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2026-08-25 05:54 GMT

Plea filed in #SupremeCourt for protection of social media influencers and YouTubers against FIRs over photos/ videos showing infrastructure deficiencies in govt schools

Counsel mentions before CJI Bench: States have issued orders that capturing such photos/videos will be treated as equivalent to heinous crimes and FIRs will be registered under POCSO

CJI Surya Kant: Now the Committee is there

Counsel: This is different

CJI: File the petition. We will list.

Counsel: It's filed. Please fix a date

CJI: We will see.

2026-08-25 05:40 GMT

A counsel attempts to mention a matter by raising the hand before the Karnataka High Court during the rush in Court Hall 14.

Justice M Nagaprasanna: Why are you lifting your hand, Sir? No showing of hands here. This is not an assembly.

2026-08-25 05:40 GMT

Calcutta High Court Directs No Coercive Steps Against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee In Three FIRs

https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/calcutta-high-court/calcutta-high-court-directs-no-coercive-steps-against-tmc-mp-abhishek-banerjee-in-three-firs-547268

2026-08-25 05:39 GMT

Madras High Court warns of imposing cost of Rs 50,000 on both TN CM Joseph Vijay and Minister Aadhav Arjuna for failing to file applications for rejection of election petition despite seeking time for the same.

Counsel says that the applications are ready but signatures could not be obtained due to assembly session. Assures the court that application will be filed in a day's time and requests not to impose cost.

2026-08-25 05:38 GMT

BREAKING Calcutta High Court has directed no coercive action against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in various FIRs registered against him.

2026-08-25 05:29 GMT

Counsels mention #StudentProtests matter before #SupremeCourt, expressing reservations about members of the High-Powered Committee constituted by it to probe the incidents of violence, etc.

Recently, the Court constituted the Committee and appointed former SC judge-R Subhash Reddy as its head

Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan: We have an application regarding the Committee. If your lordships may list next week

SG Tushar Mehta: It's mischievous. Prayer is to re-constitute committee and investigate this and that minister. This is not a political platform. They have given names of judges

CJI: We don't appreciate mentioning of judges' names

Gopal S even if application is taken up, I will not mention names of judges

Adv Prashant Bhushan: application reflects a common concern. There are petitioners who have misgivings about

CJI: whosoever will work will work under our supervision. We have not disposed of. All of you are there to assist committee. let them work and see

CJI agrees to list.

2026-08-25 05:15 GMT

Calcutta High Court Stays Arrest Warrant Against TMC MP Mahua Moitra In Hate Speech Case

https://www.livelaw.in/amp/high-court/calcutta-high-court/calcutta-high-court-stays-arrest-warrant-against-mahua-moitra-in-hate-speech-case-547262

2026-08-25 04:57 GMT

Supreme Court to hear journalist Abhishek Upadhyay's plea challenging UP Police FIR against him over an alleged road-rage incident

Upadhyay was among the first to report allegations of donation theft at the #RamMandir in Ayodhya

Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana.

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