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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ petition questioning the legality and constitutionality of the practice of preferential or VIP darshan at the Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, holding that the issue fell beyond the domain of judicial adjudication and squarely within the administrative discretion of the competent authorities managing the religious [] The post Supreme Court dismisses plea challenging VIP darshan policy at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain appeared first on

A writ petition has been instituted before the Supreme Court assailing the constitutional validity of Regulation 3(c) of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, contending that the impugned provision adopts an impermissibly exclusionary conception of caste-based discrimination. Regulation 3(c), as notified, restricts the definition of caste-based discrimination to [] The post Petition filed in Supreme Court challenges validity of

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with an order of the Kerala High Court that permitted the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to proceed with an investigation into allegations of abuse of dominant position in the Kerala television broadcasting market by Jiostar Private Limited. The challenge before the Apex Court arose from a [] The post Supreme Court rejects Jiostar plea challenging CCI probe into abuse of dominance in Kerala TV broadcasting market appeared first on India Le

Amid the continuing legal and political controversy surrounding the Thiruparankundram Deepam dispute, Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court has, for the first time, publicly alluded to the impeachment notice moved against him by Members of Parliament belonging to the I.N.D.I.A. bloc. The remarks were made during a public function in Chennai, marking a [] The post Thiruparankundram Deepam controversy: Justice GR Swaminathan breaks silence over impeachment notice appeared first on Indi

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has recently ruled that a woman in a live-in relationship ought to be granted the status of wife for the purpose of legal protection. While well-intended, this ruling may have widespread negative repercussions The post Modernity, and Living in Sin appeared first on India Legal .

A ready-to-eat upma, an unbilled Rs 300, and a smiling waiter expose the limits of reform on Indias most hyped trainwhere optics race ahead of accountability, and symbolism trumps substance The post On Vande Bharat, the Uniform ChangedCorruption Didnt appeared first on India Legal .

From planting saplings to cleaning libraries, Indian courts are testing the boundaries of reformative justiceraising fresh questions about discretion, proportionality and due process The post Reform or Overreach? appeared first on India Legal .

The disappearance of this rare species, a tiny, star-speckled amphibian endemic to the Western Ghats, serves as a powerful reminder that artificial light can threaten even the most elusive forms of wildlife The post The Invisible Impact of Photo-tourism and the Urgent Need to Regulate Light Pollution: A Curious Case study of Galaxy Frogs appeared first on India Legal .

The apex court reasserts that the right to education is a constitutional guaranteenot a digital hurdle that punishes poverty The post A Missed Checkbox Cannot Cancel a Childs Future appeared first on India Legal .

How an investigative report forced the Supreme Court to confront entrenched caste discrimination in Indias prisonsand why change remains elusive The post Caste Behind Bars appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar This weeks cover story confronts a reality many policymakers would rather avoid: Iran is no longer merely unstableit is approaching a point of irreversible political rupture. What we are witnessing is not a transient wave of unrest, nor a familiar cycle of protest and repression. It is the unravelling of a social [] The post When A Nation Fractures, The World Shifts appeared first on India Legal .

What began as an economic revolt is fast turning into a revolutionary rupturereshaping West Asia, global power equations, and Indias strategic calculus The post Iran At The Brink appeared first on India Legal .

The Madras High Court has set aside a directive issued by the Tamil Nadu Education Department mandating the collection of sensitive personal and socio-cultural data from students enrolled in government-run model schools, holding the exercise to be constitutionally impermissible and violative of informational privacy. The Division Bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan [] The post Madras High Court strikes down Tamil Nadu directive on student profiling appeared first on India

The Bombay High Court has expressed strong displeasure against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) over their failure to tackle the rising air pollution levels in Mumbai and its surrounding areas, indicating that coercive directions, including suspension of salaries of the respective Municipal Commissioners, may follow if compliance remains [] The post Mumbai air pollution: Bombay High Court warns of coercive action, hints salary freeze f

The Karnataka High Court on Friday restored the legality of bike taxi operations in the state, observing that motorcycles deployed for bike taxi services squarely fell within the definition of transport vehicle under Section 2(47) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, when used for carriage of passengers for hire or reward. The Division Bench of [] The post Karnataka High Court lifts bike taxi ban, holds motorcycles qualify as transport vehicles under MVA appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking directions for daily lighting of a traditional lamp at the Thirupparankundram Hill in Tamil Nadu and for handing over the site to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi sought [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on plea seeking daily lamp lighting and ASI control of Thirupparankundram hill appeared first on India Legal .

