When comedians become political targets, the real punchline is democracy itself The post Silencing Satire: The Jokes on Free Speech in India appeared first on India Legal .

American resistance to the president has slowly grown in recognition of the cumulative impact of his continuous shock and awe campaign using executive orders to replace constitutional democracy The post Opposing Trump appeared first on India Legal .

As global economies struggle with recession fears and protectionist policies, India faces a two-fold crisisan overstated manufacturing boom and a middle class sinking under the weight of unchecked debt The post The Myth of Indian Manufacturing and the Middle-Class Debt Trap appeared first on India Legal .

For years, activists around the world have argued that extreme concentration of wealth is leading to extreme concentration of power, allowing an ultra-rich few to tighten their grip on governments, economies, and media. America is now the cradle of the new oligarchs The post The New Oligarchs appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Minister MK Stalin leads the fight against Hindi imposition and delimitation The post Tamil Nadu vs BJP: A Battle Over Language and Power appeared first on India Legal .

A midnight blaze. A missing stash of cash. A judiciary under scrutiny The post Fire, Cash, and a Judge in the Dock appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar The judiciary is often described as the last bastion of justice, the one institution that stands firm when others waver. But what happens when the very guardians of the law find themselves in the dock? The scandal surrounding Justice Yashwant Varma, now the subject of both a judicial probe and a media [] The post Scorched Reputation appeared first on India Legal .

The Gujarat High Court has extended for three months, the medical bail granted to self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, convicted in a 2013 rape case by a sessions court in 2023 and is serving a life sentence. The order was delivered on Friday by Justice AS Supehia, the third judge hearing Asarams plea after the Division [] The post Gujarat High Court extends bail of Asaram Bapu by three months in rape case appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court has given permission to a Hindu organisation to felicitate Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts, during a Gudi Padva event at Malegaon. The order was passed on Friday by the Bench of Justice Ravindra Ghughe and Justice Ashwin Bhobe. Petitioner Sakal Hindu Samaj sought permission to [] The post Bombay High Court allows Hindu organisation to felicitate Pragya Thakur appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the States of Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand on a petition filed by former chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board Jitendra Narayan Tyagi aka Wasim Rizvi seeking clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him in connection with an alleged hate speech. The Bench of Justice Vikram [] The post Hate speech: Supreme Court issues notice to States of J&K and Uttarakhand on Jitendra Tyagi plea seeking clubbing of FIRs appeared first on India Legal .

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed two petitions seeking an investigation into the charges of corruption and misuse of power by high-ranking public officials in Kerala, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena Thaikkandiyil. The single-judge Bench of Justice K Babu dismissed the criminal revision petitions filed by Congress Member of Legislative [] The post Kerala High Court rejects pleas seeking probe against CM Pinarayi Vijayan over corruption charges appeared fi

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution. The petition was filed by lawyers and concerned citizens, including Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, in view of the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge [] The post Supreme Court rejects plea challenging immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) in 2022 stipulating that hotels and restaurants should not add any service charge automatically or by default to food bills. The single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh passed the order on petitions filed by the National Restaurants [] The post Delhi High Court imposes Rs 1 lakh cost on restaurant associations challenging CCPA guidelines on service charge appeared first on India

The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside an order issued by the Central government on July 30, 2023, cancelling the OCI card of Sweden-based Professor of Indian origin Ashok Swain. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta, however, granted liberty to the Union of India to issue a fresh showcause notice to Swain. The [] The post Delhi High Court sets aside Centres decision to cancel OCI card of writer Ashok Swain appeared first on India Legal .

Following the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice DK Upadhyay has reconstituted various administrative committees of the Court comprising Justice Varma. A circular uploaded on the Delhi High Court on Thursday said the Committees comprising judges [] The post Delhi HC Chief Justice DK Upadhyay reconstitutes committees comprising Justice Yashwant Varma appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered by the Gujarat Police against Member of Parliament (MP) Imran Pratapgarhi over a poem uploaded by him on social media. The Bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the offence of promoting enmity between religious groups under Section 196 [] The post Supreme Court quashes FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi over poem uploaded on social media appeared first on India Legal .

