The Supreme Court has stayed the construction of four dams in the Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary of Haryana following the report by the Wildlife Institute of India that their construction will adversely impact the wildlife population and the ecosystem. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta further issued notice to the State of []

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the ongoing criminal proceedings against Sanjay Tyagi, a senior clerk at the District Minority Welfare Officer, who is accused of the 13-year-old Meerut madrasa scholarship scam. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh passed this order while hearing an application under section 482 filed by Sanjay Tyagi. The []

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that a constant visit is required by the State authorities and they shall take proactive steps to ensure that the issue of attack by stray dogs is redressed at the earliest within the parameters of the guidelines and the Bye laws. The Division Bench of Acting Chief []

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Ram Khelawan, who committed unnatural sex with his cattle. A Single Bench of Justice Jaspreet Singh passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Ram Khelawan. The bail application has been moved seeking bail in respect of Case under []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the eruption of a fire at the open dump yard, near the vermicompost centre, located within Vellalore landfill premises in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to strictly implement the rules prescribed under the policy formulated by the National Transport Development Policy Committee (NTDPC) with respect to parking of vehicles in public spaces in the City of Chennai. The petitioner also seeks directions against the respondents to formulate rules []

A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with a complaint registered by the Enforcement Directorate against him for allegedly not complying with the summons in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. The order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Divya Malhotra of []

The Delhi High Court has directed the Central government to decide within eight weeks on a petition seeking the inclusion of women candidates for recruitment in the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy through the Combined Defence Services (CDS) Examination. The order was passed by the Division Bench of Acting Chief []

The Allahabad High Court has allowed an appeal filed against the order passed by Commercial Court, Lucknow whereby the petition filed by the appellant under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 has been dismissed for failure to pre-deposit the amount to the extent of 75% in terms of provisions of Section 19 []

The Delhi High Court on Friday came down heavily on Delhi Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for not providing textbooks to over two lakh students studying in MCD schools. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohanand JusticeManmeet Pritam Singh Arorasaid the Delhi government was []

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday apprised the Supreme Court that it had already prepared the charge sheet in the Muzaffarnagar student slapping incident and was awaiting sanction from the concerned authority to submit the same. The Counsel appearing for the State before the Bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka, today submitted that the []

The Delhi High Court on Friday restrained Go First Airlines from flying the airplanes leased out by various companies, while also ordering the de-registration of the cash-strapped airline. The single-judge Bench of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to initiate the de-registration process within five working days. The Resolution []

Allegations by southern states that the centre is playing politics with financial resources, leaving them in the lurch, have seen them approaching the top court for a resolution Complaints and allegations from southern states regarding financial resources have escalated to court battles with the Union government, with each state facing a different issue. For Tamil []

As Indian courts embrace new technology, concerns of ethics, privacy and bias creep in. How will the judicial system measure up to the challenge? By Sanjay Raman Sinha Artificial Intelligence holds immense potential to transform the way legal professionals work. The full realisation of AIs potential thus hinges on global collaboration and cooperation. While AI []

The West Bengal government on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of Calcutta High Court directing CBI probe in connection with the allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. The case will be heard on April 29 by the bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta. The Trinamool Congress []

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the amendment brought in 2023 in Rule 7 of the Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, which added an additional eligibility qualification for the post of Civil Judge, Junior Division (Entry Level). The Madhya Pradesh High Court had earlier upheld the amendment, which stipulated []

A Delhi court today dismissed a plea filed by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh seeking directions to the Delhi Police to further investigate the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by women wrestlers. Priyanka Rajpoot, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate said that the Court will pronounce []

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas challenging the rules prescribing an eligibility of at least three years practice or 70 per cent marks in law graduation for entry-level judicial service candidates in Madhya Pradesh. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra upheld a judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court []

The Supreme Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to file its response by way of an affidavit on a vision document and plan ensuring protection of the Taj Mahal and its surroundings from pollution. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order on April 22 on []

The growing popularity of these internet sensations has unnerved governments across India, often leading to their arrests. Governments are now increasing their scrutiny over the medium and amending laws On April 8, the Supreme Court restored the bail granted to YouTuber A Duraimurugan Sattai. He was arrested in 2021 for allegedly making derogatory remarks against []

Following the Supreme Courts recognition of privacy as a fundamental right, the Government of India enacted the Digital Personal Data Protection Act to safeguard individual privacy. Can individuals truly exercise autonomy in a digital ecosystem where their personal information is constantly collected, analysed and monetised? By Ibrahim H Khatri In the relentless surge of the []

The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to provide pedestrian under pass near link road connecting N.H.-331 and 31 in Mohalla Shyamchak (Naya Tola) on under-construction flyover on NH 331 so that basic education of Children of Shyamchak along with other amenities of large []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to a major fire breakout at a perfume warehouse at Ramasamudra, close to Kumbalagodu on Bengalurus Western outskirts. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 19.02.2024. As per the news item, []

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea seeking a direction that an election must be declared as null and void if maximum votes from the constituency are polled for None of The Above (NOTA) and a fresh election should be held for the constituency. The plea also sought a direction that the same []

The Delhi High Court recently delayed a hearing scheduled for Friday on a plea seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during a campaign event in Uttar Pradeshs Pilibhit earlier this month. The court will hear the plea seeking disqualification of Prime Minister []

