By Prof (Dr) S. Surya Prakash On September 19, 1960, India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty, brokered by the World Bank, to peacefully divide the waters of the six Indus Basin rivers. Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub Khan inked a deal built on goodwill and friendship. India agreed to let Pakistan [] The post No More Goodwill, No More Water: Why India Put The Pact On Ice appeared first on India Legal .

By Kenneth Tiven Define habeas corpus in American law. That was Senator Maggie Hassans opening question to Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security and a former farm girl from South Dakota, now tasked with overseeing one of the most powerful bureaucracies in the United States. Why the question matters: Habeas corpus [] The post Tested by Questions, Exposed by Answers appeared first on India Legal .

By Vikram Kilpady Ever since the Supreme Courts ruling in the Tamil Nadu vs Governor caseand the presidential reference that followedvoices linked to the ruling dispensation have gone on the offensive, casting aspersions on the judiciary and questioning the apex courts authority. These assertions, while loud, are constitutionally misplaced. The Constitution accords equal respect to [] The post Apex Court Calls for High Courts Audit Amid Rising Concerns Over Delays appeared first on India Legal .

By Sujit Bhar In what can be modestly termed a deeply disturbing incident that is indicative of the autocratic nature of rule and the depletion of democratic norms in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court recently witnessed scenes rarely seen in Indias civilized polity. Senior advocates, including the eminent Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya of the CPI(M) [] The post The Mob and the Court appeared first on India Legal .

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg To become better, you have to admit your ignoranceat least to yourself. William A Pasmore The above insight finds resonance in the Supreme Courts recent decision to discard its point-based system for designating senior advocates. In a significant shift aimed at restoring integrity and transparency to the process, the apex [] The post Resetting the Bar appeared first on India Legal .

By Dilip Bobb Picture this. Visit any lower court in the country and the overwhelming impression is the huge pile of cardboard covered files, whether carried by lawyers, litigants or stored in every available nook and corner for the judges to refer to and record. In fact, thanks to the huge backlog of cases, many [] The post AI in the Courtroom: Promise and Peril appeared first on India Legal .

By Neeraj Mishra It is rare for ruling and opposition parties to see eye to eye on a corruption probe. But a brazen scam involving land acquisition for a small stretch of road under the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has achieved just that. The scam centres around a 9.8-kilometre segment of the Raipur-Visakhapatnam [] The post Highway to Loot appeared first on India Legal .

By Binny Yadav In a landmark regulatory move, the Bar Council of India (BCI) recently enforced the Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022, originally notified in March 2023 and brought into effect on May 14, 2025. This notification doesnt just introduce procedural reformsit redefines the contours [] The post Foreign Law in Indian Shores: BCIs New Rules Redraw the Legal Map appeared first on India Legal .

By Kumkum Chadha As a nation, we take pride in being onestanding together, so to speak. But scratch the surface, and the cracks appear: deep and beyond repair. Nothing describes this better than recent events that have panned out here in India. The obvious reference is to the terror attack in Pahalgam, in the state [] The post After the Guns Fell Silent: Cracks in Consensus appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar This weeks cover story captures an India virtually at warand at a crossroads. The terror attack in Pahalgam was not just an assault on the lives lost, but on the very soul of a nation. It rightly stirred grief, fury, and calls for retribution. It is in the nature of democracies that [] The post The Patriots Burden appeared first on India Legal .

Expressing serious concern over delays in pending trials under special laws, the Supreme Court suggested theestablishment of dedicated courts across the country for exclusive hearing of such cases. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh observed on Friday that these courts would not be assigned any other civil or criminal matters. They [] The post Supreme Court mulls setting up exclusive courts for hearing of UAPA, MCOCA cases appeared first on India Legal .

Following the retirement of Justice AS Oka, one of the incumbent members of the Collegium today, the Supreme Court Collegium will welcome a new member, Justice BV Nagarathna. Scheduled to become the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027, Justice Nagarathna will become part of the Supreme Court Collegium from May 25, 2025. Headed [] The post Justice BV Nagarathna to become part of Supreme Court Collegium from May 26 appeared first on India Legal .

