Will Make Every Retired Judge Honorary Member Of Supreme Court Bar Association: SCBA President Vikas Singh

The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Senior Advocate Vikas Singh, on Friday announced that every retiring judge of the Supreme Court would henceforth be made an honorary member of the SCBA, with a view to maintaining their engagement with the legal fraternity after retirement.Speaking at the farewell ceremony held for Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Pankaj Mithal,...

SCBA Elections : Supreme Court Directs Implementation Of Revised Eligibility Criteria This Year; Raises Term To 2 Years From 2027

The Supreme Court today approved a wide-ranging set of electoral reforms for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), laying down fresh eligibility criteria for voters and candidates, introducing anti-corruption safeguards, and directing implementation of most reforms before the next election.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan pronounced the directions...

Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case | Bhopal Court Remands Husband Samarth Singh, Mother-In-Law Giribala Singh To 5-Day CBI Custody

A Bhopal Court, on Friday (May 29), remanded Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh and her mother-in-law Giribala Singh to 5-day CBI custody, who are booked in an alleged case of dowry death. As per PTI report, the court allowed CBI's plea seeking custody of the husband and mother-in-law. Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12. An FIR...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To ED On Former Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker's Bail Plea In Money Laundering Case

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by former Haryana MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker from Congress against to him in an alleged Rs. 616 Crores money laundering case.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi posted the matter for hearing on 17th June 2026. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for Chhoker.The Punjab and Haryana High...

'No Material': Odisha Court Acquits Alleged Al-Qaeda Operative Accused Of Raising Funds & Recruiting Youth To Terrorist Organisations

A Cuttack Sessions Court acquitted an alleged Al-Qaeda (AQIS) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative accused of propagating radical anti-national ideologies amongst the students of Madrasa, raising funds for terrorist activities and purportedly recruiting youths to different terrorist organisations.While finding the accused not guilty, Sessions Judge Manas Ranjan Barik held that the IO had...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Cobrapost's Plea Against Trial Court Allowing Anil Ambani To File Fresh Defamation Suit

The Court asked the newsportal to pursue its pending challenge in the Delhi High Court.

NEET-UG 2026 Cancellation : 'UPSC Never Had Paper Leak, NTA Needs To Learn' : Supreme Court Seeks Union's Affidavit On Reforms

Referring to the ad-hoc nature of NTA, the Court stressed on the need to create "institutional memory of continuity".

Supreme Court Allows Wrestler Vinesh Phogat To Participate In Asian Games Selection Trials

However, the Court expressed reservations about the approach taken by the Delhi High Court in granting relief to Phogat.

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Anticipatory Bail Granted To Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati In POCSO Case

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea filed challenging the Allahabad High Court's March 25 order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in the Prayagraj POCSO Case over alleged sexual abuse of minors.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice NK Singh heard the matter. Ashutosh Brahmachari, the first informant in the case, had filed the...

Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To High Courts To Avoid Delay In Delivering Reserved Judgments; Sets 3 Month Timelimit

The Court directed that orders in bail applications be uploaded the same day or within 24 hours.

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union, FSSAI On Plea Seeking Turnover-Based Penalty For Sale Of Unsafe And Adulterated Food

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Union and the FSSAI on a plea seeking directions to strengthen the penal and enforcement framework under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, contending that the present regime has failed to effectively curb the sale of unsafe and adulterated food products across the country.“The Act, in its structure, is aligned with internationally...

Income Tax Case : Bengaluru Court Gives Two-Year Permission To DK Shivakumar For Foreign Travel

Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister and likely next CM D.K Shivakumar has been permitted by a Bengaluru Court to travel abroad for a period of two years, citing the 'doctrine of parity' in a tax evasion case from 2017 after noting that a co-accused in the same case had already been granted similar permission.The XLII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru- K.N. Shivakumar, allowed...