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed all the petitions seeking 100 percent cross-verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records. As the country went for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta authored separate, yet concurring judgments []

A PIL has sought direction from the Delhi High Court for the Election Commission of India (ECI) to develop a mechanism, which can allow the arrested political leaders to campaign through video-conferencing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. Filed by Amarjeet Gupta, a final year law student and moved through Advocate Md. Imran Ahmad, []

The Madras High Court disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking a direction to the respondents to make use of the overflowing surplus water discharged from Mettur Dam during rainy monsoon season through 16 vent surplus slices which can be diverted by giant pipes to mix with lake pond Sweda River and Vasistha []

A Delhi court on Thursday granted the Delhi Police more time to complete its investigation into the Parliamentary security breach incident. The matter is registered under the stringent section of UAPA (Unlawful activities (prevention) Act) 1967. The custody of all the six accused has also been extended till May 25. Special Judge Hardeep Kaur has []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter related to illegal sand mining in different places in the Bilaspur District of Chhattisgarh. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 29.03.2024. As per the news item, Revenue and Mining Departments have []

Lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai today withdrew his defamation case against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra in Delhi High Court. Justice Prateek Jalan recorded in his order that the counsel for the plaintiff upon instructions seeks permission to withdraw the suit, the suit is dismissed as withdrawn. Advocate Dehadrai had sued Mahua Moitra for defamation. []

The Allahabad High Court has initiated a suo moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to address the issue of open manholes and ducts within the municipal limits of the city, while taking note of a newspaper report about a tragic incident where an 8-year-old child lost his life after falling into an open manhole in Lucknow. []

A group of lawyers on Thursday requested the Calcutta High Court to take suo motu cognisance of remarks made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against the High Court, terming it sold out. The alleged remarks were made by the Chief Minister following the High Courts recent order to quash the appointment of around []

The Supreme Court imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakhs on the Centre for challenging an order passed by the Meghalaya High Court based on the Unions own concession that a previous decision covered the matter. Expressing disappointment over the Unions move to challenge the High Courts order, the apex court recorded that this was []

The Supreme Court recently flagged concerns inter-alia about non-compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and observed that 3000 tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste is not being processed in Delhi on a daily basis. The bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was considering a report lodged by the Commission for []

The Delhi High Court was informed by the Delhi police that nothing incriminating could be found about Jagdish Kumar who called Alt News journalist Mohammed Zubair a jihadi and said that once a jihadi is always jihadi. The Delhi police in their report mentioned that Jagdish Singh was inquired about his intentions but nothing incriminating []

The Enforcement Directorate has apprised the Supreme Court that the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was based on the possession of material as required under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), which would indicate his guilt in the offence of money laundering. In its affidavit filed before the Apex []

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday announced that the Supreme Court will start sharing information relating to cause lists, and filing and listing of cases to advocates through WhatsApp messages. The aforesaid announcement was made by the Chief Justice before a nine-judge bench that commenced the hearing on a vexed legal question arising []

The Supreme Court issued contempt notice to the vice-chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for the felling of more than 1,000 trees for the construction of an approach road between Chattarpur Road and SAARC University near Maidan Garhi. A bench comprising Justice B R Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta noted that the DDA proceeded to []

The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with caution to the petitioners not to burden the Constitutional Court with worthless petitions resulting in abuse of the process of the Court. The PIL opposed the shifting of the Bank Branch, Kiratpur Rajaram, Vaishali to Bhagwanpur, Vaishali Branch, as the shifting of the Bank []

A Delhi Court today granted time to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to file response to the replies filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on his two petitions seeking revision against an order on allegedly evading the agencys summonses in the excise policy case. The Chief Minister had approached the special court against an order passed []

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). During the hearing, when Advocate Prashant Bhushan raised questions on whether or not the chips used in the EVMs are reprogrammable, the Supreme Court []

The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to four persons accused of wrongfully availing input tax credit of about Rs 315 crores. A Single Bench of Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Mukesh Kumar Jha and others. These bail applications have been moved on behalf []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the fast depleting urban green cover in Mumbai. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 26.03.2024. As per the news item in last six years, the city has witnessed felling []

A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved its order on regular bail of Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader K Kavitha, who was arrested in his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy policy scam case. Special Judge (PC Act) Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court will now pronounce the order on May 6. On April []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up states, Union Territories for not filing affidavits furnishing data on jail infrastructures, despite court directions. The apex court was hearing a matter pertaining to overcrowding in Indian prisons. The bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah gave 2 weeks time to the Chief Secretaries of the []

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai for accusing Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Senior Advocate Pinaki Misra of hatching a conspiracy against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The single-judge Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh orally remarked that conspiracy against a Prime Minister amounted to treason and was []

The West Bengal government today approached the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Courts recent verdict cancelling about 24,000 appointments of teaching and non-teaching staff made in 2016 by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). While holding the recruitment invalid, the High Court had ordered 24,000 candidates to return the salaries they received after []

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren today approached the Supreme Court stating that the High Court is not pronouncing a verdict on his plea against the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Hemant Soren told the apex court that the Jharkhand High Court had reserved its verdict on February 28 on his plea against the []

The Supreme Court will hear from May 1, a batch of over 400 writ petitions challenging penal provisions under five laws in terms of their compatibility with protection entitled to an accused under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Constitution. The Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Bela M []