min
The Supreme Court registered, as a writ petition on 30 October, an advocate's letter seeking contempt action against the Kerala Congress over a deleted 12 October X post targeting CJI Surya Kant. The KPCC says leaders did not know of the post and has apologised. No bench has been assigned.
Prateek Rawat3 min
The Supreme Court on 30 October cancelled the bail of Mokama MLA Anant Singh in the murder of Dularchand Yadav, setting aside the Patna High Court's 19 March order. He must surrender by 1 December. The court said the High Court did not weigh the gravity of the offence or his criminal record.
Prateek Rawat4 min
A bench led by CJI Surya Kant said the Corporate Affairs Ministry has 'completely hijacked' the NCLT, hearing contract staff who fear removal on 1 or 2 November after a private firm was hired. The CJI backed the president's control of hiring, suggested UPSC or SSC recruitment, and issued notice.
Prateek Rawat4 min
The Supreme Court reserved its order on whether Delhi-NCR's Diwali firecracker ban stays or is relaxed. A bench led by Justice J.M. Sundaresh said such orders are issued every year and violated, and sought a report on enforcement and prosecutions. The Centre said a total ban is no complete solution.
Subhash Gupta4 min
Chief Justice Surya Kant said differences of opinion and criticism are legitimate but must be voiced with fairness, restraint and respect for institutional integrity. Speaking on legal ethics at the Supreme Court's monthly lecture, he said the justice system's dignity depends on the Bar's conduct.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
A Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant deferred about three dozen petitions on the Election Commission's functioning, the Special Intensive Revision of rolls and the 2023 law on commissioners until after the Diwali break, giving petitioners 10 days to answer the Commission's affidavit.
Prateek Rawat4 min
A Supreme Court bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan has stayed the Madras High Court's 8 September order directing the Centre to take custody of art trafficker Subash Chandra Kapoor and facilitate his return to Germany. The High Court relied on the speciality rule.
Prateek Rawat4 min
The Digital News Publishers Association, with 21 members, told the Supreme Court that the data protection Act has no journalism exemption and that prior consent would amount to pre-censorship. A bench led by CJI Surya Kant issued notice to the Centre but refused an interim stay. Hearing: 17 Nov.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
In a 15-point affidavit, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court that a plea to restrain CEC Gyanesh Kumar is not maintainable, that he can be removed only as a Supreme Court judge can, that three SIR orders were unanimous and that Form 6 was not amended. It sought time for a detailed reply.
Prateek Rawat4 min
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty of Calcutta as chief justice of Telangana, Justice P. Sam Koshy for Delhi, Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak for Gujarat and Justice Sudhir Singh for Uttarakhand. The Centre must process the names before they are notified.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
