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By Inderjit Badhwar There are controversies that concern a government, a political party or an election. And then there are controversies that force us to look beneath the immediate political dispute at the machinery through which constitutional democracy itself operates. Our cover story belongs to the latter category. The Election Commission of India occupies an [] The post The Referee, The Rules And The Vote appeared first on India Legal .

What began as a small town betting operation in the state has grown into a sprawling investigation spanning hawala networks, Dubai, corporate acquisitions, the stock market and political powerwith the Enforcement Directorate now drawing major corporate names into its widening net The post The Mahadev Money Trail appeared first on India Legal .

At the United Nations, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation, demanded obedience from allies and attacked the media at home. Within days, a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the press access he had revoked The post The Bully Pulpit Meets Its Limits appeared first on India Legal .

The apex courts refusal to impose a four-week deadline on a High Court exposes a deeper problem: Indias courts are being asked to deliver speedier justice without the judicial strength and institutional capacity needed to make that possible The post When Justice Has A Docket Of Its Own appeared first on India Legal .

In recognising the lifelong consequences of catastrophic childhood disability, the Supreme Court has taken an important step towards making just compensation more meaningful under the Motor Vehicles Act The post Beyond Compensation: The Dignity Of A Child appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Friday held an unprecedented open-house interaction with law students at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, engaging directly with questions from the audience in an unscripted dialogue on issues concerning students, the legal profession and the judiciary. The interaction, hosted at the universitys Ashoka Auditorium, was organised [] The post CJI Surya Kant holds historic open house with Law students at CNLU Patna appeared first on India L

Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Friday underscored the need to view mediation and adjudication as complementary components of the justice delivery system in family disputes, cautioning that alternative dispute resolution cannot be allowed to supplant legal rights and entitlements, particularly those of women. Justice Nagarathna, who chairs the Supreme Court Committee for Family [] The post Mediation should complement, not replace adjudication in family disputes: Justice B.V. Nagar

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has called for a fundamental recalibration in the manner in which the justice system and society respond to children affected by substance abuse, stressing that no child should be reduced to a diagnosis, a case number or a past mistake. Addressing the national seminar on Restoring Childhood [] The post Children affected by substance abuse need restoration, not stigmatisation: CJI Surya Kant appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has notified the Advocates-on-Record (AOR) Examination for December 2026, with the examination scheduled to be conducted in New Delhi on December 19, 20, 22 and 23. The examination notification has been issued by the Registrar (J) and Secretary, Board of Examiners for the AOR Examination, in accordance with Rules 5(i) and 5(ii) [] The post Supreme Court announces December 2026 AOR examination; Applications open till October 15 appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgment on a plea challenging the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The petition has been filed by the mosque management committee against the proceedings initiated pursuant to an order directing an Advocate Commissioner to undertake a survey of the disputed premises. The dispute [] The post Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea challenging survey of Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre, States and Union Territories to implement the 2026 Guidelines for Organization and Delivery of Intensive Care Services, prescribing a maximum period of nine months for specified ICU infrastructure requirements and six months for recruitment of critical-care personnel. A Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan issued [] The post Supreme Court mandates Centre, States to enforce new ICU norms, sets timelines for staffing and infrastr

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking the constitution of a commission to examine the use of Hindi as an official language of proceedings before the apex court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana observed that a change in [] The post Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking Hindi as one of its official court languages appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has agreed to urgently hear a petition by a woman alleging that an artificial intelligence-generated and morphed image of her with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was circulated online and displayed during a political protest. The plea was mentioned before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas [] The post Delhi High Court allows urgent listing of plea over alleged deepfake image of woman with PM Modi appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Goa on a plea filed by former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal challenging the Bombay High Court judgment which overturned his acquittal in a 2013 rape case and sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment. A Bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and Prasanna B. Varale [] The post Supreme Court issues notice to Goa Government on plea challenging rape conviction of Tarun Tejpal appeared first on India Legal .

A petition has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that decisions allegedly taken by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners, are illegal and liable to be set aside. The plea, filed by advocate [] The post Supreme Court plea seeks action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over SIR decisions, SIT probe into voter deletions appeared first on Ind

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the Union Governments application seeking prospective operation of its March 11, 2026 judgment laying down the parameters for determining the creamy layer status of candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC). A Bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice R. Mahadevan heard the Centres [] The post Supreme Court reserves judgment on Centres plea for prospective application of OBC creamy layer ruling appeared

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought Karnatakas response to an application filed by Tamil Nadu seeking directions for release of water to make good the alleged shortfall in Karnatakas supply of Cauvery water to the neighbouring state. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi directed Karnataka to file its [] The post Supreme Court seeks Karnatakas response to Tamil Nadu plea over Cauvery water shortfall appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Central government a last opportunity to explain the steps taken to curb the circulation of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on social media platforms. The Division Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the directions while hearing a petition by the Just [] The post Child sexual abuse material online: Supreme Court gives Centre last chance to respond appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its judicial orders after finding that an additional paragraph stating interim stay granted appeared in a version of the order that was not part of the Courts official record. Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a petition filed by Meena Devi and another person [] The post Delhi High Court flags possible fabrication of court order, says unknown person added interim stay granted appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender challenging the Telangana High Courts judgment disqualifying him from the Telangana Legislative Assembly under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana held that the High [] The post Supreme Court dismisses Danam Nagenders plea against disqualification under anti-defection law appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to expedite its decision on the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) name and its flowers and grass election symbol. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a petition filed [] The post Supreme Court urges Election Commission to expedite decision on Trinamool Congress name, symbol dispute appeared first on India Legal .