The Gujarat High Court on Friday delivered a spilt verdict on a temporary bail petition filed by self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu, serving life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case. In January 2025, the Apex Court had granted interim bail till March 31 to Asaram on medical grounds. The matter came up for hearing today before [] The post Gujarat High Court delivers spilt verdict on Asaram Bapu temporary bail plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to decide on the remission plea of Sukhdev Yadav alias Pehalwan, currently serving a 20-year jail term in the Nitish Katara murder case, by April 22. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed its strong [] The post Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court directs Delhi government to decide on remission plea of Sukhdev Yadav by April 22 appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma to the High Court of Calcutta. The decision was taken during the Apex Court Collegium meeting held on March 27. Justice Sharma joined the Delhi Judicial Service in 1992 and was promoted to the Higher Judicial Service in [] The post Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma to Calcutta High Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court will hear on Friday, a petition filed by Baramulla Member of Parliament (MP) Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid, seeking deletion of the bail condition that he would have to pay expense for his commute from Tihar jail to Parliament. On March 26, the High Court had granted bail to Engineer [] The post Delhi High Court to hear tomorrow Engineer Rashid plea seeking deletion of bail condition appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has quashed two demand notices issued by the Chhattisgarh government against JSW Steel Limited (formerly JSW Ispat Special Products Limited), in a case related to insolvency. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih on a contempt petition filed by JSW Ispat Special Products Limited [] The post Supreme Court quashes demand notices issued by Chhattisgarh government against JSW Steel Limited in insolvency case appeared first on India Legal .

Bar associations of different High Courts across the country have issued a joint statement requesting Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to initiate a criminal investigation against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, following the alleged recovery of Rs 15 crore cash from his official residence on the night of March 14. The associations [] The post Cash-at-home row: Bar associations of different High Courts request CJI Sanjiv Khanna to initiate criminal probe against Delhi High Cou

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a petition filed by former JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, accused of inciting violence in Jamia Nagar area during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019. The order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula. On [] The post Anti-CAA protests: Delhi High Court issues notice to Delhi Police on Sharjeel Imam plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to work in tandem with the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, to achieve a target of 33 percent or more green cover in Delhi. The Bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued the directions on Wednesday, while hearing [] The post Supreme Court stresses on achieving 33 percent green coverinDelhi appeared first on India Legal .

Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka has said that it was time for the judiciary to acknowledge its flaws & deficiencies, and work on them to ensure timely delivery of justice Speaking during an event organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) at Bharat Mandapam in celebration of 75 years of the Constitution [] The post Time to work on flaws & deficiencies of judiciary: Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka appeared first on India Legal .

The Union Government submitted in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the situation regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is currently pending review by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma communicated this to a Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela during hearings [] The post Centre informs Delhi HC it is considering complaints against Rahul Gandhis dual citizenship appeared first on India Lega

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the allotment of a land measuring 2.0524 acres in Delhis Vasant Vihar area to three political parties for the construction of their party offices, earlier allotted to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta [] The post Delhi High Court refuses to reallot land to AAI after allotment to 3 political parties appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has come down heavily against the Haryana government for not cooperating with a Court-appointed Committee investigating the alleged social boycott of Dalits in Bhatia village of the state. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday warned the State that it would initiate contempt proceedings if it continued [] The post Supreme Court raps Haryana for not cooperating with Court-appointed panel probing boycott of Dalits appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Government of India and the Trademark Registry on a petition filed by an association of the disciples of philosopher Osho, seeking the addition of mark Osho to the list of prohibited trademarks, which were not open for registration. The single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee [] The post Delhi High Court issues notice to Centre on plea seeking directions to prohibit open registration of trademark Osho appeared first on India Legal

In the wake of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar held a meeting with the floor leaders of various political parties at Parliament House to discuss issues related to judicial accountability. [] The post Cash-at-home row: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar discusses judicial accountability with floor leaders of political parties a

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the March 17 order of the Allahabad High Court, which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert, did not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape. The Bench of Justice B.R. [] The post Supreme Court stays controversial Allahabad High Court order on offences constituting minor rape appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of an Allahabad High Court ruling, which held that grabbing the breast of a girl,breaking the string of her pyjama or attempting to drag her beneath a culvert does not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape. The suo motu case titled In Re: Order dated 17.03.2025 [] The post Supreme Court registers suo motu case against Allahabad High Court over controversial minor rape order appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has expressed its strong displeasure against the Uttar Pradesh government for demolishing five houses, including the residences of a lawyer and a professor in Prayagraj district without following the procedure under law. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Monday that it was deeply disturbed by [] The post Supreme Court pulls up UP government for carrying out illegal demolitions appeared first on India Legal .

