NEET Paper Leak Protests: Supreme Court Hears Pleas Seeking FIR Against Delhi Police, CAPF Personnel Over Alleged Use Of Force [LIVE UPDATES]

Supreme Court to hear today pleas seeking registration of FIRs against Delhi Police and CAPF personnel over the alleged use of excessive force against students who protested against NEET Paper Leak and examination irregularitiesBench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V MohanaThe petitioners specifically seek probe into the incidents of July 20, when the Sansad Chalo march to Parliament...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 27 July 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

States With Less Than 1000 Consumer Cases May Abolish Some District Commissions : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that States where the total pendency of consumer cases is below 1,000 may abolish some District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and entrust their work to serving judicial officers, subject to the prior concurrence of the jurisdictional High Court. The direction was issued in continuation of the Court's February 11, 2026 order, which had...

DLSA Durg Begins Community Mediation Training Programme Under NALSA's Litigation-Free Rural India Initiative

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Durg, on Saturday inaugurated a five-day Community Mediation Training Programme under the National Legal Services Authority's (NALSA) Community Mediation Towards a Litigation-Free Rural India Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), 2026. The programme, being held from 25 to 29 July 2026 at the District & Sessions Court, Durg, aims to...

14 Exclusive Courts For NIA Trials Established Across Country, 113 For NDPS : Union Tells Supreme Court; More Courts In 4 Weeks

In the suo motu case concerning the creation of exclusive courts to tackle cases under special statutes like UAPA, etc., the Supreme Court was informed on July 20 by the Union that a total of 14 designated courts have been established across the country exclusively for the trial of NIA cases.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was apprised of the development...

CJP Protests : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks FIR Against Delhi Police, CAPF Officials Over Use Of Force On Student Protesters

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking registration of FIRs against Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel over the alleged use of excessive force against students who protested at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from July 20 onwards during the protests called by the Cockroach Janata...

Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case Lodged By Wife Against Husband's Sister, Flags Trend Of Dragging In-Laws Into Family Dispute

The Court observed that in-laws are dragged into matrimonial disputes.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Half-Yearly Digest: January - June, 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...

Students Are Jailed For Merely Protesting; Bail Denied Even For Having Biryani On Ganga Boat Trip : Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Justice Bhuyan lamented that the space for dissent in India was shrinking.

Bengaluru Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To KPSC Chairperson's Daughter In 'Fake' Family Income Certificate Case

A Session Court in Bengaluru granted anticipatory bail to Suma S Sahukar, daughter of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Ex-Chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, for allegedly creating fake income certificate to claim reservation benefits. LXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Raghavendra S. Channabasappa, on Friday made absolute an earlier interim anticipatory bail granted...

Supreme Court Directs Centre, CBSE To Amend APAAR Consent Form To Give Opt-Out/Refuse Option; Restricts Third-Party Sharing Of Data

The Court observed that the data must be collected and retained strictly in accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

#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...