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The Central government has imposed temporary restrictions on access to the messaging platform Telegram across India until June 22 in view of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled to be conducted on June 21. As per a press release issued on Tuesday, the direction was issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) following [] The post Centre restricts pan-India access to Telegram till June 22 ahead of NEET-UG 2026 re-examination appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has directed the Tripura State Election Commission (TSEC) to conduct the long-pending elections to village committees under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) in a single phase on September 27, 2026. The Vacation Bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi passed the order on Tuesday on a [] The post Supreme Court orders single-phase village committee elections in Tripura on September 27 appeared first on India Legal .

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and incumbent Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The petition challenged the validity of Adhikaris victory in the Assembly election held in [] The post Mamata Banerjee moves Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikaris Bhabanipur election victory a

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned whether the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly could disregard the name proposed by the opposition party having the highest numerical strength and instead recognise another individual as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) on his own assessment. The single-judge Bench of Justice Krishna Rao raised the issue [] The post Calcutta High Court questions authority of West Bengal Assembly Speaker to bypass majority partys LoP nominee appeared first

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the plight of a visually impaired man and his elderly mother in Odisha who were reportedly living in extreme poverty and issued a series of directions to ensure that they receive all social security benefits, welfare entitlements and basic amenities necessary for a life of [] The post Supreme Court steps in to secure dignity of elderly woman, visually impaired son in Odisha appeared first on India Legal .

The Madras High Court recently upheld the conviction and life sentence imposed on a man for murdering a woman engineering student inside her classroom after she refused to continue a relationship with him. The Division Bench of Justice N Anand Venkatesh and Justice K K Ramakrishnan dismissed the appeal filed by Udayakumar, who had been [] The post Madras High Court upholds life imprisonment in engineering student murder case; flags growing trend of violence after rejection appeared first on Indi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by residents challenging the construction of a foot overbridge on a National Highway and seeking the construction of a cattle underpass to facilitate the safe movement of livestock across the road. The counsel appearing for the petitioners before the Bench of [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging construction of foot overbridge on National Highway appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the development of a 130-acre public open space along Mumbais Coastal Road South project by directing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to consider the master layout plan submitted by Reliance Industries in accordance with its earlier orders. The direction effectively removes the remaining uncertainty surrounding the development [] The post Supreme Court directs BMC to consider Reliance layout plan for Coastal Road waterfront project appeared

The Supreme Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to inform the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) about 151 vacant super-speciality medical seats that remained unfilled so that they can be allotted through the All India Merit List in the ongoing NEET-SS 2025 counselling process. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice [] The post Supreme Court directs Tamil Nadu to notify DGHS of 151 vacant super-speciality seats for NEET-SS 2025 counselling appeared first on India Legal .

Former Assistant Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Mangala Kohli has moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to cancel and re-conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 across the country for nearly 22 lakh candidates. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), filed under Article 32 of the Constitution [] The post Former DGHS official moves Supreme Court against re-conduct of NEET-UG 2026 examination appeared first on

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Rule 23(1) of the Haryana Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019, which suspends compassionate financial assistance where an eligible family member is accused of murdering a government employee, while clarifying that the provision does not apply to claims for compassionate appointment. The Bench [] The post Supreme Court upholds Haryana rule on compassionate financial assistance, says it cannot ba

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a writ petition challenging the re-appointment of Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash despite his not being elected as a member of the State Legislature. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana sought responses from the State of Bihar, Deepak [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging re-appointment of Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday held as illegal a notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh government on August 25, 2011, exempting the Lokayuktas Special Police Establishment (SPE) from the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The Bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice Atul S Chandurkar observed that the notification travelled beyond the [] The post Supreme Court strikes down Madhya Pradesh notification exempting Lokayukta SPE from RTI Act appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Odisha government on a petition filed by former Odisha Member of Parliament and actor Anubhav Mohanty seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him on allegations of harassment and mental cruelty made by his former wife. The Bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on Odia actor Anubhav Mohanty plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in matrimonial dispute appeared first on

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Private Limited, formerly known as Essar Steel India Limited, on a petition filed by the Central government challenging a Gujarat High Court judgment regarding the administrative authority of the President of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to transfer cases from one Bench [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on Centre plea challenging Gujarat High Court verdict on NCLT transfers appeared first on India Leg

The Madras High Court on Monday sought responses from the Union government and the Income Tax Department on a petition challenging retrospective amendments introduced to the Income Tax Act, 1961, through the Finance Act, 2026. The Division Bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice Arul Murugan issued notice on the plea filed by the [] The post Madras High Court seeks response from Centre, Income Tax department on retrospective tax updates appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld an order restraining The New Indian Express from using its brand outside the territories permitted under contractual arrangements, affirming an earlier ruling passed in favour of The Indian Express in a trademark dispute between the two entities. The Division Bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande [] The post Bombay High Court upholds territorial restraint on Indian Express trademark to Southern states appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on petitions filed by the Central government seeking transfer of cases pending before various High Courts challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. The Vacation Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana sought response from [] The post Supreme Court stays all High Court proceedings on Transgender Amendment Act, issues notice to Centre appeared first on India

