Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Gurugram Demolitions, Allows Petitioners To Approach HC Today Itself

The plea challenged the demolition drive taken after the HC's stay of the 'Stilt +4(S+4)' policy.

Arvind Kejriwal Boycotts Hearing In Liquor Policy Case Before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Invokes 'Gandhian Satyagraha'

Kejriwal stated that his decision was inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on satyagraha

Congress Leader Pawan Khera Moves Supreme Court Against Gauhati HC's Rejection Of Anticipatory Bail In FIR By Assam CM's Wife

Congress leader Pawan Khera has approached the Supreme Court against Gauhati HC's rejection of his anticipatory bail plea in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, over his allegations related to her holding multiple passports.Vide the impugned order, the Gauhati High Court denied Khera anticipatory bail, observing that he dragged an...

Indic Values Must Be Incorporated In Law School Syllabus; Most Students Disconnected From Roots : Justice Dharmadhikari

The HC Chief Justice opined that the correlation between texts of Manusmriti, Arthashastra, Buddhism, Jainism etc must be known to the students.

Court Cannot Direct Accused To Surrender While Rejecting Anticipatory Bail : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court emphasised that a court has no jurisdiction to direct an accused to surrender before the trial court while rejecting anticipatory bail.“If the Court wants to reject the anticipatory bail, it may do so but the Court has no jurisdiction to say that the petitioner should now surrender”, the Court observed.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing...

Dental Student Suicide: Kerala Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Prime Accused College HOD, Grants Relief To Second Accused Professor

The Sessions Court, Thalassery on Saturday (April 25) denied anticipatory bail to Dr. M. Kodanda Ram, who is the prime accused in the suicide abetment case of Dental College student Nithin Raj. The Court, however, granted pre-arrest bail to Dr. Sangeetha Nambiar, who is arrayed as the second accused.Sri. Vimal J., Additional Sessions Judge - IV passed the common order.Dr. Ram is the Head...

'Once A Judge Always A Judge': CJI Surya Kant Calls For National Registry Of Ex-Judges Willing To Serve In ADR & Legal Awareness

The Chief Justice outlined four specific roles in which retired judges could contribute.

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Exclusion Of New AORs From SCAORA Voter List For April 29 Election

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the exclusion of newly registered Advocates-on-Record from the voter list for the upcoming Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association elections scheduled to be held on April 29, 2026.“The exclusion of Petitioner and other similarly situated newly registered Advocates-on-Record persists despite the fact that Petitioner...

Supreme Court Seeks Assam Govt Response On Plea For CBI Probe Into Alleged Custodial Torture

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Assam Government and five accused police officers in a plea filed challenging the Gauhati High Court's order refusing an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the alleged custodial torture of one Dipankar Gogoi. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran issued notice on April 24 and allowed...

“Udaan – Adolescent Empowerment Programme” Workshop Held At MP High Court Gwalior Under NALSA Scheme

A one-day workshop titled “Udaan – Adolescent Empowerment Programme” was organized at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior, under the NALSA (Child Friendly Legal Services for Children) Scheme, 2024. The programme was conducted under the leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Patron-in-Chief of the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), and under the...

Can High Court Exempt Convict From Surrendering Before Entertaining Revision/Appeal? Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court recently referred to a larger bench the issue of whether High Court can exempt a convict sentenced to imprisonment from surrendering before entertaining a criminal revision or appeal.A bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe referred the issue to a larger bench in light of conflicting positions taken by coordinate benches.The Court was dealing with...

Kupwara Custodial Torture Case: J&K Court Discharges DSP, Orders Trial Of 7 Cops For Illegal Detention & Assault

The Principal Sessions Court, Kupwara has discharged a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from a custodial torture case arising out of the alleged illegal detention and brutal assault of a police constable at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC), Kupwara in February 2023, while ordering seven other police personnel to face trial for offences including criminal conspiracy, wrongful...