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Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday called for stronger institutions, greater accountability and more effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Addressing the inaugural session of the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation at the Supreme Court organised to mark 10 years of the legislation, Justice Nagarathna said the [] The post Justice Nagarathna flags vacancies, delays and gaps in rehabilitation in juvenile justice appear

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday inaugurated the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation to mark 10 years of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, calling for a shift from counting cases to counting lives rebuilt. The two-day consultation on Ten Years of the JJ Act: Progress, Challenges and Priorities [] The post At JJ Act 10-year review, CJI Surya Kant says lives rebuilt should be counted, not just cases appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday sought the urgent intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant after several advocates, including senior lawyers, young advocates and women lawyers, were reportedly detained by Delhi Police amid heightened security arrangements ahead of the proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. SCBA President and Senior [] The post SCBA president Pradeep Rai condemns detention of lawyers, demands immediate release appeared fi

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre not to completely suspend train services to Delhi or shut down metro stations ahead of the October 10 protests announced by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and opposition parties against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. The Court directed authorities to regulate transport services in accordance with [] The post No complete closure of Delhi Metro on October 10: Supreme Court asks authorities to ensure public transport appeared first

Another petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the Centres directions mandating the singing or playing of the six-stanza version of Vande Mataram at specified official and ceremonial occasions. The petition has been filed by Balakrishnan Sathyabhama Mavoji, a former IAS officer and former Chairman of the Kerala State Scheduled Castes and Scheduled [] The post Supreme Court receives fresh plea challenging Centres six-stanza Vande Mataram mandate appeared first on India Legal

The Supreme Court on Friday heard a plea raising concerns over proposed restrictions on Delhi Metro services, reported train cancellations and other preventive measures ahead of an October 10 protest demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Bench questioned why the organisers had not challenged the Delhi Polices refusal to grant permission [] The post Supreme Court hears plea against Delhi Metro curbs, train cancellations ahead of protest seeking CEC Gyanesh Kumars

Former Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda has said that the Supreme Court ought to reconsider and recall its judgment concerning the Election Commission of Indias Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls if it is established that the poll panel had withheld or misrepresented material facts before the Court. Justice Gowda has questioned [] The post SIR judgment must be recalled if ECI misled Supreme Court on material facts: Justice Gopala Gowda appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has been moved by five voters whose names were deleted from the West Bengal electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), seeking expeditious adjudication of their appeals pending before the Appellate Tribunals in Kolkata and Howrah ahead of the forthcoming municipal elections. The application has been filed in the pending proceedings [] The post West Bengal SIR:5 deleted voters move Supreme Court for expeditious disposal of appeals ahead of Kolkata, Howrah ci

The Calcutta High Court has declined to entertain a plea filed by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee seeking directions to restrain media houses from publishing or circulating reports and opinions concerning him in connection with an ongoing investigation. Banerjee, who is under investigation in an FIR, alleged that investigating agencies were leaking details of the [] The post Calcutta High Court declines to hear Abhishek Banerjees plea seeking restraint on media reporting of probe appeare

The Supreme Court on Thursday prima facie found Jharkhands regulatory framework governing the appointment of the Director General of Police (DGP) to be at odds with the mandate laid down in Prakash Singh v. Union of India, particularly the requirement that an officer considered for appointment as DGP must have at least six months of [] The post Jharkhand DGP appointment rules prima facie conflict with Prakash Singh ruling: Supreme Court appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has sought State-wise details on the regulation, standards and monitoring mechanisms governing rehabilitation centres for children with disabilities across the country in National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled v. Department of Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities. The Court directed the Union government to coordinate with all States and Union Territories [] The post Supreme Court seeks state-wise details on regulation, monitoring of rehabilitation centres for chi

The Supreme Court has issued a series of directions to strengthen preventive policing, public transport security and surveillance across Delhi-NCR to ensure the safety of women. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the directions in the ongoing suo motu proceedings in recent rape incidents in Delhi NCR, initiated following [] The post Supreme Court orders Delhi-NCR police to step up preventive measures, public transport security appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court sought a response from the Delhi Police and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma on a petition alleging that Verma assaulted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker Sahib Singh during an inspection of road construction works in West Delhi on September 27. Justice Sachin Datta directed the Delhi Police to place a [] The post Delhi High Court seeks police response on AAP workers plea alleging assault by Parvesh Verma appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Thursday has agreed to hear a plea by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) challenging the denial of permission to hold a protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar. Simultaneously, another fresh petition has been filed before the Supreme Court questioning the appointments of Kumar as CEC and [] The post Plea against denial of permission for Jantar Mantar protest to be heard tomorrow in Delhi HC; another petition challenging appointments of CEC,

