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A sweeping US-Israeli assault on Irans leadership has ignited a widening Middle East conflictone the White Houses allies refuse to call a war, even as missiles, drones and torpedoes redraw the regions fragile balance The post Decapitation Strike: A War Without A Name appeared first on India Legal .

The outspoken former Congress minister lashes out at global leaders and party colleagues alike, reviving old grievances with the Gandhi family while insisting he remains a loyalif marginalizedmember of the Congress The post Mani Shankar Aiyars Lone War: Rebuking Modi, NetanyahuAnd His Own Party appeared first on India Legal .

Three years at the Bar and the Constitutional question of who gets to become a judge The post The Long Road To The Bench appeared first on India Legal .

From the liberalisation moment of 1991 to todays Indo-Pacific realignments, Indias political theatre may shift dramaticallybut its structural trajectory has shown remarkable continuity The post The Logic of Continuity appeared first on India Legal .

The killing of Irans Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel has plunged West Asia into a dangerous new phase of instability. For India, the fallout could reverberate across energy markets, trade routes, aviation networks and delicate diplomatic balances The post Shockwaves from Tehran: How the Iran Crisis Could Test Indias Economy, Energy Security and Diplomacy appeared first on India Legal .

A sweeping court acquittal in the Delhi excise policy case not only revives the former chief minister, but also delivers one of the sharpest judicial rebukes yet to Indias premier investigative agency The post Cleared For Takeoff: A Verdict That Puts The CBI In The Dock appeared first on India Legal .

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal has quashed reassessment proceedings initiated against Lalit Modi concerning his income for the assessment year 201011. The reassessment conducted by the tax authorities had increased Modis reported income from about 54.81 lakh to nearly 20.12 crore. This revision was based on alleged unexplained expenditures, including credit card payments of around [] The post ITAT sets aside reassessment of Lalit Modis income over credit card and private jet expenses appeared

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati, setting aside the life sentence earlier imposed by a trial court. The case stemmed from the fatal shooting of Chhatrapati, who edited a local newspaper in Sirsa, Haryana. The attack occurred after the [] The post Punjab and Haryana High Court acquits Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in journalist murder case appeared first on India Legal .

The Central Government has issued a notification approving the transfer of Justice Lisa Gill from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The decision has been taken following the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium. The transfer was formally approved by the President of India after consultation with the [] The post Centre issues notification transferring Justice Lisa Gill to Andhra Pradesh High Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Kerala High Court has strongly criticised a group of new petitioners involved in the ongoing legal proceedings related to Kerala Story 2, after they allegedly made remarks casting aspersions on members of the judiciary. The court observed that such statements undermine the dignity of the judicial system and warned against attempts to question the [] The post Kerala Story 2: Kerala High Court criticises new petitioners for casting aspersions on judges appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court of India has taken serious note of a trial court order that relied on fabricated, AI-generated case laws, describing the act as judicial misconduct. The issue came to light when it was discovered that certain precedents cited in a trial courts judgment did not exist in official legal records. Upon examination, it [] The post Supreme Court flags trial court for citing AI-generated fake judgments, terms it misconduct appeared first on India Legal .

A Delhi court has ordered the immediate release of students arrested in connection with a protest at Jawaharlal Nehru University, making it clear that verification of bail documents is a procedural safeguard and not a ground to prolong custody. The students had already been granted bail, but their release was delayed due to pending verification [] The post Delhi Court orders immediate release of Jawaharlal Nehru University protest accused, says verification is procedural not punitive appeared fi

A Delhi court has granted bail to nine members of the Indian Youth Congress who were arrested after staging a protest during the India AI Impact Summit in the national capital. The court observed that the demonstration amounted to an expression of political dissent and did not warrant prolonged custody at this stage. The protest [] The post Delhi court grants bail to 9 Indian Youth Congress members, says AI Summit protest was political dissent appeared first on India Legal .

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025. The petitioners including former civil servants and experts argue that the new law dilutes crucial safeguards relating to nuclear liability and [] The post Plea in Supreme Court challenges constitutionality of SHANTI Act on nuclear liability appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court of India has stayed a decision of the Delhi High Court that had enhanced the retirement age of all personnel in the Indian Coast Guard to 60 years. The interim order was passed while hearing an appeal filed by the Union Government challenging the High Courts ruling. A bench comprising Chief Justice [] The post Supreme Court stays Delhi High Court order for raising Coast Guard retirement age to 60; directs Centre to set up expert panel appeared first on India Legal .

