Delhi High Court Hears PIL Alleging Excessive Force By Police During CJP's 'Sansad Chalo' March [LIVE UPDATES]

Delhi High Court allows urgent listing for today of PIL alleging excessive use of force by Delhi Police during Cockroach Janta Party's protest march. The PILs alleging police brutality on students protestors will be heard by Court after lunch. Chief Justice says PIL against forceful removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk will also be heard together.Follow this page for live...

Supreme Court Bar Bodies Condemn Delhi Police Action Against Student Protesters, Seek Independent Probe

The associations demanded action against policemen who used excessive force.

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Lok Sabha Speaker On Shiv Sena UBT Challenge To Merger Of MPs With Shinde Sena

The Supreme Court today (July 22) issued notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker in a plea filed by Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) member Arvind Ganpat Sawant challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision approving the merger of its six Members of Parliament with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. However, the Court refused to grant interim relief at this stage.Before a bench comprising...

Bhojshala Dispute : Will Allot A Nearer Spot For Friday Namaz, MP Govt Tells Supreme Court

In the Bhojshala dispute, Muslim parties have filed an application in the Supreme Court objecting to the Madhya Pradesh administration's choice of the plot allotted for Friday namaz.They contended that though the Supreme Court had directed that a plot which is adjacent to the Bhojshala complex must be given for Friday namaz, the site given by the administration is located 2 kilometres away...

Kapil Sibal Files Plea In Supreme Court Against Political Defections Under Guise Of Mergers

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has moved the Supreme Court by filing a writ petition as a party-in-person challenging the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution that permits legislators to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law by taking the route of a political party merger.In his petition, Sibal has questioned the constitutional interpretation of the...

'Don't Waste Our Time' : Supreme Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Police Action On Student Protesters

'We don't have time to watch videos', CJI Surya Kant said when the lawyer said there are videos showing police brutality.

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 22 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...

Collegium Faces Casual Criticism From Those Unaware Of How Judiciary Functions : CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court Collegium often faces "casual criticism" from people who do not understand how the judiciary functions or the rigorous process involved in selecting judges for constitutional courts. He stressed that the Collegium considers a range of objective factors, including merit, performance, experience, inclusiveness and...

CJI Surya Kant Responds To Criticism On 2024 'Delhi Metro' Ruling

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today made a veiled response to a criticism made by a Supreme Court Judge that the 2024 judgment in the 'Delhi Metro' case had caused immense damage to arbitration in India.A bench led by the CJI was hearing the proceedings arising out of the curative petition filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd against the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd.During...

Kapil Sibal Condemns Delhi Police Action Against Students In CJP Protest, Calls For Independent Investigation

Sibal warned that if there is no independent investigation, the police might invoke UAPA charges against students, alleging they started violence.

'No Allegation That He Exhorted Violence' : Supreme Court On 2020 Rioting Case Against Punjab Minister Aman Arora Over AAP Protest

In a rioting case against Punjab Minister Aman Arora (AAP), the Supreme Court today orally opined that mere presence in an unruly group does not per se result in sharing of common intention so as to attract Sections 147/148 of the Indian Penal Code.The Court also orally commented that there was no allegation that Arora had exhorted violence.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

Remaining Maharashtra Local Body Elections Can Be Conducted Without Breaching 50% Reservation, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today orally said that elections of 20 Zilla Parishads and 211 Panchayat Samitis, which are yet to be held in the State of Maharashtra, can be conducted without exceeding the reservation ceiling limit of 50 per cent.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was dealing with a bunch of petitions related to Maharashtra local body...