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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two pleas today challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar's functioning, seeking his suspension and questioning the nationwide SIR process amid continuing protests and a dispute over internal Election Commission decisions.
The Supreme Court has laid down safeguards for certain POCSO cases arising from matrimonial disputes, directing expert child assessment before arrest decisions and cautioning that a POCSO FIR alone cannot decide child custody.
The Supreme Court has delivered differing opinions over whether challenges to the 2023 CEC appointment law require a Constitution Bench. The case now goes to the CJI for consideration of a larger bench, while the law remains in force.
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that arrested persons must receive the grounds of arrest in writing and in a language they understand, holding that Article 22(1) applies across criminal laws, including special statutes such as PMLA and UAPA.
The Election Commission’s interim freeze on the Trinamool Congress name and ‘Flowers and Grass’ symbol has pushed rival factions to temporary identities. Mamata Banerjee has challenged the order in the Supreme Court, while the October 6 Nandigram bypoll has been further complicated by the withdrawal
The Supreme Court has directed the Manipur Chief Secretary to provide details of 25 reported unnatural deaths of internally displaced people, including post-mortem findings and preventive measures. Material before the court separately referred to 640 deaths across relief camps in eight districts, of
Seven people died in Delhi’s Satya Niketan PG building collapse. Arrests, MCD suspensions and court intervention have triggered wider questions over student housing and building safety.
The 2026 US midterms have entered a crucial phase as voting begins and Trump’s administration asks the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions affecting mail ballots.
