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Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Monday underscored the enduring legacy of Professor (Dr) NR Madhava Menon, the visionary founder of Indias national law school movement. Delivering the inaugural address at the second lecture in Prof Menons honour, Justice Kant said Prof Menons lifes work spanning legal education, legal aid, and criminal justice [] The post CJI Surya Kant says law must balance procedure with compassion, human understanding appeared first on India Legal .

The Union Government has notified the appointment of three serving Chief Justices of High Courts as judges of the Supreme Court, paving the way for Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh to join the Bench of the countrys apex court. The appointments were notified by the Centre after the Supreme Court [] The post Centre notifies elevation of Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice DK Upadhyaya, Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh to Supreme Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with a Calcutta High Court order upholding the maintainability of a PIL alleging violations of the Forest Rights Act in obtaining consent for the proposed Great Nicobar Island mega-infrastructure project. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana [] The post Great Nicobar project: Supreme Court declines to interfere with Calcutta High Court order on PIL maintainability appeared first on

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list a plea seeking directions to the Delhi Police to allow peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. The plea was mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant amid ongoing protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Appearing for [] The post Supreme Court agrees to list plea seeking permission for peaceful protests at Jantar Mantar against CEC Gyanesh Kumar appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court is set to take up tomorrow a reference to a seven-judge Constitution Bench concerning the scope of legislative privileges, after Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran, appearing for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, raised a preliminary objection regarding the continued relevance of the dispute. During the mentioning before a bench headed by Chief Justice [] The post Supreme Court to hear 7-Judge Bench reference on Legislative privileges; Tamil Nadu Assembly raises preliminary o

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions seeking registration of criminal cases against several political leaders over alleged hate speeches in the period preceding the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain dismissed 15 petitions concerning allegations of inflammatory speeches, police inaction and the handling [] The post Delhi High Court rejects pleas seeking FIRs against politicians over alleged hate speeches linked to 2020 riot

Gandhi Jayanti and the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri were observed at the Supreme Court of India today with judges and members of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) paying floral tributes to the two national leaders. The commemorative programme at the Supreme Court complex witnessed the participation of members of [] The post Supreme Court observes Gandhi Jayanti, speakers also pay tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called upon constitutional courts across Asia to engage with digitalisation and artificial intelligence without allowing technological advancement to displace the foundational values that animate constitutional adjudication. Addressing the inaugural session of the VII Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts (AACC) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, CJI Kant said [] The post Keep Justice human in age of AI: CJI Surya Kant calls for technology anchor

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court ruling that music composer Ilaiyaraaja did not hold copyright over the lyrics and sound recording of the popular song En Iniya Pon Nilave from the Tamil film Moodu Pani. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran declined to [] The post Supreme Court refuses to interfere with ruling on Ilaiyaraajas copyright in En Iniya Pon Nilave appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has held that judges should refrain from imposing their personal views or value judgments on morality while deciding bail applications or conducting criminal trials. A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar made the observation while setting aside a Madhya Pradesh High Court order that had denied bail to [] The post Supreme Court: Judges should not impose personal moral views while deciding bail pleas appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitras plea concerning her alleged late-night eviction from the Nadia Circuit House in West Bengal, with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta questioning whether an individual grievance concerning a Member of Parliament could be directly agitated before the Court under Article 32 of the Constitution. A [] The post Supreme Court hears Mahua Moitra plea over eviction from Nadia circuit house, Solicitor General questions maintainability

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the manner in which contempt petitions alleging non-compliance with its directions on deputation of IPS officers to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) were removed from the cause list of a regular bench and listed before a special bench. A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan took [] The post Supreme Court questions sudden transfer of listed CAPF deputation contempt pleas to special bench appeared first on India Legal .

The Gujarat High Court has declined to interfere with the order imposing a cost of 25,000 on Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the proceedings seeking disclosure of Prime Minister Narendra Modis educational degree, holding that no ground has been made out to warrant interference with the earlier judgment. A Division Bench [] The post Gujarat High Court declines to order disclosure of PM Modis degree,retains Rs 25,000 cost imposed on Kejriwal appeared first on India Legal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh Police over alleged irregularities in a criminal investigation. A Division Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva observing that it might as well direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over all investigations in the State. The Court made [] The post We might as well disband UP police: Supreme Court expresses disquiet over investigation conduct appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it would adopt a balanced approach to the use of firecrackers during the upcoming Diwali season, ruling out both a complete ban and unrestricted bursting throughout the day. A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale said that a total ban could affect the sentiments of [] The post Diwali firecrackers: Supreme Court rules out total ban, signals specified bursting hours appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the results of the recently held Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections over allegations of large-scale electoral malpractice and partisan campaigning by university officials in favour of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Justice Saurabh Banerjee rejected the petition filed by Vijay Shankar Meena, a [] The post Delhi High Court dismisses plea challenging DUSU poll results over alleged electoral malpractice, ABV

At least three judges of the Bombay High Court have recused themselves from hearing the National Investigation Agencys (NIA) appeal challenging the bail granted to dismissed police officer Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare case. On Wednesday (September 30), the appeal was listed before a division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Ashish [] The post Antilia bomb scare case: Three Bombay High Court judges recuse from NIA appeal against Sachin Wazes bail appeared first on India Legal

