The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday, a petition filed by Baramulla Member of Parliament (MP) Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid, seeking deletion of the bail condition that he would have to pay expense for his commute from Tihar jail to Parliament. On March 26, the High Court had granted bail to Engineer [] The post Delhi High Court to hear tomorrow Engineer Rashid plea seeking deletion of bail condition appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has quashed two demand notices issued by the Chhattisgarh government against JSW Steel Limited (formerly JSW Ispat Special Products Limited), in a case related to insolvency. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih on a contempt petition filed by JSW Ispat Special Products Limited [] The post Supreme Court quashes demand notices issued by Chhattisgarh government against JSW Steel Limited in insolvency case appeared first on India Legal .

Bar associations of different High Courts across the country have issued a joint statement requesting Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to initiate a criminal investigation against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, following the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore cash from his official residence on the night of March 14. The associations [] The post Cash-at-home row: Bar associations of different High Courts request CJI Sanjiv Khanna to initiate criminal probe against Delhi High Cou

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a petition filed by former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, accused of inciting violence in Jamia Nagar area during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019. The order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula. On [] The post Anti-CAA protests: Delhi High Court issues notice to Delhi Police on Sharjeel Imam plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to work in tandem with the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, to achieve a target of 33 percent or more green cover in Delhi. The Bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued the directions on Wednesday, while hearing [] The post Supreme Court stresses on achieving 33 percent green coverinDelhi appeared first on India Legal .

Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka has said that it was time for the judiciary to acknowledge its flaws & deficiencies, and work on them to ensure timely delivery of justice Speaking during an event organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) at Bharat Mandapam in celebration of 75 years of the Constitution [] The post Time to work on flaws & deficiencies of judiciary: Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka appeared first on India Legal .

The Union Government submitted in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the situation regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is currently pending review by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma communicated this to a Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela during hearings [] The post Centre informs Delhi HC it is considering complaints against Rahul Gandhis dual citizenship appeared first on India Lega

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the allotment of a land measuring 2.0524 acres in Delhis Vasant Vihar area to three political parties for the construction of their party offices, earlier allotted to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta [] The post Delhi High Court refuses to reallot land to AAI after allotment to 3 political parties appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has come down heavily against the Haryana government for not cooperating with a Court-appointed Committee investigating the alleged social boycott of Dalits in Bhatia village of the state. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday warned the State that it would initiate contempt proceedings if it continued [] The post Supreme Court raps Haryana for not cooperating with Court-appointed panel probing boycott of Dalits appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Government of India and the Trademark Registry on a petition filed by an association of the disciples of philosopher Osho, seeking the addition of mark Osho to the list of prohibited trademarks, which were not open for registration. The single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee [] The post Delhi High Court issues notice to Centre on plea seeking directions to prohibit open registration of trademark Osho appeared first on India Legal

In the wake of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar held a meeting with the floor leaders of various political parties at Parliament House to discuss issues related to judicial accountability. [] The post Cash-at-home row: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar discusses judicial accountability with floor leaders of political parties a

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the March 17 order of the Allahabad High Court, which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert, did not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape. The Bench of Justice B.R. [] The post Supreme Court stays controversial Allahabad High Court order on offences constituting minor rape appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of an Allahabad High Court ruling, which held that grabbing the breast of a girl,breaking the string of her pyjama or attempting to drag her beneath a culvert does not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape. The suo motu case titled In Re: Order dated 17.03.2025 [] The post Supreme Court registers suo motu case against Allahabad High Court over controversial minor rape order appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has expressed its strong displeasure against the Uttar Pradesh government for demolishing five houses, including the residences of a lawyer and a professor in Prayagraj district without following the procedure under law. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Monday that it was deeply disturbed by [] The post Supreme Court pulls up UP government for carrying out illegal demolitions appeared first on India Legal .

2 The three-member in-house committee on Tuesday began its investigation into the alleged recovery of around Rs 15 crore cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. The committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu (Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice GS Sandhawalia (Chief Justice of the High [] The post Cash-at-home row: In-house committee begins probe against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday indicated that it may allow Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend the second part of the ongoing Budget Parliamentary Session, which will end on April 4, while in custody. The Division Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved its judgment on a [] The post Delhi High Court hints on granting bail to Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend ParliamentSession appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has constituted a 10-member National Task Force, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat, to address the mental health issues related to students in higher educational institutions. Expressing concern over the rising number of student suicide cases across the country, the Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R [] The post Supreme Court sets up National Task Force to address mental health concerns of students appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to withdraw the CRPF security cover provided to the Unnao rape survivor on the grounds of the existence of threat perception in the matter. The Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice P B Varale, however, removed the CRPF security cover provided to the family members of the [] The post Supreme Court refuses to withdraw CRPF security cover provided to Unnao rape survivor appeared first on India Legal .

