https://www.scmp.com/rss/523708/feed The latest news and top stories on India’s Supreme Court. A New Delhi-based governmental body, India's Supreme Court is dedicated to interpreting the constitution, safeguarding fundamental rights and settling legal disputes. Its main areas of focus include extensive original appellate and advisory jurisdictions, alongside significant judicial review powers. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji India’s Supreme Court has allowed the parents of a 31-year-old man to withdraw life-sustaining treatment after more than a decade in a vegetative state, a ruling experts say could shape how the country implements its legal framework for passive euthanasia. The decision in the case of Harish Rana is widely seen as one of the clearest real-world applications of the principle that patients have a right to die with dignity under India’s constitution. Rana, an engineering student, had been in a... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3346540/indian-man-13-year-vegetative-state-allowed-die-supreme-court?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3346540/indian-man-13-year-vegetative-state-allowed-die-supreme-court?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:23:40 +0000 Biman Mukherji Biman Mukherji A choking winter smog has once again descended on New Delhi, blanketing the Indian capital in toxic haze and driving residents to the streets in protest as doctors warn of a worsening public health emergency. Environmental researchers and health experts warn that Delhi’s worsening winter smog reflects deeper structural failures, from unchecked emissions and crop burning to weak regional coordination. The capital’s livability, they add, is now at risk as stagnant seasonal air traps ever-higher... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3332831/india-new-delhi-brink-livability-crisis-toxic-air-triggers-health-warnings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3332831/india-new-delhi-brink-livability-crisis-toxic-air-triggers-health-warnings?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:12:45 +0000 Reuters Reuters The father of the crashed Air India flight’s captain said officials from India’s accident investigation bureau visited him last month and implied his son cut the fuel to the plane’s engines after take-off, correspondence obtained by Reuters showed. Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, 91, emailed the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) last week to say that Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) officials had visited him at home on August 30 “under the pretext of offering condolences”, and implied his... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326877/air-india-crash-grieving-father-captain-says-son-blamed-fuel-cut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3326877/air-india-crash-grieving-father-captain-says-son-blamed-fuel-cut?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:01:21 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s Supreme Court modified its order on stray dogs on Friday, directing that those picked up from streets in and around Delhi be released after sterilisation and immunisation, following a storm of protests from animal lovers. Earlier this month, the court ruled that all stray dogs in Delhi and its suburbs be moved to shelters following a surge in dog bites and cases of rabies. Critics of the ruling had said it could not be implemented because there were not enough shelters. Many animal... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3322840/indias-top-court-modifies-stray-dog-order-after-protests-animal-lovers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3322840/indias-top-court-modifies-stray-dog-order-after-protests-animal-lovers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:24:17 +0000