2 The three-member in-house committee on Tuesday began its investigation into the alleged recovery of around Rs 15 crore cash from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. The committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu (Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court), Justice GS Sandhawalia (Chief Justice of the High [] The post Cash-at-home row: In-house committee begins probe against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday indicated that it may allow Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend the second part of the ongoing Budget Parliamentary Session, which will end on April 4, while in custody. The Division Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani reserved its judgment on a [] The post Delhi High Court hints on granting bail to Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend ParliamentSession appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has constituted a 10-member National Task Force, headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice S Ravindra Bhat, to address the mental health issues related to students in higher educational institutions. Expressing concern over the rising number of student suicide cases across the country, the Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R [] The post Supreme Court sets up National Task Force to address mental health concerns of students appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to withdraw the CRPF security cover provided to the Unnao rape survivor on the grounds of the existence of threat perception in the matter. The Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice P B Varale, however, removed the CRPF security cover provided to the family members of the [] The post Supreme Court refuses to withdraw CRPF security cover provided to Unnao rape survivor appeared first on India Legal .

In view of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, the Supreme Court Collegium on Monday reiterated its earlier recommendation to repatriate Justice Varma to his parent High Court at Allahabad. A resolution to this effect was today adopted [] The post Cash-at-home row: Supreme Court Collegium recommends repatriation of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad High Court appea

The Supreme Court has observed that a consumer could not be forced to get the dispute adjudicated through arbitration just because an arbitration clause was mentioned in an agreement. The Bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah ruled that a consumer had the exclusive right to decide on whether to pursue arbitration or [] The post Arbitration clause in agreement cannot override consumers choice to approach consumer forum for adjudication of dispute: Supreme Court appear

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by Bharath Hindu Munnani seeking permission to organise a protest procession at Thiruparakundram Hill in Madurai against animal sacrifices. The Bench of Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice PB Varale noted that the petition was filed for taking out a procession on February 18. [] The post Animal sacrifice row: Supreme Court rejects Bharath Hindu Munnani plea seeking permission for protest procession at Thiruparakundram Hill appea

The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday, a public interest litigation seeking a Court-monitored probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the honey trap scandal of Karnataka involving a senior Minister and 48 other persons, including judges, legislators, and politicians. The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna today, who [] The post Supreme Court to hear plea seeking CBI probe in Karnataka honey trap scandal on March 25 appeared first on India Legal .

In view of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution. Filed by Advocate Mathews J. Nedumpara and other citizens, the [] The post Cash-at-home controversy: Plea filed in Supreme Court challenges immunity granted to judges from immediate criminal prosecution appeared first

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to cancel the bail granted to Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni and prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, over allegations that witnesses were being threatened. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh noted that the police report did [] The post Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Supreme Court refuses to cancel Ashish Mishras bail over allegations of witnesses being threatened appeared first on India Le

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against the Punjab Chief Secretary, the Home Secretary, and the Director General of Police (DGP) of the State, for not complying with the Apex Courts July 2024 verdict ordering to maintain the status quo at the Shambhu border, with regards to the protesting [] The post Farmers protest at Shambhu border: Plea filed in Supreme Court seeks contempt action against Punjab officials & DGP over non-compliance of 2024 verdict appeare

Senior Advocate N Hariharan was on Sunday chosen as the new President of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) following a two-day counting process. Total 7674 members of DHCBA exercised their franchise during the elections held on March 21 at the premises of the Delhi High Court. The counting of votes started on March [] The post Senior Advocate N Hariharan elected as President of DHCBA appeared first on India Legal .

Delhi High Court Judge Justice Yashwant on Saturday refuted the allegations that unaccounted cash was recovered from his official residence on March 14. In his response to Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Varma said that no currency was recovered from his premises. He further requested the CJI to absolve him of these [] The post Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma refutes allegations of unaccounted cash recovered from his officialresidence appeared first on India L

Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna has constituted a three-member Committee comprising Justice Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Justice G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, and Anu Sivaraman, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka, for conducting an inquiry into the allegations [] The post CJI Sanjiv Khanna constitutes 3-member committee to probe allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, asks Delhi HC CJ not to assign ju

The Delhi High Court has stayed the proceedings initiated by the Lokpal of India against Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh over the alleged irregularities in promotions at the National Productivity Council (NPC). The Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani stayed the orders passed on January 6 and March 4, 2025, [] The post NPC promotion irregularities case: Delhi High Court stays Lokpal proceedings against Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh appeared first on

The Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of seven persons in the case related to the kidnapping and murder of Kashmir University Vice Chancellor and his Personal Secretary in 1990 by the Jammu & Kashmir Students Liberation Front. The Bench of Justice Abay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the confessional statements were [] The post Supreme Court acquits 7 members of JK Students Liberation Front in kidnap-murder case of KashmirUniversityVC appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi High Court whether it was willing to resolve the controversy related to the designation of 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates by considering the cases of eligible candidates whose designation was deferred earlier. Noting that there were a number of eligible candidates out of which certain candidates were designate, [] The post Senior Advocate designation: Supreme Court asks Delhi High Court to consider candidates whose designation was deferred appeared first on