'Seems Tax Department Has Not Trusted Even Its Lawyers' : Supreme Court Flags Procedural Delays In IT Dept's Petition Filings

The Supreme Court recently criticised the Income Tax Department for filing its Special Leave Petition after a delay of 524 days, observing that the Department, despite having an entire team of legal experts, failed to act on its own lawyers' advice and instead allowed time to be wasted in unnecessary and prolonged litigation. A bench comprising Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B....

'How Can Drunken-Driving Accused Go Scot-Free?' Supreme Court Questions UP Law Abating Trials Pending For MV Act Violations Till 2021

The Court observed that the law took away the "sting of deterrence."

IBBI Caps Assignments For Individual Insolvency Professionals At Ten At A Time

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has issued the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Professionals) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025, placing limits on the total number of assignments that an individual insolvency professional may handle at a given time. The regulations come into force on November 20. The amendment introduces Regulation 7B titled Number...

Justice Surya Kant Takes Oath As 53rd Chief Justice Of India

Justice Surya Kant today took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath, which was taken in Hindi by Justice Kant.As the CJI, Justice Kant will have a tenure till February 9, 2027. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal,...

Collegium Unanimously Decided Not To Disclose Reasons For Decisions To Protect Candidates' Future Prospects : CJI BR Gavai

Outgoing Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai today stated that the Supreme Court Collegium had unanimously decided not to publish any reasons regarding the decisions.He made the remark in response to a question on why the Collegium's recent resolutions contained only mechanical statements without any accompanying reasons.CJI Gavai said that disclosing reasons could cause prejudice to a...

If Justice Nagarathna's Dissent In Collegium Had Merit, Other Judges Would've Accepted It: CJI BR Gavai

Outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, speaking on his retirement day, broke his silence on Justice BV Nagarathna's dissent in the Collegium regarding the proposal to elevate Justice Vipul Pancholi to the Supreme Court. He remarked that dissent within the Collegium was not unprecedented.“On the dissent of a judge in Collegium, it is not happening for the first time …If the dissent had...

Vijay's TVK Party Approaches Supreme Court Against SIR In Tamil Nadu

Actor Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) party has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Special Intensive Revision(SIR) of the electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu.As per the petition, the SIR constitutes a gross violation of constitutional protections under Articles 14, 19, 21, 325, and 326, and is contrary to statutory provisions under Sections 21 and 23 of the Representation of the...

Before The End Of CJI Gavai's Tenure, Supreme Court's In-House Research Centre Releases 10 Pathbreaking Reports

Before the Chief Justice of India, Justice B.R. Gavai demits office, the Centre for Research and Planning (CRP), the in-house research centre of the Supreme Court of India, has released 10 landmark reports. Collectively, these reports address some of the most pressing issues before the judiciary today: including the reform of colonial and caste-coded administrative terminology in court...

'Dalits, Adivasis, Working Class Face Risk Of Disenfranchisement' : Thol Thirumavalavan Moves Supreme Court Against Tamil Nadu SIR

Member of Parliament and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) president Thol Thirumavalavan has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. He has sought the quashing of the Election Commission's 27 October 2025 notification initiating...

Tackling Case Pendency & Encouraging Mediation Would Be On Priority : CJI- Designate Surya Kant

The CJI- Designate, Justice Surya Kant today expressed that with the onset of his tenure as the CJI, tackling case pendency and encouraging mediation would be his priority goals.Speaking at a press briefing at his residential office, Justice Kant stressed that mounting pendency, occurring due to various factors would be on the top of the Apex Court's key agenda. He added the there needs to be...

'Medical Education Would Go Waste' : Supreme Court Protects MBBS Degree Of Candidate Whose ST Certificate Was Cancelled

The Court barred the petitioner from claiming benefits as a Scheduled Tribe in future.

Indian Super League Tender Crisis | Centre Assures Supreme Court ISL Will Be Held

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Friday that the Union Government would step in to ensure that the delayed Indian Super League (ISL) is held without placing players at any disadvantage, in light of the failed tender for All India Football Federation's (AIFF) new commercial partner.“The Minister is aware of the concern. He assured me the ISL must be held. How it is to...