Supreme Court judge Justice AS Oka on Friday said that he always believed in being a very strict & firm judge, who did not hesitate to offend anyone, in order to uphold the principles laid down by the Constitution Speaking at his farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Justice Oka recalled [] The post Became a strict judge to uphold Constitutional liberties: Justice AS Oka appeared first on India Legal .

Less than 48 hours after results of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections were declared, one of the contestants for the post of president has moved the Supreme Court over several irregularities during the election. Senior Advocate Adish C Aggarwala, who had earlier been President of the SCBA a few years ago, submitted to [] The post Senior Advocate moves Supreme Court against irregularities in SCBA election appeared first on India Legal .

Making slight changes to the customary norms, Supreme Court judge Justice AS Oka delivered 11 verdicts on Friday, his last working day in the Apex Court. Showing another remarkable facet of his character, the Apex Court judge, who lost his mother on May 21, went to Mumbai on Thursday to attend the last rites of [] The post Choosing the unconventional route: Justice AS Oka delivers 11 verdicts on last working day in Supreme Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Zudpi forest land in Maharashtra could be considered for compensatory afforestation only if there was a certificate by the State Chief Secretary regarding non-availability of non-forest land. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih noted that the Zudpi forest [] The post Supreme Court permits use of Zudpi forest land for afforestation in Maharashtra in certainconditions appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih have been conducting consecutive hearing in the matter on the point of interim orders for the past two days. [] The post Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas challenging Waqf Act 2025 appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to quash an FIR registered against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair over his social media posts against controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. The Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava extended protection against arrest to Zubair during the course of the investigation. The High Court, however, [] The post Allahabad High Court refuses to quash FIR against Mohammed Zubair over derogatory posts against YatiNarsingha

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the money-laundering probe initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) against government-run liquor retailer Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) on the grounds that the Central agency was crossing all limits and violating the federal structure. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih [] The post TASMAC raids: Supreme Court issues notice to ED for crossingalllimits appeared first on India Legal .

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday apprised the Madras High Court that it was not trying to protect the state-run liquor retailer Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), in the alleged Rs 1,000 crore liquor scam. Advocate General PS Raman assured the Vacation Bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan that the state [] The post Tamil Nadu refutes allegations of trying to protect TASMAC in liquor scam appeared first on India Legal .

Supreme Court judge, Justice AS Oka, who would retire on May 24, on Thursday said that he did not agree with the tradition of retiring judges not working on their last day. Speaking during his farewell function organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA), Justice Oka said he told Chief Justice of India Sanjiv [] The post Justice AS Oka refuses to abide by tradition of retiring judges not working on their last day appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to Ali Khan Mahmudabad, an Associate Professor of Ashoka University, Sonipat, who was arrested for posting comments on Operation Sindoor, Indias retaliatory strike against Pakistan over the Pahalagam terror attack. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh granted interim bail to Khan on [] The post Operation Sindoor remarks row: Supreme Court grants interim bail to Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad appeared fir

The State of Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court against the Union of India for withholding funds under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSS) over the non-implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and PM SHRI. Filed under Article 131 of the Constitution, the suit sought a direction to the Centre to pay over Rs [] The post Tamil Nadu files Rs 2291 crore suit against Centre in Supreme Court for withholding funds under Samagra Shiksha Scheme appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reintroduced the mandatory three-year practice for lawyers to enter the judicial service. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, Justice AG Masih and Justice K Vinod Chandran directed all state governments to amend the rules ensuring that for any candidate appearing for civil judges (junior division) exam [] The post Supreme Court reintroduces three-year mandatory practice for lawyers to enter judicial service appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has upheld an order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which dismissed with cost a public interest litigation seeking to make Karwa Chauth festival compulsory for all women, including widows, divorcees and those in live-in relationships. Terming the PIL filed before the High Court as motivated and frivolous, the Bench [] The post Supreme Court rejects plea seeking to make Karwa Chauth compulsory for all women appeared first on India Legal .

