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Utkarsh Anand

Utkarsh Anand

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SC asks Centre if death row convicts can pick execution method

The Union government had in an earlier affidavit maintained that hanging remained the “safest and quickest” method of execution.

Updated on Oct 16, 2025 02:19 IST

Supreme Court allows use of ‘green’ firecrackers on Diwali

People purchase firecrackers ahead of Diwali near Jama Masjid on Wednesday. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

Updated on Oct 15, 2025 20:13 IST

Supreme Court allows sale, use of green crackers in Delhi-NCR ahead of Diwali

Supreme Court on green crackers

Updated on Oct 15, 2025 05:40 IST

SC to examine if civil judges should get quota in distt roles

The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai, and comprising justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, K Vinod Chandran and Joymalya Bagchi, will take up the matter for hearing on October 28 and 29. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 15, 2025 24:16 IST

In SC, Ladakh admin defends use of NSA against Wangchuk

Sonam Wangchuk (PTI)

Updated on Oct 14, 2025 23:40 IST

SC okays UPSC plan for provisional answer keys

The top court’s endorsement follows UPSC’s affidavit filed earlier this month in response to petitions by civil service aspirants from the 2024 and 2025 exam cycles. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 14, 2025 23:30 IST

Courts can order voice samples from witnesses too, not just accused: SC

The Supreme Court set aside a Calcutta High Court order that had refused permission to collect the voice sample of a witness, holding that the issue was already settled in the 2019 judgment of Ritesh Sinha Vs State of Uttar Pradesh, where a three-judge bench recognised a magistrate’s power to order such sampling. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 14, 2025 24:50 IST

SC pushes for better infra for women in judiciary

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)

Updated on Oct 13, 2025 22:18 IST

SC junks PIL for probe into alleged voter roll tampering raised by Rahul Gandhi

The plea recalled his allegations of a “huge criminal fraud” in elections through “collusion between the BJP and the ECI”. (Supreme Court website)

Updated on Oct 13, 2025 07:36 IST

Pulse of law truly beats in trial courts: Justice Surya Kant

Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant.

Updated on Oct 11, 2025 09:22 IST

Protecting the girl child must be core priority of digital governance: CJI Gavai

In an era where innovation defines progress, technology must be harnessed as “a tool for liberation rather than exploitation, said the CJI (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 11, 2025 07:50 IST

Supreme Court declares cracker of a Diwali in Delhi-NCR

The court also highlighted the plight of firecracker industry workers, noting many were from marginalised groups whose livelihoods were at stake. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 11, 2025 24:36 IST

Private schools on subsidised land can’t hike fees without approval: Delhi Govt tells SC

Earlier in April this year, parents of students studying in private schools in Delhi staged a protest against an alleged school fee hike in front of the DoE office at Delhi Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 22:08 IST

Centre proposes limited sale, bursting of green crackers in Delhi-NCR with riders

On Diwali and other major festivals, fireworks would be permitted only between 8pm and 10pm. (File photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 08:27 IST

SC dismisses plea for CBI probe into deaths of 21 children from toxic cough syrup

(Representative file photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 07:32 IST

Milestone SC judgment to spur distt judiciary reform

Deciding a batch of petitions that highlighted conflicting interpretations by various high courts and the Supreme Court’s own earlier rulings, the bench underlined that the ruling is meant to promote excellence rather than procedural rigidity. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 9, 2025 23:34 IST

Owaisi moves SC seeking extension of time to register Waqf properties

Asaduddin Owaisi (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 9, 2025 22:44 IST

‘Too much passion, little reason’: SC on SIR pleas

Supreme court (ANI)

Updated on Oct 9, 2025 22:24 IST

SC opens Bar quota to serving judges, calls exclusion discriminatory

To ensure uniformity across states, the top court introduced a minimum age requirement of 35 years for such appointments. (ANI file photo)

Updated on Oct 9, 2025 05:42 IST

SCBA cancels membership of lawyer who tried to hurl shoe at CJI Gavai

Lawyers stage a protest in New Delhi against suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore, who attempted to hurl a shoe at CJI BR Gavai. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 9, 2025 05:26 IST

SC stresses on early sexuality education

The Supreme Court of India (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 8, 2025 23:52 IST

SC judges not super experts: CJI on construction around Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal (PTI)

Updated on Oct 8, 2025 23:40 IST

Railways can’t deny compensation to accident victims due to technical lapses, says SC

Supreme Court (ANI)

Updated on Oct 8, 2025 23:10 IST

Karur stampede: TVK moves SC against HC’s SIT probe order

Vijay (PTI)

Updated on Oct 8, 2025 22:54 IST

SC denies govt plea for death penalty deadline

The application said convicts in heinous crimes such as terrorism, rape and murder “take the judicial process for a ride” under the garb of Article 21 (right to life). It emphasised that public interest and the deterrent effect of capital punishment must not be undermined. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 8, 2025 22:34 IST

Actor Vijay’s TVK moves SC against Madras HC’s SIT probe into Karur stampede

TVK chief and actor Vijay. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 8, 2025 06:12 IST

Top court asks EC to furnish details of 366k deleted voters

Supreme Court (ANI)

Updated on Oct 7, 2025 22:34 IST

SC hints Koli might be let off in last case

Surendra Koli (PTI)

Updated on Oct 7, 2025 23:07 IST

SC signals acquittal for Nithari convict Koli in last surviving case

The Supreme Court had, in July, acquitted him in 12 of 13 cases linked to the gruesome Nithari killings. (File photo)

Updated on Oct 7, 2025 05:49 IST

SC seeks govt reply on Wangchuk’s petition

Engineer, innovator and education reformist Sonam Wangchuk greets students during 'Made in JIS-Edition 2025', in Kolkata, West Bengal, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. ( (PTI)

Updated on Oct 7, 2025 02:06 IST

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