The Gujarat High Court has closed journalist Ravi Nairs challenge to a non-bailable warrant issued against him in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd, after taking note that the Gandhinagar Sessions Court had subsequently granted him regular bail. Justice M.K. Thakker was hearing Nairs petition challenging the orders of the Sessions Court [] The post Gujarat High Court closes Ravi Nairs plea against non-bailable warrant after sessions court grants regular bail appeared firs

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A curative petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking recall of its September 23 split verdict concerning the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, citing concerns of judicial propriety arising from the professional association of Justice Satish Chandra Sharmas [] The post Curative petition seeks recall of split verdict on Election Commissioners appointment law, cites reasonabl

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined West Bengals request for an urgent hearing against the Calcutta High Courts order granting interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in connection with six criminal cases arising from the 2007 Nandigram violence. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana [] The post We will dismiss it: Supreme Court indicates West Bengal plea against Milan Pradhans interim bail may fail appeared first on India Le

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday declined to grant bail to activist Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the case concerning the alleged larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Dinesh Bhatt passed the order, marking the third occasion on which the High [] The post Delhi High Court rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in 2020 Delhi Riots conspiracy case appeared first on India Legal .

The Calcutta High Court has granted three weeks interim bail to Congress Nandigram by-poll candidate Milan Pradhan, till October 21, observing that he was arrested only after filing his nomination papers and that the cases against him arose from the 2007 Nandigram agitation. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh passed the order while hearing Pradhans plea seeking interim [] The post Calcutta High Court grants 3-week interim bail to Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that all wards in Punjab where the Fact-Finding Commission found that violence had taken place during the municipal elections must go for re-election. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observation while hearing petitions filed by members [] The post Supreme Court says wards where poll violence found must go for re-election in Punjab appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections scheduled for 11:30 a.m., but directed that the results be kept in a sealed cover pending further adjudication. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order while hearing a [] The post Supreme Court allows Rajasthan Cricket Association polls, directs results to be kept in sealed cover appeared first on India Legal .

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has issued notice on an appeal filed by Zee Group founder Subhash Chandra challenging a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order restraining him from alienating his assets in connection with ongoing personal insolvency proceedings. A three-member NCLAT Bench comprising Officiating Chairperson Justice (Retd.) Yogesh Khanna and Technical Members [] The post NCLAT seeks responses on Subhash Chandras challenge to NCLT asset transfer restraint in

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey has initiated both civil and criminal defamation proceedings against former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg over remarks made by the retired bureaucrat concerning an alleged interaction between the two. The criminal complaint has been instituted before Delhis Patiala House Court, while Dubey has approached the Delhi High Court with [] The post BJP MP Nishikant Dubey files civil, criminal defamation cases against former finance secretary SC Garg ap

Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta on Tuesday opened a judgment with a deeply personal tribute to Ritwik Deswal, a law clerk-cum-research associate in his office who passed away four days before his 27th birthday. The judgment, delivered by a bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu in a case concerning preventive detention arising [] The post Justice Dipankar Datta dedicates Supreme Court judgment to late law clerk Ritwik Deswal appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has held that a marriage claimed to be valid under Muslim personal law cannot, by itself, provide immunity from prosecution under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) or the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), where the wife was below 18 years of age. Justice Sanjeev Narula dismissed [] The post Delhi High Court: Muslim personal law cannot shield sexual intercourse with wife below 18 from POCSO appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the Bombay High Court judgment upholding the acquittal of 22 accused, including 21 police personnel, in the 2005 encounter case involving Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar Bi and aide Tulsiram Prajapati. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi [] The post Sohrabuddin encounter case: Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging 22 acquittals appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to bring to finality, within four months, the dispute between rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) concerning the partys name and its reserved Flowers & Grass election symbol. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya [] The post Supreme Court grants Election Commission 4 months to adjudicate Trinamool Congress name, symbol dispute appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a probe into the alleged routing and rerouting of funds through overseas entities into the Indian equity market, including transactions involving Adani Group entities. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana declined to entertain the plea [] The post Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking probe into alleged offshore fund routing, Adani transactions appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on the implementation of front-of-pack warning labels (FOPL) for packaged foods high in sugar, salt, sodium and fats. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran heard arguments on whether the labelling regime should be mandatory or voluntary, the implementation timeline, consultation process and nutritional [] The post Supreme Court reserves judgment on front-of-pack warning labels for packaged foods appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Central governments decision to impose a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified Unified Payments Interface (UPI) person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions exceeding Rs2,000. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana, however, directed the Centre to file an affidavit [] The post Supreme Court refuses to stay MDR on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, seeks Centres affidavit appeared first on In

A Delhi sessions court on Monday issued notice to former BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on an appeal filed by four women wrestlers challenging his acquittal in a sexual harassment case. Special Judge Digvinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court also issued notice to co-accused Vinod [] The post Delhi Court seeks response from Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on wrestlers challenge to acquittal appeared first on India Legal .

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court alleging that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took several decisions concerning the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) without the concurrence of the other members of the poll panel. The petition questions the legality of decisions and directions allegedly issued without approval of the [] The post Plea in Supreme Court alleges CEC Gyanesh Kumar took ECI decisions without full commission approval appeared first on India

The Supreme Court has initiated suo motu proceedings over a series of rape incidents reported in Delhi and the National Capital Region, raising concerns over the safety of women and children in public spaces and the effectiveness of the existing law-enforcement mechanism. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran took note [] The post Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of recent rape cases in Delhi-NCR, seeks systemic response 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 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 .

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 .