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Court Seeks Police Response On Plea Against CM Rekha Gupta Over 'Hanumans' Remark On Government Officials
A plea has been filed before a Delhi Court seeking action against Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over an alleged remark comparing government officials to Lord Hanuman during an official government programme. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar of Rouse Avenue Courts sought response of the Delhi Police and directed that a status report be called. The complaint has been moved by one Ram Niwas Sharma under Section 223 of Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. The matter will now be...
#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners
Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page. Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published by Juggernaut. Built around over 300 questions across 20 chapters, it explores the Indian Constitution,...
Trial Judge's 'Advice' To Supreme Court On When To Grant Bail Disapproved
The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the Trial Judge.
Gujarat UCC Bill Gets President's Assent; Registration Of Live-In Relationships, Penalties For Non-Compliance Among Key Provisions
President of India last month granted assent to The Gujarat Uniform Civil Code Bill 2026, which was passed by the Gujarat Assembly earlier in March. As per the website of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the date on which the President of India Draupadi Murmu gave assent to the Bill was September 17. The Assembly had in March passed the Bill with a majority voice vote after a marathon debate lasting over seven hours. Gujarat became the second state in the country, after Uttarakhand, to adopt...
Lawyers' Body Forms Ex-Judges' Commission To Examine SIR's Legality & Impact
The Lawyers' Association for Constitution (LAFC) has constituted an independent commission comprising five former Supreme Court and High Court judges to examine the constitutional validity, methodology and impact of the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The Commission will be chaired by former Supreme Court judge Justice MB Lokur. Its other...
Yamuna Expressway Bus Fire : Supreme Court Seeks Report From Centre, UP On Arrests, Safety Compliance
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Uttar Pradesh Government and the Centre on a plea seeking a series of road safety measures following the death of nine passengers who were charred to death in a sleeper bus fire near Jewar on the Yamuna Expressway during the intervening night of September 23 and 24, 2026.It has asked the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Union...
Any Attempt To Intimidate Or Assault Medical Professionals Can't Be Tolerated : Supreme Court
Doctors cannot be expected to exercise sound judgment under the threat of physical violence, the Court stated.
No Devadasi Dedication Practice Currently Prevalent In Karnataka, State Tells Supreme Court
The Karnataka government recently told the Supreme Court that the Devadasi dedication system is not currently prevalent in the State, based on inquiries conducted by officials in 15 districts in which it was historically prevalent.The 15 districts are – Bellary, Koppal, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Davangere, Haveri, Vijayanagara, Dharwad, Shivamogga, Vijayapura, Belagavi, Raichur, Gadag,...
Woman Need Not Remarry To Secure Livelihood After Matrimonial Breakdown: Srinagar Court Orders ₹20 Lakh Compensation For Mental Torture, Emotional Distress
A woman who has suffered the breakdown of her matrimonial relationship cannot be expected to secure her future merely by entering into another marriage, a Srinagar Court has held, observing that the choice whether or not to remarry belongs to the woman herself.The Court was hearing a petition under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, filed by Sheema Iqbal...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC Judgment Allowing Railway Compassionate Appointment To Grandson
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction to the Railway authorities to grant compassionate appointment to the grandson of a deceased railway employee. A bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi dismissed a plea filed by the Union of India and Railways against the High Court's direction to the Railways to consider the...
