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The Telangana High Court has directed Forest Department authorities not to interfere with the peaceful possession, administration and functioning of a mosque and madrasa situated in the Ananthagiri Hills of Vikarabad district without adhering to due process of law. Justice Surepalli Nanda passed the order while disposing of a writ petition filed by the Mutawalli [] The post Telangana High Court bars forest officials from interfering with Ananthagiri hills mosque, madrasa without following due pr

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended interim protection to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, directing the investigating authorities to refrain from adopting any coercive measures against him in connection with three FIRs registered in the aftermath of the political transition in West Bengal on May 4. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the order while entertaining [] The post Calcutta High Court extends interim protection to Abhishek Banerjee in three FIRs, rules out need for

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Khan Market Welfare Association seeking directions to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to adopt a uniform methodology for determining property tax across its jurisdiction. The NDMC governs several prominent commercial and residential areas of Lutyens Delhi, including Khan Market, Connaught Place and [] The post Delhi High Court rejects Khan market welfare association plea for uniform property tax valuation in NDMC areas appea

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned whether the statutory employment guarantee for rural workers could be placed on the same constitutional footing as the fundamental right to life and dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the [] The post Supreme Court questions whether right to work under rural employment scheme can be equated with Article 21 appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on August 21 set aside a Madras High Court order directing the trial court to summon the Union Telecom Secretary as a court witness in the criminal case against DMK MP and former Union Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran concerning the alleged misuse of BSNL telecom facilities. A Bench of Justice K.V. Viswanathan [] The post Dayanidhi Maran BSNL case: Supreme Court sets aside Madras High Court order summoning telecom secretary as court witness appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Sudipta Sen, chairman and managing director of the Saradha Group, in a case arising from the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, taking note of his prolonged incarceration of nearly a decade. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih passed the order in Sudipta Sen [] The post Saradha chit fund scam: Supreme Court grants bail to Sudipta Sen after nearly a decade in custody appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court is examining a challenge by members of an arbitral tribunal against a Rajasthan High Court order that curtailed their fees over the prolonged pendency of arbitration proceedings. While hearing the arbitrators plea, the top court itself expressed concern over the extraordinary time taken to bring the dispute to a conclusion, remarking that [] The post Supreme Court flags excessive arbitration delay as Arbitrators challenge Rajasthan High Court fee cut appeared first on India Leg

The Supreme Court on Friday commenced its three-day Samadhan Samaroh Special Lok Adalat, an initiative aimed at facilitating the amicable resolution of pending cases through mediation and other consent-based mechanisms. The exercise will be conducted on August 21, 22 and 23. Samadhan Samaroh stands for Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonization Across [] The post Supreme Court begins three-day Samadhan Samaroh special Lok Adalat to facilitate amicable settlements a

In a significant recalibration of the eligibility framework governing entry-level judicial appointments, the Supreme Court on Friday reduced the mandatory prior legal practice requirement for candidates seeking appointment as Civil Judges (Junior Division) from three years to one year. At the same time, the Court introduced an extensive post-selection framework comprising a year of intensive [] The post Supreme Court cuts judicial service practice requirement to one year, introduces training and

The Delhi High Court has dismissed fugitive businessman Lalit Modis challenge to a 2016 arbitral award directing specific performance of an agreement to sell his Vasant Vihar property to BDR Builders and Developers Private Limited. The Bench of Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar held that Modi failed to establish either that the sole arbitrator was statutorily [] The post Delhi High Court dismisses Lalit Modis challenge to arbitral award over Vasant Vihar property appeared first on India Legal

The Supreme Court on Thursday stressed the importance of sports and physical activity for children, observing that youngsters are increasingly moving away from playgrounds in the digital age. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta were hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking recognition of the right to sports and physical literacy [] The post Supreme Court calls for greater sports participation among children in digital age appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that banning or restricting childrens access to social media is a matter of government policy and should be decided by the executive after consulting all stakeholders. A Division Bench of Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking [] The post Delhi High Court: Social media ban for children is a policy matter, leaves decision to Centre appeared first on India Legal .

A new three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear review petitions challenging the Courts July 2022 judgment in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v. Union of India, which upheld the constitutional validity of several provisions conferring wide powers on the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Bench will comprise [] The post New Supreme Court Bench to hear review petitions challenging 2022 PMLA verdict appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has held that police cannot independently register an FIR or act as the primary investigating authority for offences under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC & PNDT Act). A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N Kotiswar Singh ruled that the Appropriate Authority constituted [] The post Supreme Court: Police cannot register FIR or lead investigation under PC & PNDT Act appeared first on India Legal .

