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Supreme Court Refers Pleas Challenging Election Commissioners' Law To Constitution Bench; Justice Datta Questions Selection Process
Justice Datta prima facie doubted whether the present appointment process for Election Commissioners was independent.
Speaker Expected To Expediously Decide Disqualification Petitions Against Trinamool Rebel MPs : Supreme Court
The Court asked the Solicitor to propose a timeline within which the Speaker will decide the matter.
Supreme Court Rejects Objection To Justice Jaishree Thakur's Co-Option To Punjab & Haryana Bar Council
CJI Surya Kant described Justice Thakur as "one of the finest judges".
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case Over Patna HC Verdict That Bid To Remove Salwar & Pressing Chest Isn't Rape Attempt
The Supreme Court commented that some of the observations of the High Court were offensive.
Court Seeks Delhi Police Response On Plea Seeking FIR Against CJP Protester Nishu Azad, Her Father Over 'Communal' Posts
A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking registration of FIR against a young Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protester Nishu Azad and her father.Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of Patiala House Courts issued notice to the Delhi Police on the plea filed by lawyer Amita Sachdeva. The judge has directed the Delhi Police to file a detailed status report on the action taken...
Plea Seeking FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Mentioned In Supreme Court
A petition seeking the registration of FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma over the cash-at-home row was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant for urgent listing.Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara mentioned the matter, saying that the Registry was refusing to list the matter."The matter has to be listed, your lordship can dismiss the matter. But let the Registry number and list it,"...
Lawyer Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court Judgment Upholding GST Department's Seizure Of Office Computers
An advocate has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment holding that a lawyer's office can be searched by law enforcement agencies if there is any prima facie involvement that the legal professional has committed any offence.The High Court had thereby upheld the search and seizure conducted by GST Department at the office of Advocate Puneet Batra. Challenging this High Court's judgment, the lawyer has filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme CourtSenior...
Five Adani Group Companies Settle SEBI Cases Over Hindenburg-Linked Issues For ₹1.5 Crore
Five Adani Group companies have settled SEBI adjudication proceedings arising from an examination into issues highlighted in the Hindenburg Report by paying combined settlement amounts of ₹1.508 crore. SEBI Adjudicating Officer Jai Sebastian passed the settlement order on Tuesday (September 22) The proceedings concerned Adani Enterprises Limited, Adani Total Gas Limited, AWL Agri...
Recovery Of Tainted Money Without Proof Of Bribe Demand Insufficient To Convict Under PC Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (22 September) has acquitted a Patwari who passed away during the pendency of his appeal against his conviction for demanding and accepting bribe under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (PC Act). The bench acquitted him, holding that mere recovery of tainted currency notes, without proof of demand, is not sufficient to sustain a conviction under Sections 7...
Maharashtra Magistrate Sends Contempt Notice To Railway Officer Over Failure To Replace Pest-Infested Sofas In VIP Room
A Maharashtra Magistrate last week sent a letter to the Divisional Railway Manager, Nanded Division, asking him to show cause as to why contempt action should not be taken for non-compliance of an earlier direction to replace sofas in the VIP room at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, which had bed-bugs as well as to conduct pest control. For context, the Judicial Magistrate (Railways), Aurangabad...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 23 September 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...