Justices Alok Aradhe & Vipul Pancholi Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges

Justice Alok Aradhe (former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court) and Justice Vipul Pancholi( former Chief Justice of Patna HC) today took oath as Supreme Court Judges. Chief Justice of India BR Gavai administered the oath to the newly appointed Judges at a Full Court Ceremony held at 10.30 AM. On August 27 the Union cleared the appointment of the two judges. This was after the Supreme...

Perjury: Delhi Court Accepts Unconditional Apology Of Woman Who Concealed Receipt Of ₹10 Lakh From Husband In Divorce Case

A Delhi Court recently accepted unconditional apology of a woman who faced perjury proceedings for concealing facts in a divorce proceedings, after the matter was settled with the husband.Judicial Magistrate First Class Anam Rais Khan disposed of as settled the woman's complaint case under the Domestic Violence Act against the husband filed in 2023. Earlier, the judge had initiated...

Four Women Senior Advocates Express Solidarity With Justice Nagarathna's Collegium Dissent, Raise Concerns About Lack Of Transparency

The women lawyers also expressed concerns about the Supreme Court Collegium not elevating women lawyers to the bench.

CAT Stays Departmental Enquiry Against Sameer Wankhede For Alleged Omissions In 2021 Aryan Khan Drugs Case

In a temporary respite for former Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday (August 27) granted an interim stay on the departmental enquiry initiated against him for his alleged omissions and commissions in investigating the 2021 Aryan Khan Drugs Case.The CAT Principal Bench (New Delhi) comprising of Chairman...

After Lawyers' Protests, Delhi LG's Notification On Police Officers' Evidence Put On Hold; Union Home Minister To Meet Bar Representatives

The Delhi Police has said that the August 13, 2025 notification of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor designating all police stations in Delhi as places for police personnel to present evidence and depose before courts through video conferencing will be implemented only after hearing all stakeholders.The statement issued by the Delhi Police added that the Union Home Minister would meet...

Governor Can't Be A Judicial Reviewer Of Repugnancy Or Illegality Of Bills : Singhvi Tells Supreme Court In Presidential Reference

During the hearing of the Presidential Reference on the issue of assent to Bill, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for the State of Tamil Nadu, argued before the Supreme Court that the Governor cannot act like a judge and review a Bill, and that it was for the Courts to see if a Bill was violative of the Constitution or repugnant to any Central law.He argued that withholding of assent...

Anantnag District Court Judges, Staff Visit Flood-Hit Court Complex On Boat To Preserve Records, Files

The District Court complex in Anantnag was inundated with floodwater on Tuesday, raising grave concerns over the preservation of vital judicial records.The District & Sessions Judge Mr. Tahir Khurshid Raina visited the spot to supervise the shifting of case files and court records from the ground floor to safer locations. Before arriving himself, the District Judge had already dispatched...

President Wants Court's Opinion On Whether States Can File Article 32 Petitions Against Union : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 28) that the President of India wants to press the questions raised in the Presidential Reference relating to the maintainability of a writ petition filed by a State Government against the Union Government under Article 32 of the Constitution.Earlier, the Constitution Bench had proposed to avoid answering...

Govt Repeatedly Pressed Collegium To Transfer Justice Muralidhar Because Of His Judgment : Justice Lokur Reveals

In a striking disclosure, former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur has revealed that the Union Government repeatedly pressed the Collegium to transfer Justice S. Muralidhar from the Delhi High Court because of a judgment he delivered, but the move did not materialise until key judges who opposed the transfer retired.In his essay in the recently published book “[In]Complete...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Journalist Abhisar Sharma's Challenge To Assam Police FIR U/s 152 BNS; Asks Him To Approach HC

The Court granted him interim protection for four weeks to approach the High Court.

Supreme Court Hearing-Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent-DAY-5 : Live Updates

A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills. The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 14 Advocates As Additional Judges Of Bombay High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of 14 advocates as additional judges of the Bombay High Court, following a resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium last week.They are :Siddheshwar Sundarrao ThombreMehroz Ashraf Khan PathanRanjitsinha Raja BhonsaleNandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeAmit Satyavan JamsandekarAshish Sahadev ChavanSmt. Vaishali Nimbajirao...