A court in West Bengals Nadia district on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra after she repeatedly failed to appear before it in an alleged hate speech case despite being served summons. The 3rd Judicial Magistrate at Krishnanagar directed immediate issuance of the warrant and fixed August 28, 2026, for [] The post West Bengal Court issues arrest warrant against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for repeated non-appearance appeared first on India Legal .

By a 6:3 majority, the nine-judge Bench examined the correctness of the expansive interpretation accorded to Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act in the 1978 decision. While the majority found that certain facets of the celebrated triple test required refinement, it declined to unsettle disputes already pending before courts, tribunals, labour authorities and other [] The post Supreme Court says Bangalore water supply definition of Industry will continue to govern pending cases appeared f

Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai has been elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), securing a decisive mandate in the 2026 election and assuming stewardship of the premier representative body of advocates practising before the Supreme Court. Rai emerged victorious with 822 votes, defeating Senior Advocate Anupam Lal Das, who secured 451 votes. The [] The post Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai elected President of Supreme Court Bar Association appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to frame guidelines in coordination with States for establishing specialised elephant clinics and make periodic health check-ups mandatory for all captive elephants. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana also directed that individual medical records be [] The post Supreme Court mandates periodic health checks, medical records for all captive elephants appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and social media platforms on a plea seeking safeguards against police uploading photographs and videos of accused persons on social media in a manner that could prejudice their right to a fair trial and violate their dignity. A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice of India [] The post Supreme Court seeks Centre, social media platforms response on police posting accused persons images online appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to declare hanging unconstitutional and replace it with a more painless method of executing the death penalty in India. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing the plea in Rishi Malhotra v. Union of India, declined to refer the earlier three-judge Bench decision [] The post Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking ban on hanging as mode of death penalty appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court framed key legal questions on the protection of Aaradhya Bachchans reputation against allegedly false and misleading content circulated online, including whether the reputation attached to a famous family name can extend across generations. The Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani questioned whether a family name carrying reputation akin to a trademark [] The post Aaradhya Bachchan Case: Delhi High Court weighs legal limits of a famous familys reputation appeared first on

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over its reluctance to introduce front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food products containing high levels of sugar, salt and saturated fat, warning that it may pass directions if the regulator fails to act. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and [] The post Supreme Court to FSSAI: Ensure consumers know what they are eating, decide on warning labels in two weeks appeared first on India Lega

The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that it has agreed in principle to formulate a policy providing railway travel concessions to acid attack survivors, particularly to facilitate their travel for medical treatment. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a plea filed by [] The post Supreme Court backs rail travel concessions for acid attack survivors, Centre to frame policy appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court issued notice on a plea filed by the Central Secretariat Club challenging the Union Governments decision to withdraw its recognition and evict it from its premises. The Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought a response from the Central Government and directed that a short reply be filed in the matter. [] The post Delhi High Court issues notice on Central Secretariat Clubs plea against derecognition and eviction appeared first on India Legal .

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia have moved the Delhi High Court seeking dismissal of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) challenge to their discharge in the Excise Policy case. The applications have been filed in the revision petition preferred by the CBI against the trial courts February [] The post Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia seek rejection of CBI challenge to discharge in Excise policy case appeared first on India Legal .

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has withdrawn its recent direction requiring State Bar Councils to prepare panels of women advocates for co-option, shortly after issuing the instruction. The development comes against the backdrop of the BCIs earlier communication asking State Bar Councils to identify and prepare a panel of eligible women members who could [] The post BCI withdraws order asking State Bar councils to prepare panel of women advocates for co-option appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a writ petition challenging the use of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance mechanisms by the police at protest sites. The plea has been filed by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim, raising questions over the legality of deploying sophisticated digital surveillance tools to identify and track [] The post Supreme Court to hear plea challenging police use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance at protests appeared first on Indi

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that an adult womans mental disability or an assessment of her mental age cannot, by itself, establish that she lacked the capacity to give valid consent to sexual intercourse. The Court stressed that such a conclusion must be supported by specific and reliable expert evidence concerning the womans ability [] The post Gauhati High Court: Mental disability alone cannot prove inability to consent, Rape conviction set aside appeared first on India Legal .