BREAKING | Supreme Court Mandates Magistrates' Approval For Re-Arrest After First Arrest Is Quashed For Not Furnishing Grounds

The Magistrate can permit re-arrest only by an officer who is different from the officer who made the first illegal arrest.

Police Officer Who Arrests Without Furnishing Written Grounds Must Face Departmental Enquiry : Supreme Court

If the accused has to be re-arrested, the further investigation must be carried out by another officer, the Court added.

Gurugram Building Site Collapse: Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Probe, Safety Standards for Construction Workers

The Supreme Court today (21.09.2026) issued notice to the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and Haryana government officials on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an independent inquiry into the March 9 construction-site collapse in Gurugram that killed seven workers. The petition also seeks nationwide safety standards for high-risk construction work and a national record of construction fatalities. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...

Delhi Court Sets Aside 'Unreasoned' Order Refusing FIR Against Sonia Gandhi For Inclusion In Voter List Before Acquiring Indian Citizenship

A Delhi Court today set aside a magisterial court order refusing to order FIR against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for getting her name added in the electoral rolls of 1980, three years before getting Indian citizenship, allegedly by using forged documents.Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Dwarka Courts said that the order was a complete non speaking order, lacking appropriate reasons.The Court remanded the matter back to the ACJM Court, and directed that a speaking order be passed after hearing the...

NHAI Urges Supreme Court To Clarify Direction To Remove Stray Animals, Says Primary Responsibility With Local Administration

The Highway said that it does not have the budgetary allocation to set up animal shelters.

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Report On NCLT Benches' Infrastructure Facilities

The Supreme Court on Monday called for a status report from the Centre on the infrastructural facilities available to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) benches.The Court also directed the Union Government to identify the basic amenities urgently required by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) after discussing with the NCLT President.Hearing an application filed by the NCLT Principal Bench Bar Association, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya...

'Wild Witch Hunt': Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Row

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking registration of FIR and investigation by CBI or SIT into the alleged unaccounted cash-at-home discovery during a fire incident at former Justice Yashwant Varma's residence.Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the petition filed by advocate Ghanshyam Dayalu Upadhyay, calling it a “wild witch hunt.”“I'm not entertaining this. This is a wild witch hunt. You have nothing better to do?” the Court remarked. The respondent authorities questioned the...

Delhi High Court Declines CBI Probe Into Lawyers' Assault, Says Can't Doubt Delhi Police Merely Because BCI Chairman Is Ruling-Party MP

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking a CBI or other independent agency probe into an alleged assault on advocates inside and outside the Bar Council of India (BCI) premises in late August.Justice Girish Kathpalia disapproved of the submission that since BCI Chairman Maman Kuma Mishra is a Member of Parliament from the ruling dispensation, the Delhi Police will not act fairly."No basis has been submitted to buttress this apprehension. In the absence of any specific basis, it is not...

Supreme Court Declines To Extend LLB Students' Attendance Relief To PhD Law Scholars

PhD scholars are mature people and should not claim the attendance relief granted to LLB students, the Court commented.

'Rs 370 Biryani' Controversy : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Comedian Pranit More's Plea To Club FIRs

The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Union Government, the States of Maharashtra and Haryana on a writ petition filed by comedian Pranit for clubbing of FIRs registered against him over the 'Rs.370 biryani' controversy. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana heard the matter.The counsel appearing for More submitted that all the FIRs were identical over the very same allegations. "I have tendered a public apology. Before NCW, I was submitting my...

Telangana MLA Danam Nagender Moves Supreme Court Against HC Judgment Disqualifying Him For Defection

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Monday mentioned before the Supreme Court a plea filed by Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender challenging the High Court's judgment disqualifying him from the Telangana Legislative Assembly under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant agreed to list the matter on Wednesday.The High Court had held that Nagender incurred disqualification under the anti-defection law after he contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Congress...

Mamata Banerjee Urges Supreme Court To Urgently List Plea Against ECI Freeze On Trinamool Symbol

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Monday mentioned before the Supreme Court a plea filed by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to freeze the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) name and its reserved 'Flowers & Grass' election symbol amid a dispute between rival factions of the party.Seeking urgent listing of the matter, Sibal questioned the ECI's decision to freeze the party's identity while its proceedings were underway."They...