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

By Sujit Bhar International financial scenarios present rather interesting paradoxes. While news of Americans falling behind on car payments at a record pace seems disturbing, bringing back memories of the 2008 subprime crisis, in India, even with its banking sectors baggage of massive non-performing assets (NPAs), recent trends indicate a significant improvement. The gross NPA [] The post The Indian Paradox appeared first on India Legal .

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As Artificial Intelligence reveals its rogue face, the caution and recommendations of the Supreme Court judge should act as template for future course of action to harmonize modern technology with rights of citizens The post AI should serve as an aid to judges appeared first on India Legal .

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The Supreme Court on Friday initiated an in-house inquiry against Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, following the recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his residence on March 14. The Apex Court further directed Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya to submit a report on the matter. Earlier on March [] The post Recovery of unaccounted cash: Supreme Court initiates in-house inquiry against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma appeared first on India Leg

The Supreme Court Collegium has ordered immediate transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent High Court of Allahabad, following recovery of huge amount of cash from his residence last week. The Apex Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, took the decision during an urgent meeting convened [] The post Supreme Court Collegium orders immediate transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent High Court of Allahabad appear

The Supreme Court has restored the proceedings initiated by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against a nominee director of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) on the board of Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) in a financial fraud case. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal set aside an order passed by the [] The post Supreme Court restores SFIO proceedings against PNB Nominee Director on board of BSL appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily against the Uttar Pradesh Police for invoking the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 in an alleged rape case, without any evidence. Hearing a bail petition filed by a man accused of alleged rape and unlawful conversion, the Bench of Chief Justice of [] The post Supreme Court comes down on UP Police for invoking anti-conversion provisions in alleged rape case appeared first on India Legal .

The Madras High Court on Thursday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to continue the investigation against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) till March 25. The ED is probing a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The Division Bench of Justice MS Ramesh and Justice N Senthilkumar issued the order [] The post Madras High Court asks ED to hold off probe against TASMAC in money laundering case till March 25 appeared first on India Legal .

The administrative side of the Supreme Court has asked a Special Bench to review the Indira Jaising judgment of 2017, governing the designation of lawyers as Senior Advocates. Representing the Apex Court, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta made arguments on Wednesday before the Special Bench of Justice AS Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SVN [] The post Supreme Court tells special bench to reconsider Indira Jaising judgment in senior designation case appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has granted app-based transport aggregator Rapido four months to improve accessibility for disabled persons and in case of failure, they should pack up from India. The High Court further pulled the Central government for allowing the app to function without complying with the existing laws. It summoned the Joint Secretary of [] The post Delhi High Court directs Rapido to either improve accessibility for disabled or pack up appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), directing it to come up with a roadmap within two weeks on how it planned to carry out investigation into the alleged builder-banks nexus in Delhi/NCR, which duped thousands of homebuyers in the region. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice [] The post Homebuyers: Supreme Court seeks CBI response on builder-banks nexus appeared first on India Legal .

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has registered 193 cases against current and former MPs, MLAs, MLCs, political leaders, and individuals affiliated with political parties in the past 10 years. This information was given by the Ministry of Finance and Revenue to the Parliament, during its ongoing Budget Session. Replying to a query by Member of [] The post ED has registered 193 cases against politicians since 2015: Finance Ministry appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to enroll within two days, a Korean national as lawyer. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta noted on Tuesday that since there was no stay on the single-judge order allowing the plea of Daeyoung Jung for enrolment [] The post Delhi High Court directs Bar Council of India to enroll Korean national as lawyer appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has directed the States across the country to formulate guidelines and policies, ensuring that patients and their families were not exploited by hospitals, especially private hospitals. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotishwar Singh observed that since it would not be advisable for the Supreme Court to issue mandatory [] The post Supreme Court directs States to make policies safeguarding patients from exploitation in hospitals appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Act, 2023 on April 16. The petitions raised objections to the removal of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the selection panel responsible for [] The post Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging validity of CEC ActonApril16 appeared first on India Legal .