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the police not to take any further steps against Congresss Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with a criminal case dating to 2007, after finding that the pendency of the case had not been disclosed during an earlier hearing. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the order after Pradhan approached [] The post Calcutta High Court restrains police from taking steps against Nandigram Congress candidate in 2007 case appeared first on India Lega

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Kaushik Goswami, presently serving as an Additional Judge of the Gauhati High Court, as a Permanent Judge of the High Court. The recommendation was approved at the Collegiums meeting held on September 23, 2026. In its resolution, the Collegium stated that it had approved the [] The post Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice Kaushik Goswami as permanent Gauhati High Court Judge appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has directed an inquiry into the alleged fabrication of a judicial order after finding that a copy relied upon before it contained an additional paragraph granting an interim stay, which was not part of the original order available in the Court record. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was dealing with a petition [] The post Delhi High Court orders probe into alleged tampering of Judicial order, notes unauthorised addition of interim stay appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Wednesday inaugurated the Supreme Courts Monthly Lecture Series on Law, Justice and Legal Education along with the Annual Supreme Court Nyaya Shiksha Samman, envisaging both initiatives as institutional platforms for sustained engagement with legal scholarship, jurisprudential thought and the evolving contours of law. Addressing the inaugural programme, [] The post CJI Surya Kant calls for dialogue between courtroom and classroom as Supreme Court laun

The Supreme Court, in association with the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), has launched a monthly lecture and dialogue series titled The Constitution as a Charter of Opportunity: Democracy, Enterprise and Inclusive Nation-Building,for which the first lecture was delivered by by Prof Dr Ranbir Singh, NLU, Delhi In his address, Prof. Singh proposed viewing the [] The post Supreme Court launches monthly lecture series on Constitution as charter of opportunity appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the Union governments plea seeking the challenge to the law governing appointments of Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioners be referred to a larger bench. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma differed on whether the challenge to the Chief Election [] The post CEC Act: Judges split over reference to Constitution Bench; Justice Datta junks judges appointing judges theory, calls for perman

A Delhi court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi Police on a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against student-activist Nishu Azad and her father, Sanjay Azad, over alleged social media posts containing objectionable references to Hindu deities. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of the Patiala House Court, directed the Delhi Police to [] The post Delhi Court seeks police response on plea for FIR against Nishu Azad, father over social media posts appeared first on India Leg

A Maharashtra Magistrate has issued a show-cause notice to the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Nanded Division, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated for allegedly failing to comply with directions to replace sofas and undertake pest control at the VIP room of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar railway station. The Judicial Magistrate (Railways), Aurangabad, in a [] The post Maharashtra Magistrate issues contempt warning to Railway official over bedbug-infested VIP room appeared firs

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a recent Patna High Court judgment concerning the ingredients of the offence of attempt to rape, after the High Court held that an alleged attempt to remove a womans salwar and pressing her chest did not, on the facts of the case, establish an attempt to [] The post Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Patna High Court ruling holding removal of salwar, pressing chest insufficient for attempt to rape appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has declined to interfere with the bail granted to former National Stock Exchange (NSE) Managing Director and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in the case concerning alleged illegal interception of telephone conversations of NSE employees. Justice Madhu Jain dismissed the Central Bureau of Investigations plea questioning the trial courts decision to release Ramkrishna [] The post Delhi High Court dismisses CBI challenge to Chitra Ramkrishnas bail in NSE phone tapping case appeared firs

A sitting elected member of the Bar Council of India (BCI) has urged the Supreme Court to keep incumbent BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra away from the office and the ongoing electoral process until the statutory body is reconstituted. N Manoj Kumar, who was elected to represent the Bar Council of Kerala in the BCI [] The post BCI member, raises electoral interference concerns to Supreme Court, seeks Chairman Manan Kumar Mishras recusal appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has rejected a challenge by a 16-year-old international show-jumping athlete to her non-selection for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2026, holding that there was no material to establish that an eight-month selection window had been prescribed by the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI). A Single Judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta [] The post Delhi High Court upholds Equestrian selection process for Youth Olympic Games appeared first on India Legal .