Vikas Bharat Gogawale, the son of Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Bharat Gogawale, surrendered to the police in connection with a rioting case from Mahad in Raigad district, following sharp observations made by the Bombay High Court on the delay in his arrest. The matter relates to violence that erupted on December 2 during the Mahad Municipal [] The post Ministers son surrenders after Bombay High Court questions police inaction in rioting case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over an administrative lapse by its Registry after petitions challenging the same impugned order were listed before different benches of the Court. The issue arose during the hearing of a petition stemming from an Allahabad High Court order. A Bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Atul S. Chandurkar [] The post Supreme Court raps Registry for listing petitions from same order before different benches appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor, who were arrested in connection with the Bhima KoregaonElgar Parishad case, noting the prolonged period of incarceration they have already undergone. The order was passed by a division bench while hearing bail applications filed by the two accused, who were charged under [] The post Bombay High Court grants bail to Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor in Bhima Koregaon Case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has rejected a petition that sought to restrain the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from using the name Indian cricket team, holding that the plea was devoid of merit and amounted to a misuse of judicial time. The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India [] The post Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking to bar use of Indian Cricket Team name appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to lay down guidelines for crowd management at political rallies and large public congregations across the country, holding that such matters predominantly fell within the executive and administrative domain and were best addressed by subject-matter experts and law enforcement authorities rather than through judicial mandates. The Bench of Chief [] The post Supreme Court refuses to set guidelines for crowd management at rallies appeared first on India Legal

A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two complaint cases instituted by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), alleging wilful non-compliance with summons issued during the agencys investigation into the Delhi Excise Policy matter. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue Courts refused to proceed against Kejriwal [] The post Delhi Excise Policy case: Court acquits Arvind Kejriwal in cases pertaining to skipping ED summons ap

The Supreme Court on Thursday framed an interim administrative framework to ensure the peaceful observance of Basant Panchami rituals by the Hindu community and the conduct of Friday Juma Namaz by the Muslim community at the disputed Bhoj ShalaKamal Maula complex in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, amid a continuing contest over the religious character of [] The post Bhoj Shala-Kamal Maula dispute: Supreme Court orders segregated spaces for Basant Panchami puja, Juma namaz appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate clear policies regulating media briefings by police authorities, taking guidance from the Media Manual prepared by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). A Bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh observed that the absence of uniform norms governing police interaction [] The post Supreme Court asks States to frame police, media-briefing policies with PUCL manual as guide appeared first on Ind

The Supreme Court has directed that its existing interim orders in the Aravalli Hills matter will continue and has issued notice to the concerned parties as it proceeds to examine the issues involved in the long-pending environmental case. The matter relates to the identification, definition, and protection of the ecologically sensitive Aravalli range, which spans [] The post Aravalli Case: Supreme Court continues interim orders, issues notice to parties appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday signalled a decisive move from deliberation to enforcement, underscoring the urgent need for immediate implementation of long-term structural interventions to combat the worsening air pollution crisis in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi examined a [] The post Supreme Court orders immediate measures to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court of India has expressed concern over the misuse of Article32 of the Constitution, warning that petitioners are approaching the apex court even when similar matters are already pending in High Courts. A Bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that Article32 is being invoked for everything, often bypassing the judicial [] The post Supreme Court slams misuse of Article32 for petitions filed despite pending High Court cases appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday examined a bail petition filed by human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh mine arson case, expressing prima facie concern over prolonged stagnation of the trial and signalling judicial intervention to arrest further procedural inertia. The Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi took [] The post Surajgarh Arson case: Supreme Court flags trial delay in Surendra Gadling bail plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has ordered a comprehensive review of staff vacancies and workload distribution across courts in the capital following the suicide of a court employee, who reportedly took the extreme step due to excessive work pressure. The Court took note of the incident on the administrative side and stressed the need to address [] The post Delhi High Court orders audit of staff vacancies and workload following Court employees suicide appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court is examining a civil suit filed by Rani Kapur, widow of industrialist Sona Group founder Surinder Kapur, who has alleged that a family trust was unlawfully created to take control of her assets. She has claimed that the trust was formed through deceptive means and without her consent, resulting in the [] The post Rani Kapur moves Delhi High Court alleging fraudulent creation of family trust to divert her assets appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest petition that called for banning Bangladesh from participating in international cricket, describing the plea as wholly misconceived. The Division Bench observed that the petition lacked any legal basis and did not warrant the Courts intervention. The plea, filed by a law student, urged the Court to [] The post Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking ban on Bangladeshs participation in International Cricket appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court has cautioned litigants against routinely attributing delays in legal proceedings to their lawyers without taking any concrete steps against them. The Court made these observations while declining to condone a delay of over 200 days in filing a first appeal. Justice Jitendra Jain noted that it has become common for parties [] The post Bombay High Court criticises litigants for blaming lawyers for delays without taking action appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to public remarks made by former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi against members of the judiciary in connection with the stray dog crisis case, observing that the statements prima facie amounted to criminal contempt under Article 129 of the Constitution and the Contempt of [] The post Stray dog menace: Supreme Court pulls up Maneka Gandhi over remarks against judiciary appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has stayed further proceedings against RSS functionary Santanu Sinha in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya, holding that the complainant remained bound by an undertaking previously recorded before the Court. The single-judge Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed the order on an application filed [] The post Delhi High Court stays criminal proceedings against Santanu Sinha in Amit Malviya defamation suit appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Alkem Laboratories Limited seeking interim relief against Prevego Healthcare and Research Private Limited for the alleged infringement of its A TO Z mark in the context of pharmaceutical and health supplement products. The single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia recently observed that commonplace linguistic elements, [] The post Alkem-Prevego trademark dispute: Delhi High Court says English alphabets not protectable as trademark appeared f