A Special Court in Delhi has brought the Central Bureau of Investigations prosecution in the excise policy matter to a close, discharging all twenty-three accused persons, among them former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The proceedings arose from allegations surrounding the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped 202122 [] The post Delhi Court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others; CBI excise policy prosecution brought to a

A landmark Punjab and Haryana High Courtruling examines whether a resignation that narrates harassment can be dismissed as conditionaland affirms that administrative delay cannot strip an employee of earned rights The post When Resignation Speaks: A Teachers Battle for Dignity Before the Punjab and Haryana High Court appeared first on India Legal .

In a historic rebuke to presidential overreach, the US apex court invalidates sweeping emergency tariffs reasserting Congress constitutional control over the purse and redefining the global balance between executive power and economic governance The post SCOTUS vs POTUS: Tariffs, and the Limits of Emergency Power appeared first on India Legal .

After the AI Impact Summit 2026, artificial intelligence is no longer a distant innovationit is a defining force reshaping governance, legal practice and professional survival in India and beyond The post Adapt Or Perish appeared first on India Legal .

From hacked courtrooms to AI-generated deepfakes, Indias judicial system confronts an unprecedented digital assaultthreatening not just data, but public trust itself The post Judiciary Under Siege appeared first on India Legal .

The ruling revives the pre-2013 penetration test for raperaising troubling questions about constitutional morality, survivor dignity, and the fragility of hard-won gender justice The post When Law Shrinks Justice appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments in constitutional history when a court decision transcends the immediate dispute and becomes a reaffirmation of first principles. The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States invalidating the 2025 emergency tariffs imposed by the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is one such [] The post Architecture Of Powers appeared first on India Legal .

The Gujarat governments announcement that it intends to mandate parental consent for all marriages is a flagrant violation of the private lives of citizens and the Constitution and carries an unmistakeable political and ideological message The post Wedded To Ideology appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has prohibited the circulation of a Class 8 social science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) after raising serious objections to a chapter discussing alleged corruption within the judiciary. The bench, led by Chief Justice Justice Surya Kant, initiated contempt proceedings by issuing notice to the [] The post Supreme Court bans NCERT textbook chapter on judicial corruption, issues contempt notice to NCERT Director appeared f

The Supreme Court of India has referred to mediation a dispute concerning the Isha Foundation and residents of a village in Coimbatore over the operation of a crematorium near their homes. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, observed that the Foundation is engaged in [] The post Supreme Court refers Isha Foundation crematorium dispute to mediation, calls foundations work pious appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court of India has declared the results of the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) Examination conducted in June 2025, bringing clarity and closure to hundreds of advocates who appeared for the highly competitive assessment. With the publication of the results, successful candidates are now eligible to be registered as Advocates-on-Record, a distinction that enables them to [] The post Supreme Court declares June 2025 Advocate-on-Record exam results; 207 candidates qualify appeared first on Ind

The Supreme Court of India has stayed the ongoing proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against Hemant Soren, granting interim relief to the Jharkhand Chief Minister in a money-laundering case linked to alleged land irregularities. A Bench of the apex court passed the order while hearing Sorens Special Leave Petition challenging the decision of the [] The post Supreme Court halts ED proceedings against Hemant Soren appeared first on India Legal .

US President Donald Trump is expected to touch upon the stalemate with the US Supreme Court, the build-up against Iran, and the overtures for Greenland. The post You Dont Want To Miss This: Trumps State of The Union address tonight! appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed that the right to choose ones life partner is a fundamental constitutional right and clarified that the Uttar Pradesh law regulating religious conversions does not prohibit inter-faith relationships between adults. The judgment came while hearing a habeas corpus petition involving allegations that a couple in an inter-religious relationship had [] The post Allahabad High Court: Right to choose partner is fundamental; UP Anti-Conversion law does not prohibi

The Supreme Court of India has modified its earlier directions in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, permitting a broader group of judicial officers to handle the massive number of claims and objections pending in the exercise. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya [] The post Supreme Court of India expands Judicial Pool for West Bengal voter list revision appeared first on India Legal .

Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras High Court courted controversy yet again, when he said that the rationalists, who called people fools, incompetent and barbarians for treating spiritual gurus as equilvalent to God, were the real fools, incompetent and barbarians. Speaking in Tamil during the Guru Vandanam Utsavam organised by the Hosur Satsangh at a [] The post Madras High Court Judge Justice GR Swaminathan defends Guru tradition during private event appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has disposed of a writ petition challenging the three-year moratorium on the establishment of new law colleges after the Bar Council of India (BCI) informed the Court that it had withdrawn the impugned notification. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta on Monday disposed of the petition filed by [] The post Supreme Court disposes of challenge after BCI withdraws three-year moratorium on new law colleges appeared first on India Legal .