Zee Group founder Subhash Chandra has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) challenging a September 1 order of a five-member special bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) restraining him from alienating his assets. A Bench comprising Officiating Chairperson Justice (retd.) Yogesh Khanna and Technical Members Barun Mitra and Ajai Das Mehrotra [] The post Zee founder Subhash Chandra challenges NCLT order before NCLAT over asset alienation restraint appeared fir

A petition seeking registration of an FIR against former High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the alleged cash-at-home controversy was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday, with the petitioner seeking urgent listing of the matter. Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara, representing the petitioner, stated that the Supreme Court Registry [] The post FIR plea against Former Judge Yashwant Varma mentioned before CJI Surya Kant appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on September 21 ordered a fresh investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the 2012 rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Dharmasthala, Karnataka, observing that the manner in which the case was investigated by the local police, Karnataka CID and CBI shocks the very conscience of the court. A [] The post Dharmasthala rape-murder: Supreme Court orders fresh SIT probe, says earlier investigation deeply offends the courts sense of justice appeared first on India L

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by former Mumbai Mayor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vishakha Raut challenging her disqualification as a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) councillor following the invalidation of her Other Backward Class (OBC) caste certificate. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed that [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on former Mumbai Mayor Vishakha Rauts disqualification as BMC councillor appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Cauvery Nadhi Rakshna Samiti seeking reallocation of 70 TMC of Cauvery river water from Tamil Nadus share to Karnataka, observing that the inter-State dispute is already being litigated by the two States before the appropriate forums. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta [] The post Cauvery water dispute: Supreme Court rejects societys plea seeking 70 TMC reallocation rom Tamil Nadu to Karnataka appeared first on India Legal

DMK president MK Stalin has told the Madras High Court that merely heading a political party does not make him legally liable for every social media post published by its various wings or functionaries. Stalin made the submission in a counter-affidavit opposing interim relief applications in a Rs 1 crore defamation suit filed by Tamil [] The post DMK Chief cannot be held accountable for every post by party functionaries, Stalin tells Madras High Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to examine allegations made by Advocate Prashant Bhushan against the trial judge hearing the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and submit a report in a sealed cover. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and [] The post Supreme Court seeks Allahabad High Court report on allegations against Lakhimpur Kheri trial judge appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has granted four weeks interim bail on medical grounds to Lovkesh Bajaj, the owner of the Malviya Nagar property where a fatal fire in June claimed multiple lives. Justice Sachin Datta passed the order after taking note of Bajajs recent major abdominal surgery and the medical condition reported by the jail [] The post Malviya Nagar Fire: Delhi High Court grants four-week interim bail to Hotel owner on medical grounds appeared first on India Legal .

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Anto Augustine, Managing Director of Malayalam news channel Reporter TV, in an Abkari case concerning the alleged seizure of liquor beyond the permissible limit from a property in Wayanad. Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order on Augustines bail plea in Anto Augustine v. State of Kerala. [] The post Kerala High Court grants bail to reporter TV MD Anto Augustine in Abkari case appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has warned a workplace against forcing employees to wear Santa Claus red caps, observing that such instructions could hurt the sentiments of people belonging to different faiths and disturb a peaceful and harmonious work environment. Justice Saurabh Srivastava made the observations while partly allowing a petition filed by Vikram Singh alias [] The post Allahabad High Court warns against forcing employees to wear Santa caps, says such instructions may hurt religious sent

The Supreme Court has held that an administrative enquiry is mandatory before initiating proceedings against a public servant under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and quashed proceedings initiated against a Deputy Superintendent of Police and a Sub-Inspector in Tamil Nadu. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K [] The post Supreme Court quashes SC/ST Act proceedings against Tamil Nadu police officers, says administrative enquiry mandatory a

The Law and Society Committee (LawSoc) of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, has decided to call off the proposed screening of filmmaker Lalit Vachanis documentary Prisoner No. 626710 is Present, centred on jailed activist Umar Khalid. The student committee communicated the decision to the NLSIU student community after discussions with the [] The post NLSIU student committee cancels Umar Khalid Documentary screening citing threats of criminal action, harassment appea

The Supreme Court has directed private universities across the country to place extensive financial and operational information on record, making it clear that institutions imparting higher education cannot be operated as profit-making entities. A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice N.V. Anjaria, in an order passed on September 17, directed the Union Government, States [] The post Supreme Court directs disclosure of financial, admission and operational details by private un

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged pilferage of donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple has informed the Supreme Court that it will file the first chargesheet in the case on or before September 25. The assurance was given before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justice Joymalya [] The post Ram Temple donation case: SIT to file first chargesheet by September 25 appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Monday inducted seven judicial officers into its Bench, taking its present strength to 50 judges against a sanctioned complement of 60. Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya administered the oath of office to the newly appointed judges at a ceremony held at the High Court. The elevations bring substantial experience from [] The post Seven new judges take oath in Delhi High Court, Bench strength rises to 50 appeared first on India Legal .

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of criminal defamation proceedings pending against him over alleged remarks concerning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Kharge has challenged the June 27, 2026 order passed by the Bengaluru Special Court dealing with criminal cases involving sitting and former MPs and MLAs, whereby [] The post Priyank Kharge moves Karnataka High Court to quash defamation case over alleged remarks against RSS appeared

The Delhi High Court has scheduled September 30 for hearing the bail challenges filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with the case concerning the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt deferred [] The post Delhi Riots UAPA case: Delhi High Court to hear Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail pleas on September 30 appeared first on India Le