'Why Restrict Kambala Race To Certain Regions In Karnataka? : Supreme Court Dismisses PETA Challenge

J Sandeep Mehta also commented that certain questions may be put to PETA as well some day.

Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy Elected To Rajya Sabha, First MP From LGBT Community

Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy has been elected to the Rajya Sabha on a ticket by the All India Trinamool Congress.Guruswamy, a renowned lawyer and constitutional expert, thus has become the first member from the LGBTQ community to be elected as a Member of Parliament.Apart from Guruswamy, the AITC candidates Rajeev Kumar, former West Bengal DGP, Babul Supriyo and Koel Mallick also...

Kerala Court Grants Bail To Republic TV Journalists Arrested For Allegedly Filming Iranian Warship

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court - 1, Kochi on Tuesday (March 10) granted bail to Sankar C.G. and Mani S., the journalist and cameraman for Republic TV, who were arrested on Saturday for allegedly filming an Iranian warship in a restricted zone of Cochin Port.Sri. Kannan L., Magistrate passed a common order granting bail to the journalists and the driver of the boat who took them....

Supreme Court Warns Defence & Finance Secretaries For Not Deciding On Benefits For Cadets Disabled During Training

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Union government for failing to take a decision on extending monetary benefits to military cadets who are boarded out due to injury or disablement during training.“We had granted 6 weeks' time on January 20. However there has been no progress in the matter. We fail to understand why despite this court taking up the issue suo motu there has been...

Supreme Court Adjourns Habeas Plea Challenging Sonam Wangchuk's Detention Till March 17

The Supreme Court today(March 10) adjourned the hearing of a habeas corpus petition, seeking to declare the preventive detention of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act, 1980, as illegal. The petition has been filed by his wife, Dr Gitanjali Angmo.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale adjourned it to next Tuesday after the Court was informed...

Shocking That Over 350 Trials Pending In J&K For More Than 5 Years : Supreme Court

The Court noted that most trials were delayed due to the delay in producing prosecution witnesses.

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Former Telangana Intelligence Chief As Probe In Phone Tapping Case Complete

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to former Telangana State Intelligence Bureau chief T Prabhakar Rao in the alleged illegal phone tapping case.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan granted the relief after the State submitted that the investigation was almost complete, and Rao stated that he had complied with all orders of the Court and cooperated with...

'Jao Ludhiana Aur Sweater Becho': Supreme Court Rebukes 12th-Pass Trader Who Failed To Explain Terms Used In His PIL

The CJI said that he will accept that the petitioner himself drafted the petition if he answered at least 30% of the questions.

Kerala High Court Invites Applications For Designation Of Senior Advocates [Apply By March 31]

The Kerala High Court is inviting applications from eligible advocates for designation as Senior Advocates. The eligibility shall be considered in accordance with the newly notified High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026.The form to be filled out is also annexed with the notice as Annexure A along with the general instructions to be followed. The applications are to...

'Public Infra Damaged As Officers Were Dragging Their Feet': Supreme Court In Suo Motu Case Over Rajasthan's Jojari River

In the suo motu case taken up over pollution of River Jojari in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court today deprecated the state's failure to provide adequate logistical support to the High-Level Ecosystem Oversight Committee tasked with preparation of a blueprint for restoration of the Jojari–Bandi–Luni river system.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta orally noted that...

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Singer Neha Rathore In Case Over Posts On PM Modi, Pahalgam Attack

The Supreme Court today made absolute the interim protection from arrest granted to folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in connection with an FIR lodged against her for allegedly making objectionable posts on social media regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pahalgam terror attack.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar passed the order, after the State counsel informed...

Won't List Matters Unnecessarily Mentioned By Lawyers : CJI Surya Kant

Clients are given a wrong impression that without oral mentioning, matters won't be listed, CJI said.