India Legal Bureau The Tamil Nadu governments tabling of the Justice Kurian Joseph Committee report on Centre-state relations in the state assembly on February 19 has enjoyed headline space for its recommendations to cut down the powers enjoyed by the Governor and a greater states say in constitutional amendments, the report, however, goes further into [] The post Justice Kurian Joseph Committee report: Federalism needs reset like 1991 reforms, English as official language and other recommendati

The Supreme Court of India has declined to entertain a plea filed by Subramanian Swamy challenging the Andhra Pradesh governments decision to constitute a separate panel to examine aspects of the Tirupati laddu controversy. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the state-appointed committees role is administrative in nature and [] The post Supreme Court dismisses Subramanian Swamys plea challenging Andhra Pradesh panel in Tirupati laddu case appeared fir

The Supreme Court of India has instructed a committee set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs to convene at least once every three months to address concerns faced by individuals from the Northeastern states residing in different parts of the country. The direction was issued by a bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice [] The post Supreme Court directs MHA panel to hold quarterly meetings on issues faced by Northeastern residents appeared first on India Legal .

India and the wider world will be thinking long and hard about US President Donald Trumps semi-annual address to a joint session of Congress at 7:30 IST on Wednesday, February 24 The post World Braces For Signals Of War, Power And Political Survival appeared first on India Legal .

Even as a fresh leadership was sworn in to restore calm in Manipur, protests erupted within hoursexposing how deep the ethnic fault lines between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities still run, and how fragile peace remains The post Manipurs Fragile Mandate appeared first on India Legal .

On April 7, 2026, a nine-judge Constitution bench of the apex court begins hearings that could redraw the constitutional boundaries between devotion and discrimination The post Faith, Equality And The Constitution On Trial appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant on Saturday expressed concern over the rapidly increasing cybercrime in the country, stating that crime in the digital world has now become organized and international. Addressing the 3-day national conference on Cyber Safety: Awareness, Protection, And Inclusive Access To Justice organised by the Rajasthan State Legal Services [] The post CJI Surya Kant recounts how his name, photo were used to create fake websites appeared first on India Legal .

In an age governed by definitions, systems, and measurable outcomes, this meditation asks a timeless question: When do necessary forms become subtle distortions? Law, science, religion, and economics rely upon structure and classification yet no structure fully contains the depth of human reality. Justice, to remain just, must be anchored not only in code, but in conscience. The post The Conspiracy of Forms appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court of India has directed the appointment of judicial officers to oversee aspects of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, pointing to ongoing friction between the State government and the Election Commission of India (ECI). While,citing it as a clear trust deficit between the West Bengal government and [] The post Supreme Court calls for judicial oversight in West Bengals electoral roll revision amid StateElection Commission of India dispute appea

The Delhi High Court has issued a protective order in favour of Bollywood actor Kajol Devgan, safeguarding her personality rights and directing action against the unauthorised use of her image on commercial goods and explicit material. The Court acknowledged that personality rights are an intrinsic part of an individuals privacy and reputation. It held that [] The post Delhi High Court upholds personality rights of actress Kajol, restrains sale of objectionable merchandise appeared first on Indi

The Supreme Court of India has observed that expanding tree cover throughout the National Capital Region is a significant step toward tackling Delhis persistent air pollution challenges. The remarks were made during ongoing proceedings related to environmental safeguards and adherence to earlier judicial directions on afforestation. According to the Bench, enhancing greenery is not a [] The post Supreme Court stresses need for greater green cover to improve Delhis air quality appeared first on I

The Supreme Court of India has declined to entertain a public interest litigation that sought to remove promotional flex boards displayed across Kerala, describing the petition as an attempt aimed more at embarrassing the State government ahead of elections than raising a genuine legal grievance. A Bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, with Justice B.R. [] The post Supreme Court rejects petition challenging flex boards in Kerala, calls it an election-time embarrassment appeared first on India Lega

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of certain news reports published by a daily linked to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, after a defamation plea was filed by a company founded by current Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. The suit was initiated by Heritage Foods, a dairy enterprise [] The post Delhi High Court directs takedown of reports in Tirupati Laddu Row amid defamation suit by heritage foods appeared first on India Legal .

The Madras High Court has commanded the Directorate of Vigilance and AntiCorruption (DVAC) to register a criminal case against Tamil Nadu Minister K. N. Nehru, criticising the State government for its failure to take prompt action despite having detailed evidence. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Srivastava and Justice Arul Murugan emphasised [] The post Madras High Court directs DVAC to lodge FIR against Tamil Nadu minister KN Nehru, rebukes state for inaction appeared first

The Supreme Court of India has refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a nationwide prohibition on constructing or naming any mosque after the Mughal ruler Babur, including the use of the term Babri Masjid. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta expressed its unwillingness to consider the plea. Faced with the [] The post Supreme Court declines plea to prohibit mosques named after Babur appeared first on India Legal .