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to an activist accused of obstructing a public servant and interfering with a government road construction project, while expressing serious concern over the growing misuse of the Right to Information (RTI) activism. The Bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed the anticipatory [] The post Supreme Court denies anticipatory bail to RTI activist accused of obstructing road construction work appeared first on I

The Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the decision of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) to de-affiliate the Maharashtra State Wrestling Association (MSWA), headed by Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar, from the national wrestling body. The Division Bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the appeal filed by [] The post Bombay High Court upholds de-affiliation of Maharashtra State Wrestling Association from WFI appeared firs

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Jammu (JKHCBAJ), has secured formal registration with the Registrar of Societies nearly 99 years after its establishment, marking a significant institutional milestone for one of the oldest legal bodies in the Union Territory. The formal recognition was announced during a function held last week at the Bar [] The post Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association formally registered after 99 years of establishment appeared first on India Legal .

A Hyderabad court has returned a private complaint filed against senior Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan and several others, holding that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter. The development comes days after Natarajans Rajya Sabha nomination was rejected on the grounds that she had not disclosed the pending court proceedings in her election affidavit, despite [] The post Hyderabad court returns private complaint against Meenakshi Natarajan that led to rejection of her Rajya Sabha n

A local court in Madhya Pradesh has sentenced 14 men to life imprisonment for the 2022 mob lynching of a Muslim man, who was allegedly attacked on suspicion of cattle smuggling. The judgment was delivered on June 12 by Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan at Seoni Malwa in Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh [] The post Madhya Pradesh court sentences 14 to life imprisonment in 2022 mob lynching case appeared first on India Legal .

The Varanasi District Court witnessed an unusual incident when a woman allegedly entered a courtroom, occupied the District Judges chair, and attempted to conduct judicial proceedings, prompting intervention by court staff and police authorities. According to official sources and statements attributed to eyewitnesses, the woman entered the courtroom premises at around 9:00 am on Friday, [] The post Woman occupies district judge chair in Varanasi court, attempts to conduct proceedings appeared fi

ByInderjit Badhwar The Supreme Courts recent criticism of the manner in which mediation was conducted in a high-profile dispute has done more than expose the shortcomings of a single process. It has compelled the legal community to confront a larger and uncomfortable question: What happens when a mechanism designed to build trust ends up undermining [] The post Beyond Settlement: Saving the Soul of Mediation appeared first on India Legal .

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) verdict that granted relief to four managers and the Company Secretary of Sahara India Commercial Corporation Limited (SICCL) in the long-running Rs 14,106 crore Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures (OFCDs) matter involving nearly 1.98 crore investors. SEBIs [] The post SEBI moves Supreme Court challenging SAT verdict in SICCL-OFCDs matter appeared first on Indi

While a landmark apex court verdict, fixing a notional income on homemakers, demands applause and praise, there remain hidden questions and extensions that need to be carefully studied The post For Homemakers: Justice And Beyond appeared first on India Legal .

In his first encyclical on the subject, the pontiff frames the AI revolution as a profound moral choice rather than a technological one. Prof Upendra Baxi examines the papal intervention, and the urgent need for ethical oversight in an age increasingly shaped by machines The post Babel or Jerusalem? Pope Leo XIVs Challenge to the Age of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on India Legal .

The intimidation of retired Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel and his family following a landmark judgment in the Dawoodi Bohra succession dispute has exposed a troubling reality: Indias judges remain vulnerable long after they leave the bench The post Justice Under Threat appeared first on India Legal .

The release of 14 Kuki hostages has brought relief to anxious families across Manipur, but the fate of six missing Nagas remains uncertain. As fresh tensions emerge between Naga and Kuki communities, the states prolonged conflict appears to be entering a new and troubling phase The post Manipurs Expanding Faultlines appeared first on India Legal .

As conflict with Iran continues and domestic controversies mount, Donald Trump enters the ninth decade of his life facing renewed scrutiny over his judgment, conduct and grip on political reality The post Questions of Leadership Amid War, Controversy and Political Turbulence appeared first on India Legal .

Pushpendra vs State of UP reminds High Courts that extraordinary powers demand extraordinary careinsisting that FIR allegations must be examined and recorded before criminal proceedings are brought to an abrupt end The post Reasoned Justice: Reinforcing Discipline appeared first on India Legal .

