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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 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

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 .

An arrest gives the State enormous power. Article 22 tells it where that power must stop. The apex court has now put another judicial lock on the door The post Safeguarding The Fundamentals Of Arrest appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea filed by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) challenging the freezing of four of its bank accounts by the West Bengal Police following a complaint by a member of the partys rebel faction. A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale refrained from [] The post Supreme Court declines to interfere with freezing of Trinamool Congresss four bank accounts appeared first on India Legal .

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 Tuesday questioned the Centre over the wide disparity between the price to retailer (PTR) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of cancer drugs and other medicines, asking why there should not be a uniform rule capping the MRP at 16% above the PTR. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta [] The post Supreme Court flags massive cancer drug markups, suggests 16% MRP cap appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL raising concerns over the manufacture and sale of fake drugs, including counterfeit cancer and other life-saving medicines. However, the Court directed that a copy of the petition be forwarded to the concerned Union authorities for consideration. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant [] The post Supreme Court declines PIL on fake drug menace, directs authorities to consider plea 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 Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition questioning the manner in which the Election Commission of India has allegedly taken certain decisions under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, particularly the allegation that decisions concerning the Commission were taken without the concurrence of the other Election Commissioners. The matter was mentioned [] The post Supreme Court to hear plea challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumars alleged unilateral exercise of ECI powers next

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the Constitution Bench proceedings examining the constitutional contours of legislative privileges, contending that the exercise of such privileges cannot be permitted to override the fundamental guarantee of freedom of speech and expression. Kamras intervention plea assumes significance as he himself is facing privilege [] The post Kunal Kamra moves Supreme Court to intervene in legislative privileges reference, s

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 .

By Inderjit Badhwar There are controversies that concern a government, a political party or an election. And then there are controversies that force us to look beneath the immediate political dispute at the machinery through which constitutional democracy itself operates. Our cover story belongs to the latter category. The Election Commission of India occupies an [] The post The Referee, The Rules And The Vote appeared first on India Legal .

What began as a small town betting operation in the state has grown into a sprawling investigation spanning hawala networks, Dubai, corporate acquisitions, the stock market and political powerwith the Enforcement Directorate now drawing major corporate names into its widening net The post The Mahadev Money Trail appeared first on India Legal .

At the United Nations, US President Donald Trump threatened Iran with annihilation, demanded obedience from allies and attacked the media at home. Within days, a federal judge had ordered the White House to restore the press access he had revoked The post The Bully Pulpit Meets Its Limits appeared first on India Legal .

The apex courts refusal to impose a four-week deadline on a High Court exposes a deeper problem: Indias courts are being asked to deliver speedier justice without the judicial strength and institutional capacity needed to make that possible The post When Justice Has A Docket Of Its Own appeared first on India Legal .

In recognising the lifelong consequences of catastrophic childhood disability, the Supreme Court has taken an important step towards making just compensation more meaningful under the Motor Vehicles Act The post Beyond Compensation: The Dignity Of A Child appeared first on India Legal .

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Friday held an unprecedented open-house interaction with law students at Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, engaging directly with questions from the audience in an unscripted dialogue on issues concerning students, the legal profession and the judiciary. The interaction, hosted at the universitys Ashoka Auditorium, was organised [] The post CJI Surya Kant holds historic open house with Law students at CNLU Patna appeared first on India L

Supreme Court Judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Friday underscored the need to view mediation and adjudication as complementary components of the justice delivery system in family disputes, cautioning that alternative dispute resolution cannot be allowed to supplant legal rights and entitlements, particularly those of women. Justice Nagarathna, who chairs the Supreme Court Committee for Family [] The post Mediation should complement, not replace adjudication in family disputes: Justice B.V. Nagar

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has called for a fundamental recalibration in the manner in which the justice system and society respond to children affected by substance abuse, stressing that no child should be reduced to a diagnosis, a case number or a past mistake. Addressing the national seminar on Restoring Childhood [] The post Children affected by substance abuse need restoration, not stigmatisation: CJI Surya Kant 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 declined to entertain a Public Interest Litigation seeking the constitution of a commission to examine the use of Hindi as an official language of proceedings before the apex court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana observed that a change in [] The post Supreme Court dismisses PIL seeking Hindi as one of its official court languages appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court has agreed to urgently hear a petition by a woman alleging that an artificial intelligence-generated and morphed image of her with Prime Minister Narendra Modi was circulated online and displayed during a political protest. The plea was mentioned before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas [] The post Delhi High Court allows urgent listing of plea over alleged deepfake image of woman with PM Modi appeared first on India Legal .

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 .

A petition has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that decisions allegedly taken by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, without the concurrence of the other two Election Commissioners, are illegal and liable to be set aside. The plea, filed by advocate [] The post Supreme Court plea seeks action against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over SIR decisions, SIT probe into voter deletions appeared first on Ind