The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained the State of Punjab from initiating or continuing any coercive measures that could impede the publication of the Punjab Kesari newspaper, pending adjudication of the dispute by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi [] The post Supreme Court restrains coercive action against Punjab Kesari pending High Court verdict appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has instructed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publicly disclose the names of nearly 1.25 crore voters in West Bengal who have been marked for discrepancies during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the states electoral rolls. The direction was issued while the Court was examining concerns raised over the [] The post Voter List Row: Supreme Court steps in, seeks transparency in Bengal SIR process appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition raising a substantial question on the interpretation of the expression Persons of Indian Origin under the Citizenship Act, 1955, particularly in the context of children born in India to parents who were not Indian citizens at the time of birth, but were lawfully residing [] The post Supreme Court to examine scope of Person of Indian Origin under Citizenship Act in OCI child case appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court has clarified that madrasas which do not have official recognition are not prohibited from functioning in Uttar Pradesh, as there is currently no law authorising the State to shut them down solely for that reason. The ruling came while examining a challenge to an order passed by a district official directing [] The post Unrecognised Madrasas can continue operating in UP: Allahabad High Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the income tax reassessment proceedings initiated against NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, holding that the notices were legally unsustainable and amounted to an impermissible second reopening of completed assessments. The Division Bench of Justice Dinesh Mehta and Justice Vinod Kumar quashed the reassessment notices issued [] The post Delhi High Court quashes Income Tax reassessment proceedings against Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy appeared first

The Supreme Court has reinstated anticipatory bail in a case filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, holding that the Patna High Court had acted wholly without jurisdiction in recalling a signed bail order on the ground of an alleged typographical lapse by court staff. The Bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and [] The post Supreme Court reinstates anticipatory bail in NDPS case, stays Patna High Court recall order appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, State Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, and other officials on petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate alleging interference by the state in a money laundering probe related to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC). The Bench of Justice [] The post Supreme Court pulls up West Bengal over interference in I-PAC money laundering probe appeared first on India Legal

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on a petition seeking judicial authorisation for the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the case of a 32-year-old man who has remained in an irreversible permanent vegetative state for more than 12 years following a fall from a building. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV [] The post Supreme Court reserves verdict on plea seeking withdrawal of life support from 32-year-old in permanent vegetative state appeared first on India

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition filed by the producers of Jana Nayagan, the Vijay-starrer awaiting certification, refusing to interfere with the interim stay granted by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court on the films release. A single-judge Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta rejected the plea moved by KVN [] The post Vijay film certification row: Supreme Court tells producers to approach Madras High Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) whether the right to vote of a person could be taken away till the Central government determined the question of citizenship. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the constitutional query while hearing a batch of [] The post Supreme Court examines legality of suspending voting rights during citizenship inquiry appeared first on India Legal .

The Karnataka High Court has put a temporary halt on the investigation against spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in connection with an alleged land encroachment case, observing that there is no prima facie material linking him to the accusations at this stage. A single-judge Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order while [] The post Land encroachment case: Karnataka High Court stays investigation against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday indicated that the mere fact of governmental management or control did not, by itself, extinguish an entitys entitlement to informational privacy under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that even assuming the PM CARES Fund [] The post Delhi High Court affirms statutory privacy protection for PM CARES Fund under RTI Act appeared first on India Legal .

Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp have approached the Supreme Court challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunals (NCLAT) judgment that upheld a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in connection with WhatsApps 2021 privacy policy. The petitioners challenged the NCLATs interpretation of alleged abuse of dominance under the [] The post WhatsApp privacy policy row: Meta moves Supreme Court against NCLAT verdict on abuse of dominance and data shar

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may soon fix liability on state authorities and dog feeders for injuries and deaths caused by stray dog attacks. The observations were made by the Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria, while hearing suo motu proceedings over the escalating public safety [] The post Supreme Court considers fixing responsibility for stray dog attack casualties appeared first on India Legal .

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, seeking a separate trial from co-accused AAP leader Sanjay Singh in a criminal defamation matter initiated by the Gujarat University concerning alleged remarks over Prime Minister Narendra Modis educational qualifications. The [] The post Gujarat High Court dismisses Arvind Kejriwal plea seeking separate trial in PM Modi degree defamation case