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Supreme Court To Formulate SOP For Timely Investigation Of Child Missing Cases
The Supreme Court recently expressed its intention to formulate a common Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) for the recovery of missing children, a problem which is rampant across the country, as noted by the Court.A bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan was hearing a matter concerning the recovery of a child who had gone missing in 2011 when she was 1 year and...
Supreme Court Dismisses UCM Coal Company's Challenge To Rs.126 Cr Arbitral Award In Favor Of Adani Enterprises
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a challenge to the Allahabad High Court order which upheld an arbitral award of Rs.126 crores in favor of Adani Enterprises.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar passed the order in a petition filed by UCM Coal Company Ltd., a joint venture of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd., Chhatisgarh Mineral Development Corporation...
DDA Should Have Litigation Policy To Screen Cases To Avoid Unnecessary Filings : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 on the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) after noting that there is a consistent delay on the part of the DDA in assailing the orders in the present matter. It also noted that it is expected of the DDA to have a litigation policy where screening of cases can take place, so that such belated filing of cases can be avoided to save...
Aravalli Hills : Supreme Court Records Rajasthan's Assurance To Ensure No Illegal Mining; Proposes To Form Expert Committee
The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded an assurance on behalf of the Rajasthan Government that no illegal mining activities would be permitted in the Aravalli region.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi, hearing the suo motu case taken on the issue of definition of Aravalli hills, continued the interim order passed earlier,...
SIR| Verification Of Citizenship Only For Electoral Purposes; The Method Is 'Liberal, Soft-Touch': ECI Tells Supreme Court
In the ongoing challenge to the SIR across states, the ECI told the Supreme Court that the verification of the citizenship of the voters was being done only for electoral purposes and not with the intent to deport non-citizens. The ECI also argued that the process of verification was a 'liberal, soft-touch' approach and did not involve a rigorous investigation per se. The bench comprising...
'Malice In Law, Vendetta': CAT Quashes Charge Memo Against Sameer Wankhede, Faults CBIC For Proceeding Despite Interim Order
In a significant and strongly worded order, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, on Monday quashed and set aside the charge memorandum issued to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede, holding that the departmental action was vitiated by grave procedural impropriety, malice in law and abuse of process. It added that the action was not a bona fide exercise of power but...
Bengaluru Court Directs Media Entities To Take Down 'Defamatory Content' Against Karnataka DGP Suspended Over Alleged Obscene Video
A Bengaluru Sessions Court on Tuesday (January 20) directed over 30 media entities including TV9 Karnataka News, India Today group, The Hindu, Times of India, to remove any allegedly defamatory content against senior Karnataka cop Ramachandra Rao K suspended after a purported obsence video surfaced. The court of CCH23 XXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge in its order...
Supreme Court Rejects Union's Plea To Modify Direction To Fill 50% JAG Posts From Women
The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a Miscellaneous Application filed by the Union Government seeking modification of the last year's judgment which directed that at least 50% vacancies of Judge Advocate General(JAG) posts in the Indian Army must be allotted to women.It may be recalled that last year in August, the Supreme Court in Arshnoor Kaur v UOI struck down the policy of the Indian Army...
CJM Who Ordered FIR Against Cops Over Sambhal Violence Among 14 Judicial Officers Transferred By High Court
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued an administrative order transferring 14 judicial officers, including Sambhal Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Vibhanshu Sudheer. He has been transferred to Sultanpur as Civil Judge (Senior Division).The transfer comes just days after CJM Sudheer passed an order directing the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against several...
NGT Eastern Zonal Bench Kolkata Sets Up Dedicated Child Play Area For Employees' Children
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zonal Bench, Kolkata has inaugurated its first dedicated Child Play Area, in what it described as a first-of-its-kind initiative across NGT benches. The facility was inaugurated on 15 January 2026, and is aimed at providing a child-friendly space within the Tribunal premises.The inauguration was carried out by Justice Prakash Shrivastava,...