In view of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, the Supreme Court Collegium on Monday reiterated its earlier recommendation to repatriate Justice Varma to his parent High Court at Allahabad. A resolution to this effect was today adopted [] The post Cash-at-home row: Supreme Court Collegium recommends repatriation of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad High Court appea

The Supreme Court has observed that a consumer could not be forced to get the dispute adjudicated through arbitration just because an arbitration clause was mentioned in an agreement. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah ruled that a consumer had the exclusive right to decide on whether to pursue arbitration or [] The post Arbitration clause in agreement cannot override consumers choice to approach consumer forum for adjudication of dispute: Supreme Court appear

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Bharath Hindu Munnani seeking permission to organise a protest procession at Thiruparakundram Hill in Madurai against animal sacrifices. The Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice PB Varale noted that the petition was filed for taking out a procession on February 18. [] The post Animal sacrifice row: Supreme Court rejects Bharath Hindu Munnani plea seeking permission for protest procession at Thiruparakundram Hill appea

The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday, a public interest litigation seeking a Court-monitored probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the honey trap scandal of Karnataka involving a senior Minister and 48 other persons, including judges, legislators, and politicians. The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna today, who [] The post Supreme Court to hear plea seeking CBI probe in Karnataka honey trap scandal on March 25 appeared first on India Legal .

In view of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution. Filed by Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara and other citizens, the [] The post Cash-at-home controversy: Plea filed in Supreme Court challenges immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution appeared first

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to cancel the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni and prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, over allegations that witnesses were being threatened. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh noted that the police report did [] The post Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Supreme Court refuses to cancel Ashish Mishras bail over allegations of witnesses being threatened appeared first on India Le

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Punjab Chief Secretary, the Home Secretary, and the Director General of Police (DGP) of the State, for not complying with the Apex Courts July 2024 verdict ordering to maintain the status quo at the Shambhu border, with regards to the protesting [] The post Farmers protest at Shambhu border: Plea filed in Supreme Court seeks contempt action against Punjab officials & DGP over non-compliance of 2024 verdict appeare

Senior Advocate N Hariharan was on Sunday chosen as the new President of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) following a two-day counting process. Total 7674 members of DHCBA exercised their franchise during the elections held on March 21 at the premises of the Delhi High Court. The counting of votes started on March [] The post Senior Advocate N Hariharan elected as President of DHCBA appeared first on India Legal .

Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant on Saturday refuted the allegations that unaccounted cash was recovered from his official residence on March 14. In his response to Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Varma said that no currency was recovered from his premises. He further requested the CJI to absolve him of these [] The post Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma refutes allegations of unaccounted cash recovered from his officialresidence appeared first on India L

Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna has constituted a three-member Committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, for conducting an inquiry into the allegations [] The post CJI Sanjiv Khanna constitutes 3-member committee to probe allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, asks Delhi HC CJ not to assign ju

The Delhi High Court has stayed the proceedings initiated by the Lokpal of India against Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh over the alleged irregularities in promotions at the National Productivity Council (NPC). The Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani stayed the orders passed on January 6 and March 4, 2025, [] The post NPC promotion irregularities case: Delhi High Court stays Lokpal proceedings against Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh appeared first on

The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of seven persons in the case related to the kidnapping and murder of Kashmir University Vice Chancellor and his Personal Secretary in 1990 by the Jammu & Kashmir Students Liberation Front. The Bench of Justice Abay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the confessional statements were [] The post Supreme Court acquits 7 members of JK Students Liberation Front in kidnap-murder case of KashmirUniversityVC appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court whether it was willing to resolve the controversy related to the designation of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates by considering the cases of eligible candidates whose designation was deferred earlier. Noting that there were a number of eligible candidates out of which certain candidates were designate, [] The post Senior Advocate designation: Supreme Court asks Delhi High Court to consider candidates whose designation was deferred appeared first on

By Sujit Bhar International financial scenarios present rather interesting paradoxes. While news of Americans falling behind on car payments at a record pace seems disturbing, bringing back memories of the 2008 subprime crisis, in India, even with its banking sectors baggage of massive non-performing assets (NPAs), recent trends indicate a significant improvement. The gross NPA [] The post The Indian Paradox appeared first on India Legal .