Expressing its strong displeasure over the mistranslation of certain documents in a case, the Supreme Court recently asked the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) to address the situation, since the Advocates-on-Record (AoRs) were expected to certify the case documents. These observations were made by the Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar, while [] The post Supreme Court seeks measures from SCAORA to ensure correct translation of case documents appeared

Six Supreme Court judges have decided to pay a special visit to Manipur on March 22, on the occasion of the Duodecennial Celebration of the Manipur High Court. The Apex Court judges, including Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice N Kotiswar Singh, would visit [] The post Six Supreme Court judges to visit Manipur on March 22 appeared first on India Legal .

A special court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday awarded death sentence to three persons for their alleged involvement in the cold-blooded murder of 24 Dalits, committed 44 years ago. Earlier last week, Special Judge Indira Singh of the Mainpuri court had convicted Kaptaan Singh, Ramsevak, and Rampal Singh, all in their early 70s, for their [] The post Dehuli massacre: UP court awards death sentence to 3 appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that various public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar and [] The post Supreme Court issues notice to Centre over government contracts awarded to Arunachal Pradesh CMs family members appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till July, a petition related to the classification of 77 communities under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in West Bengal. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the order on a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court [] The post Supreme Court adjourns plea related to OBC classification of 77 communities in West Bengal to July appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra, ongoing in a trial court, over his controversial remarks made during the Delhi Assembly elections in 2020. Mishra had allegedly posted tweets accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress of creating a [] The post Pakistan remarks: Delhi High Court refuses to stay proceedings against BJP Minister Kapil Mishra appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has stayed the Kerala High Court order that banned the temples and devaswoms, which could not register with the District Committees before the cut-off date of May 31, 2022, from parading elephants at festivals. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order on Monday on a [] The post Supreme Court stays Kerala HC order banning unregistered temples, devaswoms from parading elephants at festivals appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Delhi Police over dealy in the investigation against former IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, accused of submitting fake OBC & PwD certificates during the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma directed the Delhi Police [] The post UPSC fraud case: Supreme Court pulls up Delhi Police over slow investigation against ex-IAS probationary officer Pu

The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed for hearing after April 15, a suo motu case initiated against the January 27 order of the Lokpal, allowing complaints against High Court judges under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. The Special Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Abhay S Oka appointed Senior Advocate [] The post Supreme Court to hear suo motu case on Lokpal allowing complaints against High Court judgesafterApril15 appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up various sports associations across the country, terming them ailing bodies, which were grappling with something the Court did not know about. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh made these observations while hearing a petition filed by the Maharashtra Wrestling Association (MWA), challenging a [] The post Supreme Court terms Indian sports associations ailing bodies appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) over its failure to decide on the remission plea of a convict in the Nitish Katara murder case of 2002. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan expressed its strong displeasure against the [] The post Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Delhi government for not deciding on remission plea of convict appeared first on India Legal .

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities during the 45-day Maha Kumbh, organised in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh in the months of February and March. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice [] The post Allahabad High Court rejects plea seeking CBI probe into irregularities at Maha Kumbh appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India on a public interest litigation (PIL) questioning the process for the selection of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), the PIL expressed apprehensions over the independence of the [] The post Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL questioning process for CAG appointment appeared first on India Legal .

The Bombay High Court on Monday discharged Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) and Rajesh Adani, Managing Director of AEL, in a Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) case, alleging violation of market regulations to the tune of Rs 388 crore. The single-judge Bench of Justice RN Laddha quashed the order passed by a [] The post Bombay High Court discharges industrialist Gautam Adani from Serious Fraud Investigation Office case appeared first on India Legal .

Justice Joymalya Bagchi was sworn-in as a judge of the Supreme Court on Monday. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath to office and secrecy to Justice Bagchi at a full court ceremony held in the first court. On March 10, 2025, the Central government gave its approval to the elevation of Calcutta [] The post Justice Joymalya Bagchi sworn-in as Supreme Court judge appeared first on India Legal .

Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday called for increased participation of women in the legal profession, stating that it would lead to 00000diversity in the judiciary. Addressing a seminar in Mumbai on Breaking Glass Ceiling: Women Who Made It, organised by the University of Mumbai, Justice Nagarathna, who is set to become the [] The post Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna seeks greater diversity in legal profession through increased participation of women appeared first