The Central government has taken possession of the Jaipur Polo Ground in Delhis Race Course area after a Delhi court refused to stay the execution of an eviction order issued against the Indian Polo Association (IPA), which has been managing the property. Vacation Judge Dhirendra Rana of the Patiala House Courts refused to grant interim [] The post Centre takes over Jaipur Polo Ground after Delhi court declines stay on eviction order against Indian Polo Association appeared first on India Legal

A Delhi court on Saturday issued notice to the Delhi Police on petitions filed by Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who were booked under the stringent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, over their alleged involvement in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Vacation Judge Dr. Sumedh Kumar [] The post Delhi Riots 2020: Court issues notice to Delhi Police on bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph as mediator in the long-standing defamation dispute between Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri and IPS officer D Roopa Moudgil to mediation, observing that the continuing litigation was causing damage to the professional careers of both officers. The Bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma [] The post Supreme Court appoints Justice Kurian Joseph as mediator in defamation dispute between IAS Rohini Sindhuri a

The Supreme Court has laid down an extensive framework governing psychological and psychiatric evaluation of children in custody, visitation and parental access disputes, holding that any such assessment must follow the principle of minimum intrusion and minimum exposure. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N Kotiswar Singh emphasised that the welfare, emotional [] The post Supreme Court lays down guidelines for psychological evaluation of children in custody disputes appeared

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the state governments decision to transfer land belonging to a veterinary institution for the construction of residential quarters for High Court judges and a super-speciality hospital. The Division Bench of Justice DK Singh and Justice TM Nadaf held on Friday that the provision of [] The post Karnataka High Court rejects plea challenging land transfer for construction of judges quarters appeared first on India Legal

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings over social media posts and online criticism directed at a Saket Court judge who had stayed an order directing registration of an FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra in a case concerning alleged objectionable remarks against journalists associated with Newslaundry. The issue was [] The post Delhi High Court declines contempt action over online criticism of judge in Abhijit Iyer-Mitra case appeared first on In

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on an interim application filed by actor Salman Khan seeking to restrain the makers of the proposed film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy from producing, promoting, releasing or otherwise exploiting the project, alleging infringement of his personality rights. The Vacation Bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna [] The post Delhi High Court issues notice on Salman Khan plea seeking stay on film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy appeared first on India

The Delhi High Court is set to hear today an urgent petition filed by actor Salman Khan seeking to restrain the makers of the proposed film Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy from producing, promoting, distributing, exhibiting, streaming, releasing or otherwise exploiting the project. The matter was mentioned before the High Court, which agreed to [] The post Delhi High Court to hear Salman Khan plea seeking stay on film Kala Hiran today appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with orders passed against a property owner in Goa over allegations of unauthorised construction and misuse of premises, holding that subsequent assurances and undertakings could not erase established violations of statutory and regulatory requirements. The Bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva made these [] The post Supreme Court denies relief to Goa property owner in coastal regulation violation case appeared first

The Bombay High Court on Friday issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on a petition filed by Telugu poet and Bhima Koregaon accused P Varavara Rao seeking permission to relocate to Hyderabad, contending that it has become financially difficult for him to continue residing in Mumbai. The Division Bench of Justice Ajey Gadkari [] The post Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bombay High Court issues notice to NIA on P Varavara Rao relocation plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh, holding that the petition was not maintainable in view of the constitutional bar on judicial interference in election matters. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra [] The post Supreme Court dismisses Meenakshi Natarajan plea challenging Rajya Sabha nomination rejection appeared first on India Legal .

The Ministry of Law and Justice has dismissed as false and misleading a viral claim circulating on social media and certain digital platforms alleging that Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal attended the Second International Bar and Bench Badminton Championship in London on June 7, 2026, along with [] The post Government refutes claim of Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal attending London badminton event with judges appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the removal of additional videos uploaded by Dr. Kapil Kakkar, in which he allegedly continued to make accusations against a sitting High Court judge in connection with the collapse of a building in Delhis Saket area on May 30 that resulted in the deaths of six persons. The [] The post Delhi High Court orders removal of fresh videos targeting sitting judge in Saket building collapse case appeared first on India Legal .

The Union government apprised the Supreme Court on Friday that it is considering formulating a policy to address the concerns of private students in West Asian countries whose Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII results could not be declared due to the cancellation of examinations amid the ongoing conflict and security situation in [] The post CBSE Class XII result row: Centre considering policy for private students in West Asian countries appeared first on India Legal .

The Madras High Court on Friday sought responses from the Union government and the Tamil Nadu government on a public interest litigation challenging the alleged relegation of Tamil Thai Vaazhthu, the officially recognised State Song of Tamil Nadu, to a position after Vande Mataram and the National Anthem during official State functions and constitutional ceremonies. [] The post Madras High Court issues notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on plea challenging sequencing of Tamil Thai Vaazhthu at official

The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by the survivor in the 2017 actress assault case, seeking a fresh court-monitored investigation into the alleged unauthorised access of a memory card and pen drive containing visuals of the sexual assault she was subjected to. The single-judge Bench [] The post Kerala High Court orders safekeeping of memory card in 2017 actress assault case appeared first on India Legal .

The Rajasthan High Court has directed that all medical facilities, accommodations and permissions previously granted to self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram Bapu by the High Court and the Supreme Court shall continue during his incarceration, notwithstanding the dismissal of his appeal against conviction and the cancellation of his interim bail. The single-judge Bench of [] The post Rajasthan High Court orders continuation of medical facilities for Asaram Bapu, rejects plea for temperature

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday questioned the legality of the West Bengal Assembly Speakers decision to recognise expelled All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition (LoP), despite the party having nominated senior leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay for the post. The single-judge Bench of Justice Krishna Rao raised concerns regarding [] The post Calcutta High Court questions recognition of expelled AITC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as West Bengal LoP appear