The State of Kerala has filed an intervention application in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, on the grounds that the amendment would affect the fundamental rights of the Muslims possessing waqf properties and negate/alter the nature of these properties. Noting that the apprehension of the Muslim [] The post Kerala seeks intervention in pleas challenging Waqf Act 2025 appeared first on India Legal .

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar has questioned the probe conducted by the three-judge in-house committee into the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from the official residence of Justice Yashwant Varma. Speaking at the launch of the book titled The Constitution We Adopted, edited by Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria on Monday, Dhankar said the committee lacked any legal [] The post Cash-at-home: VP Jagdeep Dhankar questions in-house probe against Justice Varma appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday said the country was not a dharamshala (a public shelter) to accommodate refugees from across the world. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice K Vinod Chandran made this oral observation, while rejecting a petition filed by a Sri Lankan national facing deportation. The petitioner challenged a Madras High [] The post Supreme Court denies relief to Sri Lankan national facing deportation appeared first on India Legal .

Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai on Monday said members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) should come together as one Bar with one Vision. In his speech at the debate between presidential and secretary candidates for the SCBA election to be held on May 20 (Tuesday), Senior Advocate Rai pushed for greater unity among the [] The post SCBA presidential debate: Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai calls for greater Bar unity appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising three senior IPS officers, not below the rank of SP and not belonging to the State of Madhya Pradesh, to probe the FIR lodged against BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his controversial remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The Bench [] The post Colonel Sofiya Qureshi remarks row: Supreme Court constitutes three-member SIT to investigate FIR against BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah appeared first o

The Supreme Court has ruled that all retired High Court judges, regardless of whether they served as permanent or additional High Court judges, were entitled to equal pension and other retirement benefits. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih recently observed that making any distinction between judges and additional [] The post Supreme Court entitles all retired High Court judges to equal pension & other retirement benefits appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a petition filed by an associate professor of Ashoka University, Sonipat, challenging his arrest over certain comments on Operation Sindoor. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the matter before the Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih. Seeking the listing of the [] The post Supreme Court agrees to hear Ashoka University professor plea challenging arrest over remarks on Operation Sindoor appeared first on India L

By Inderjit Badhwar Just days after missile trails arced over the skies of Punjab and Kashmir, and drone strikes lit up border towns on either side of the Line of Control, South Asia stands at an uneasy pause. For now, the guns have fallen silent. But the message from New Delhi could not be clearer: [] The post The Modi Doctrine: A New Calculus For A Dangerous Neighbourhood appeared first on India Legal .

By Annunthra Rangan Just days after a fragile ceasefire took effect on May 10, India and Pakistan have plunged into a fresh diplomatic standoffthis time, over who won the battle and what it means. Both governments have begun advancing sharply divergent narratives, each claiming strategic superiority in the wake of the most serious military escalation [] The post Tensions, Missiles and Misinformation appeared first on India Legal .

In a landmark judgment that embraces the evolving dynamics of relationships in India, long-term live-in partnerships cannot be reduced to false promises of marriage The post Live-In, Not Lied To: Supreme Court Validates Consent in Modern Relationships appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has nominated 21 two-judge Benches to hear cases during the partial working days of the Supreme Court, from May 26 to July 13, 2025. In its 2025 calendar, the Supreme Court of India has rechristened summer vacation to partial working days. From May 26 to June 1, five Benches [] The post CJI nominates 21 Benches to sit during partial working days of Supreme Court appeared first on India Legal .

Turkish ground handling and cargo operator elebi Airport Services India Private Limited has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Government of Indias decision to revoke its security clearance. The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing on Friday and the High Court is likely to hear it on May 19. On May 15, the Bureau [] The post elebi moves Delhi High Court against revoking of security clearance by Indian government appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has directed all the State Governments and the Union Territories to hand over the possession of lands recorded as Forest Land, being in possession of the Revenue department, to the Forest department, within three months. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice K Vinod [] The post Supreme Court directs States/UTs to return forest lands in possession of Revenue department to Forest department appeared first on India Legal .