The Delhi High Court has issued summons on a suit filed by actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut seeking protection of her personality and privacy rights against the alleged circulation of obscene and pornographic content, including material purportedly generated using artificial intelligence. Justice Vikas Mahajan also issued notice on Ranauts application seeking interim relief in [] The post Delhi High Court issues summons on Kangana Ranauts plea against obscene AI-generated content appeared first o

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider constituting a committee to examine the practice of pharmaceutical companies offering gifts, incentives and other benefits to doctors to influence the prescription of their medicines. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was dealing with concerns over the existing regulatory framework governing pharmaceutical [] The post Supreme Court asks Centre to set up panel to examine pharma companies offering freebies to doctors for

The Supreme Court has sharply criticised the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the alleged neglect and poor upkeep of several historic monuments in the national capital, observing that the heritage agency had lost credibility after monuments were found being used for purposes wholly inconsistent with their protected [] The post ASI has lost credibility: Supreme Court raps heritage body after Lodhi-era monument found used as cow shed, dumping y

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Courts order granting interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in six criminal cases to enable him to contest the Nandigram Assembly bypoll and participate in the counting process. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice [] The post Nandigram bypoll: Supreme Court declines to intervene in Congress candidate Milan Pradhans interim bail appeared first on India Legal

Delhi High Court Justice Prateek Jalan on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by the Delhi Gymkhana Club Staff Welfare Association challenging the Central governments move to evict the club from its 27.3-acre premises in Lutyens Delhi. Citing his membership in the club, Justice Jalan recused himself from the matter, stating he would [] The post Delhi High Court judge Justice Prateek Jalan recuses from hearing Delhi Gymkhana Club eviction plea appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to take a decision within six months on framing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) governing the operation and use of body-worn cameras by police personnel, including the storage and handling of recorded data. A Division Bench of Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma were hearing [] The post Delhi High Court asks authorities to decide within six months on SOP for police body-worn cameras appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has held that High Courts should not make sweeping observations suggesting that custodial interrogation of an accused is necessary while deciding an anticipatory bail plea, observing that the nature and manner of interrogation should be left to the investigating agency. A bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar made [] The post Supreme Court: High Court should not suggest custodial interrogation is necessary while deciding anticipatory bail appeared

The Delhi High Court has sought assistance on the statutory framework governing structural safety and periodic audits of buildings in the national capital while hearing a public interest litigation arising from the Satya Niketan building collapse, which claimed seven lives. The PIL has been filed by Indraprastha Renaissance Trust under Article 226 of the Constitution, [] The post Delhi High Court seeks clarity on legal framework for structural audits after Satya Niketan building collapse appeare

A Bengaluru special court has stayed further proceedings in a criminal defamation case against Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge and Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad over alleged defamatory remarks concerning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Special Judge K.B. Shivaprasad passed the interim order while hearing revision petitions challenging the Magistrates decision to take cognisance of [] The post Karnataka court stays RSS defamation proceedings against Priyank Kharge, Mohammed

The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted actor Rajpal Yadavs proposal to sell his ancestral property to raise funds towards the dues arising from a cheque bounce case connected with a loan taken for his 2012 film Ata Pata Laapata. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana [] The post Rajpal Yadav offers ancestral property for sale to pay dues in cheque bounce case; Supreme Court grants conditional relief appeared first on India Legal .

A fresh application has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking recall of its recent split verdict concerning the constitutional challenge to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). The application was mentioned before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with [] The post Plea before Supreme Court seeks recall of split verdict on law governing ECI appointments appeared first on India Legal .

Former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and retired Delhi High Court judges Justice SN Dhingra and Justice RS Sodhi have questioned Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyans recent public remarks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, stressing that the issue is pending adjudication before the Supreme Court. Justice Bhuyan made the remarks [] The post SIR remarks: Former CJI BR Gavai, retired Delhi High Court Judges question Justice Ujjal Bhuyans public comments appeared first on I

The Patiala House Court in Delhi has granted regular bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a student activist during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler passed the order on Tuesday. The detailed order setting out the reasons [] The post Delhi Court grants regular bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in CJP protest assault case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a long-pending seven-judge reference concerning the constitutional limits of legislative privilege and its intersection with the fundamental right to freedom of speech, after being informed that the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly had withdrawn the resolution that had triggered the proceedings. A seven-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India [] The post Supreme Court closes 7-judge reference on legislative privilege, leaves free speech quest

Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath has emphasised that judicial impartiality must not be confused with detachment, observing that judges must remain sensitive to the human circumstances and consequences underlying every legal dispute. Justice Nath made the observations while delivering the second Prof. (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on the theme Judging [] The post Judge must remain impartial, but cant be indifferent to human realities: Justice Vikram Nath appeared first o

The Punjab government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Courts order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a criminal case and probe allegations of corruption linked to the office of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The State filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) against the High Court [] The post Punjab Government challenges High Court ordered CBI probe into corruption allegations involving CM Bhagwant Manns pffice appeared fir

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to identify a central authority responsible for ensuring that wherever there is a road, there is a demarcated footpath. It also directed the Union Government to identify five towns where the Courts directions can initially be implemented as a pilot project. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha [] The post Supreme Court asks Centre to identify central authority to ensure footpaths wherever roads exist appeared first on India Legal .

Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal on Monday urged young women lawyers not to allow circumstances, expectations or others doubts to limit their achievements. Addressing her farewell reference at the High Court, Justice Agarwal recalled that she had faced similar obstacles during her career. Reflecting on her career challenges, Justice Agarwal encouraged others not [] The post Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal urges young women lawyers not to let circumstances limit the

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 clarified that members of the Delhi Gymkhana Club can initiate independent legal proceedings challenging the Centres decision to take over the clubs 27.3-acre premises and the subsequent eviction proceedings. Senior Advocate Vikas Singh mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, submitting that writ [] The post Supreme Court clarifies Delhi Gymkhana Club members can initiate independent proceedings against Centres takeover appeare

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it has not approved any modification to Form 6, the statutory form used by first-time voters to seek inclusion in electoral rolls, during the Election Commission of Indias (ECI) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and [] The post We have not approved any modified form 6: Supreme Court clarifies stand on ECIs SIR voter registration form appeared first on India Le

The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and other senior poll officials on petitions alleging that crucial decisions relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken unilaterally by the CEC without the concurrence of the other two Election [] The post Supreme Court seeks ECI, Centre response on challenge to CEC Gyanesh Kumars alleged unilateral decisions appeared firs

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

By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments when an article arrives on the page and seems to be speaking not merely to its own time, but to something that is unfolding outside our windows. Dr JP Singhs meditation on Mahatma Gandhi, Artificial Intelligence and human consciousness is one such piece. At first glance, the subjects may [] The post When Bapu Calls To A New Generation appeared first on India Legal .

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Delhi Polices refusal to permit a proposed demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar. The petition has been instituted by IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib, who has assailed the Delhi Police order dated October 1 rejecting the organisations [] The post Youth Congress moves Delhi High Court challenging police denial of permission for protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar app

On Gandhi Jayanti, a meditation on Artificial Intelligence, human consciousness and the choice between programming ourselves for destruction or awakening to our capacity for compassion The post The Machine Has No Choice. We Do appeared first on India Legal .

How the apex court has sought to prevent the Act from becoming a weapon in bitter custody battles The post When The Shield Becomes A Weapon appeared first on India Legal .

With the November 3 mid-term elections approaching, cracks are appearing beyond the hardcore MAGA base. Moderate voters who helped return Donald Trump to the White House are confronting higher prices, an unpopular war with Iran and a Republican establishment increasingly worried about what voters may do next The post The MAGA Ship Is Taking On Water appeared first on India Legal .

A new conundrum is on the horizon. When the robot holds the chisel, then can the Artificial Intelligence-made sculpture be still called art? There are philosophical hurdles and there are legal hurdles for the future The post Robotic Arms Of Art appeared first on India Legal .

In reaching out directly to young lawyers and students, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant is attempting something rare: opening the doors of the judiciary to an unscripted conversation with the generation that will inherit it. The post A Judiciary That Talks Back appeared first on India Legal .

Seventeen judicial officers have stepped aside from cases involving whistleblower Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. The reasons remain largely unstated, raising a difficult question about transparency, judicial confidence and the citizens right to a fair hearing The post A Record of Recusals appeared first on India Legal .

Born out of a Supreme Court remark and propelled by youth anger over exam leaks, the Cockroach Janta Party has now turned its campaign towards the Election Commission and the chief election commissioner The post From Cockroaches To The CEC appeared first on India Legal .