His brief tenure could reshape Canadas foreign policy, with India relations poised for a potential reset The post Mark Carney Steps In Amid Diplomatic Crossroads appeared first on India Legal .

In a powerful judgment, the Orissa High Court delivers a stern warning to those who misuse legal protections to evade their family responsibilities The post No Shelter in Idleness appeared first on India Legal .

Despite promises of Nagrik Suraksha, Indias criminal justice system continues to falter, leaving citizens vulnerable and emboldening criminals The post Justice Delayed, Protection Denied appeared first on India Legal .

In a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court has limited President Donald Trumps expansive use of executive orders, reinforcing judicial independence and the sanctity of constitutional governance The post Presidential Power and Judicial Pushback: SCOTUS Curtails Executive Overreach appeared first on India Legal .

From royal feuds to forgotten partitions, Indias judicial system holds records for cases that have spanned decadessome still unresolved The post Justice on Hold: The Cases That Outlived Generations appeared first on India Legal .

As Artificial Intelligence reveals its rogue face, the caution and recommendations of the Supreme Court judge should act as template for future course of action to harmonize modern technology with rights of citizens The post AI should serve as an aid to judges appeared first on India Legal .

Irrespective of the fate of the likes of Akash Anand in BSP and Abhishek Banerjee in TMC, nepotism has by and large ruled the roost in Indian politics and spread its tentacles across political parties, including the Congress and the ruling BJP. Should privilege outdo merit? The post Of Aunts And Nephews appeared first on India Legal .

As POTUS and company defy court orders and attack judges, Americas judicial independence faces its most significant threat yet The post The Judiciary Under Siege: Trumps Assault on Legal Oversight and Constitutional Order appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday initiated an in-house inquiry against Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, following the recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his residence on March 14. The Apex Court further directed Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya to submit a report on the matter. Earlier on March [] The post Recovery of unaccounted cash: Supreme Court initiates in-house inquiry against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma appeared first on India Leg

The Supreme Court Collegium has ordered immediate transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent High Court of Allahabad, following recovery of huge amount of cash from his residence last week. The Apex Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, took the decision during an urgent meeting convened [] The post Supreme Court Collegium orders immediate transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent High Court of Allahabad appear

The Supreme Court has restored the proceedings initiated by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against a nominee director of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) on the board of Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) in a financial fraud case. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal set aside an order passed by the [] The post Supreme Court restores SFIO proceedings against PNB Nominee Director on board of BSL appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily against the Uttar Pradesh Police for invoking the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 in an alleged rape case, without any evidence. Hearing a bail petition filed by a man accused of alleged rape and unlawful conversion, the Bench of Chief Justice of [] The post Supreme Court comes down on UP Police for invoking anti-conversion provisions in alleged rape case appeared first on India Legal .

The Madras High Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to continue the investigation against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) till March 25. The ED is probing a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Division Bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar issued the order [] The post Madras High Court asks ED to hold off probe against TASMAC in money laundering case till March 25 appeared first on India Legal .

The administrative side of the Supreme Court has asked a Special Bench to review the Indira Jaising judgment of 2017, governing the designation of lawyers as Senior Advocates. Representing the Apex Court, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta made arguments on Wednesday before the Special Bench of Justice AS Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SVN [] The post Supreme Court tells special bench to reconsider Indira Jaising judgment in senior designation case appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has granted app-based transport aggregator Rapido four months to improve accessibility for disabled persons and in case of failure, they should pack up from India. The High Court further pulled the Central government for allowing the app to function without complying with the existing laws. It summoned the Joint Secretary of [] The post Delhi High Court directs Rapido to either improve accessibility for disabled or pack up appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), directing it to come up with a roadmap within two weeks on how it planned to carry out investigation into the alleged builder-banks nexus in Delhi/NCR, which duped thousands of homebuyers in the region. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice [] The post Homebuyers: Supreme Court seeks CBI response on builder-banks nexus appeared first on India Legal .

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has registered 193 cases against current and former MPs, MLAs, MLCs, political leaders, and individuals affiliated with political parties in the past 10 years. This information was given by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue to the Parliament, during its ongoing Budget Session. Replying to a query by Member of [] The post ED has registered 193 cases against politicians since 2015: Finance Ministry appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to enroll within two days, a Korean national as lawyer. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta noted on Tuesday that since there was no stay on the single-judge order allowing the plea of Daeyoung Jung for enrolment [] The post Delhi High Court directs Bar Council of India to enroll Korean national as lawyer appeared first on India Legal .