The jury is still out on whether the rapidly unfolding events spella setback to Indias diplomacy and whether the countrys muchpublicized clout on the world stage is illusory The post The Optics and The Messaging appeared first on India Legal .

It has been described as a PR masterstroke, but there is another battleground that lies behind the sight of two female officersColonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singhconducting the briefings during Operation Sindoor. Their professionalism was clearly visible, but it also reflects a long, hard legal struggle to get where they have: specifically chosen to reassure a nation during a potentially perilous military conflict The post Arms and the Woman appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by over 100 parents seeking directions to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to take over the Delhi Public School, Dwarka, in the wake of exorbitant fee hike by the school. After hearing the parties, the single-judge Bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan said it [] The post Delhi High Court reserves verdict on plea seeking take-over of DPS, Dwarka, over exorbitant fee hike appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Friday expressed its strong displeasure over the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) refusing to organise a farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi. Presiding over a Ceremonial Bench held to honour Justice Trivedi, who chose May 16 as her last working day (her official date of retirement is June [] The post CJI BR Gavai berates Supreme Court Bar Association for refusing to organise farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday held that ISKCON Bangalore was an independent legal identity under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, which owned the iconic Hare Krishna Temple and educational complex in Bengaluru. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order on a petition filed by ISKCON Bangalore challenging [] The post Supreme Court rules in ISKCON Bangalores favour, calls it owner of Hare Krishna Temple, Bengaluru appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday, while directing the Union government not to grant ex-post facto Environmental Clearances (EC) in future, set aside the previous Office Memoranda and notifications which allowed for the grant of ex-post facto Environmental Clearance for mining projects. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice [] The post Supreme Court restrains Centre from granting ex-post facto Environmental Clearances in future, sets aside previous Office Memoranda appea

The Union of India has appointed a team of special public prosecutors (SPPs), headed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, to represent the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before various courts conducting trials in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack cases. Apart from the SG, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) SV Raju and Senior Advocates Dayan Krishnan and Narender [] The post Centre appoints special public prosecutors team headed by SG Tushar Mehta to represent NIA in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack ca

The matter was earlier heard on April 16 and 17 in detail. On April 16, Sibal led the petitioners side and raised various concerns over the 2025 Act, including the omission of waqf by user provision. He argued that it was impossible to prove registration documents for centuries-old mosques and dargahs, which were mostly waqf [] The post Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Waqf Act 2025onMay20 appeared first on India Legal .

Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Courts May 14 order, which directed the State Director General of Police (DGP) to register a first information report (FIR) against Shah over his controversial remarks against Colonel Sofia Qureshi. The Minister allegedly made a controversial remark during a [] The post Colonel Sofia Qureshi remarks row: Minister Vijay Shah moves Supreme Court challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict ap

Taking strong objection to the April 8 judgment of the Supreme Court, which fixed deadlines for the Governor and the President to decide on state Bills in the Tamil Nadu government vs Governor case, President Droupadi Murmu asked the Apex Court how could it give such a ruling when the Constitution had no such stipulations. [] The post President Murmu expresses displeasure over April 8 SC verdict setting deadlines for President, Governors to decide on Bills appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central government to seek expert opinion on how to do away with the blanket ban on blood donation by transgender persons, gay men and sex workers without compromising on medical safety and precautionary safeguards. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order [] The post Blanket ban on blood donation by transgenders: Supreme Court directs Centre to seek expert opinion appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the Madras High Court order, which condoned the 1,116-day delay in filing an appeal against an ex-parte decree that had become final after being dismissed by the Apex Court in a different proceeding. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma observed that while considering a plea [] The post Supreme Court overturns Madras High Court verdict condoning delay in filing of appeal against ex-parte decree appeared first on India Legal .