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A court in Jammu has directed the Katra Police to submit a detailed enquiry report in connection with the alleged pilferage, adulteration and misappropriation of nearly 20 tonnes of silver offerings made by devotees at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine, estimated to be worth around Rs 550 crore. Chief Judicial Magistrate Munish Kumar Manhas [] The post Jammu court seeks enquiry report from Katra police in Vaishno Devi fake silver case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the prolonged delay in the trial of an alleged office-bearer of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), observing that an undertrial cannot be kept in custody indefinitely while the prosecution proposes to examine hundreds of witnesses. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya [] The post Supreme Court flags delay in UAPA trial, seeks prosecution plan from Karnataka in PFI officebearer case appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday recorded the appearance of AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and other party leaders in suo motu criminal contempt proceedings arising from allegations of a concerted social media campaign against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. A Division Bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder [] The post Delhi High Court takes contempt proceedings against Kejriwal, Sisodia over social media campaign against Justi

The Delhi High Court permitted the Central Secretariat Club to withdraw its petition challenging an eviction notice issued by the Directorate of Estates, observing that the notice was a direct consequence of the Centres decision to withdraw the Clubs recognition and that both issues ought to be considered together by the appropriate roster bench. The [] The post Delhi High Court allows central secretariat club to withdraw plea against eviction notice appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court has designated 23 Special Fast Track Courts across Maharashtra to exclusively hear and decide cases involving examination-related offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Maharashtra Prevention of Malpractices at University, Board and Other Specified Examinations [] The post Bombay High Court designates 23 special fast track courts for examination malpractice ca

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said timely adjudication is itself an indispensable component of justice and not just an administrative objective. Speaking at the inauguration of Special Exclusive Courts for trial under several important acts at the Rouse Avenue Court Complex in Delhi, he said every court is a temple of justice, [] The post Timely adjudication an indispensable part of justice, says CJI Surya Kant appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on another petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act,2026, and tagged it with the batch of pending petitions assailing the legislation. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order while [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on fresh plea challenging Transgender Amendment Act, tags it with pending cases appeared

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the dismissal of a former judicial officer accused of collecting money from job aspirants by falsely promising to secure their appointments in the judiciary. A Division Bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Sanjay Parihar dismissed a petition filed by former Civil Judge Naveen [] The post J&K High Court upholds dismissal of judicial officer accused of taking bribes for promising court jobs appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a plea seeking action against the organisers of the July 20 student protest in Delhi, alleging that they continued to make inflammatory statements and thereby contributed to tensions surrounding the agitation. The petition also seeks a uniform approach towards minors accused of posting abusive or derogatory content [] The post Student Protest: Plea in Supreme Court seeks action against organisers, community service for minors accused of abusive post

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka has emphasised that constitutional courts cannot assume the role of arbiters of what protesters or dissenters ought to say, stressing that protection of free speech is an essential judicial obligation in a constitutional democracy. Justice Oka was speaking at the inaugural Advocate Haroon Solkar Memorial Lecture held [] The post Courts cannot dictate what protesters should say, must protect dissent: Justice Abhay Oka appeared first on India Legal .

An IIT Patna student who claims to have been injured during the police action at the July 20 Sansad Chalo protest in New Delhi has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for a uniform crowd-control protocol and mandatory identification of police personnel deployed during protests. The intervention application, filed through Advocate Neha Rathi by Toshiwa [] The post Plea in Supreme Court seeks standardised crowd-control protocols, clear police identification norms appeared first on Indi

The Supreme Court on Friday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Ajay Rastogi as the substitute sole arbitrator to continue arbitration proceedings between DMI Finance Private Limited and RCC Infraventures Limited, following the recusal of former Supreme Court judge Justice R Banumathi from the matter. Addressing Justice Banumathis withdrawal, a bench consisting of CJI Surya [] The post DMI-RCC dispute: Supreme Court appoints Justice Ajay Rastogi as substitute arbitrator following recusa

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on an appeal filed by the Chandigarh Administration challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that quashed an FIR against Mann and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in connection with a 2020 protest over the hike in electricity tariffs. A [] The post Supreme Court issues notice to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Chandigarh administrations appeal against quashing of protest FIR appeared first on India Legal

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking the removal of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East) Sandeep Lamba from supervising a court-directed police inquiry, holding that mere allegations against a police officer cannot give rise to a presumption of bias. The Bench of Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that any misconduct by the [] The post Delhi High Court refuses plea to remove DCP Sandeep Lamba from supervising police inquiry appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court will hear on August 5 a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the formulation of a nationwide statutory framework to regulate and restrict social media access for children below the age of 13, following the recusal of Justice Tejas Karia from the case. The petition was listed before the Division Bench of [] The post Delhi High Court to hear child social media regulation plea on August 5 after Justice Tejas Karias recusal appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the Central Government has the legislative competence to introduce a mechanism for granting post-facto environmental clearances (ECs), but such a framework can only be created through a valid statutory notification issued under Section 3 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and not through an executive or administrative office [] The post Supreme Court quashes 2021 Office Memorandum on post-facto environmental clearances, says Centre must act throug

The Supreme Court has sought the Union governments response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the proviso to Section 2(k) of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, which allegedly narrows the statutory definition of a transgender person. A Bench of the Court issued notice to the Centre after hearing the [] The post Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging amended definition of transgender person under 2026 law appeared first on India Leg