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'Don't Misbehave In My Court, You've Seen Me In Chandigarh' : CJI Surya Kant Warns Advocate
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today rebuked Advocate Mathews Nedumpara for making reckless submissions and warned him that strict action will be taken if "he continued to misbehave."During the mentioning round, Nedumpara mentioned a petition filed challenging the collegium system and seeking the restoration of the National Judicial Appointments Commission.CJI Surya Kant said that there was...
NEET-PG Cut Off Reduction Won't Affect Doctors' Competence As They Already Qualified MBBS : Centre To Supreme Court
Defending the cutoff reduction for NEET PG 2025, the Centre has submitted before the Supreme Court that NEET-PG does not certify minimum competence, which is established by the MBBS qualification, but is merely a filtering mechanism for allocation of limited postgraduate seats.“NEET-PG is not to certify minimum competence which stands established by the MBBS qualification itself of...
AG To Hear Sanction Petition Seeking Contempt Action Against Congress' VD Satheesan For Remarks On Kerala High Court Ex-CJ
The Advocate General's Office has issued a notice of hearing in the sanction petition preferred by Advocate Ramees P.K. to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan.As per the notice issued to the petitioner, the sanction petition is posted for hearing on March 3, 2026 at 4.00 p.m. He is to appear before the Advocate General, either in person...
Supreme Court Asks MHA Committee To Meet Once In 3 Months To Address Issues Faced By People From North East
The Supreme Court recently asked the Monitoring Committee, set up to address the issues of racial discrimination and other grievances faced by the North-Eastern community, to meet at least once in three months. It has also asked the committee to take cognisance of all issues, including those reported in any newspaper.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed...
JHALSA Acts On Report Of Woman, Minor Son Burnt Alive On Witchcraft Allegations; Grants Interim Financial Assistance
The Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) has taken cognizance of a newspaper report concerning the alleged burning to death of a woman and her minor son in Chaibasa on suspicion of witchcraft, and the grievous burn injuries sustained by her husband.The Executive Chairman, JHALSA, Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, directed immediate intervention in the matter. Acting on these...
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: January 2026
SUPREME COURT Supreme Court To Examine If UP Gangsters Act Is Repugnant To Section 111 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Case Details: SIRAJ AHMAD KHAN & ANR. v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ANR.|Writ Petition (Criminal) No.452/2024 The Supreme Court recently asked the State of Uttar Pradesh to respond to the issue of repugnancy between various provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters...
“Widen Law, Make It More Intelligible”: CJI Urges Young Graduates To Keep Law Accessible
At the Eighteenth Convocation Ceremony of National Law University (NLU), Jodhpur on February 21, 2026, the Chief Justice of India urged graduating law students to ensure that the legal system becomes more accessible and understandable, cautioning against allowing law to become an exclusive domain guarded by complexity and jargon.Delivering the convocation address titled “From Fortress to...
Supreme Court Dismisses Uttarakhand Forest Officer's Plea Against Prosecution Sanction In Corbett Park Tree Felling Case
The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed a writ petition filed by an Indian Forest Officer serving in Uttarakhand, named Rahul, challenging the sanction granted for prosecuting him in the case related to illegal razing of trees in the Corbett Tiger Reserve. The case is being investigated by the CBI under the Court's monitoring.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and...
After Supreme Court's Criticism, UP Police Agree To Add Hate Crime Offences In Case Of Attack On Muslim Cleric
After Supreme Court's critical observations in the case, the Uttar Pradesh Police has agreed to investigate hate crime offenses in the matter of Kazeem Ahmad Sherwani, a Noida-based Muslim cleric, stated to have been attacked in 2021 by a group over his religious identity.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was recently informed of the development by Additional Solicitor General...
Amicus Urges Supreme Court To Revise Draft Criminal Practice Rules In Light Of BNSS, BSA Changes
In the long-pending suo motu matter concerning deficiencies in criminal trials, the Supreme Court is set to consider a comprehensive compilation filed by Amicus Curiae Sidharth Luthra, seeking adoption of revised Draft Rules of Criminal Practice, 2026, in supersession of the 2021 framework.The suo motu case, titled In Re: To Issue Certain Guidelines Regarding Inadequacies and Deficiencies...
Supreme Court Asks Madhya Pradesh High Court To Decide Challenge To 27% OBC Quota In 3 Months
The Supreme Court recently remanded a batch of appeals challenging the Madhya Pradesh Government's 27% reservation for the Other Backwards Classes(OBC) to the Madhya Pradesh High Court.The petitions challenge the 2019 Act which raised the reservation for OBCs in services to 27% from 14%.Since Scheduled Castes have 16% and Scheduled Tribes have 20% reservation in MP, raising the OBC reservation...