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Supreme Court Stays HC Order Allowing Accused To Inspect Unrelied Electronic Evidence In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
The Supreme Court today(July 20) stayed the Delhi High Court's order, which allowed Devangana Kalita, accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to inspect electronic evidence collected by the Delhi Police during the investigation but not relied upon by the prosecution.It may be recalled that on June 6, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna of the Delhi High Court dismissed Kalita's plea...
Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre For Delaying Decision On Ex-Cop's President's Gallantry Award For Anti-Dacoity Operation
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over the Union Government's continued refusal to comply with a Madhya Pradesh High Court direction to confer the President's Gallantry Award on a former police officer who shot dead two dacoits during an anti-dacoity operation more than two decades ago.A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice R. Mahadevan was hearing...
HC Judges' Post-Retirement Benefits Must Be Uniform Across Country : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Form Committee
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Union Government to constitute a committee within two weeks to frame uniform guidelines on post-retirement facilities for former Chief Justices and judges of High Courts, observing that essential amenities currently vary widely from State to State.A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana,...
Bill To Increase Number Of Supreme Court Judges Introduced In Lok Sabha
A Bill to increase the strength of Supreme Court judges was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday (July 20) in the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, a bill to further amend the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956. It seeks to replace an ordinance which increased the number...
"Even If Building Is Demolished Today, I Won't Allow Listing": CJI Surya Kant Deprecates Practice Of Directly Approaching Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to urgently list a plea seeking protection against the demolition of a property, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant refusing to entertain the matter directly and reiterating that litigants should first approach the jurisdictional High Court.Seeking a same-day listing, the petitioner's counsel submitted that the authorities were proceeding with...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 20/07/2026
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...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Elections In Maharashtra Local Bodies Treating Reservation Above 50% As Open Seats
The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the State of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra State Election Commission on a petition seeking directions for immediate conduct of local body polls in Maharashtra, which have not been held despite a lapse of 506 days since the expiry of the respective local bodies' tenures.The petition seeks directions to immediately conduct elections to the...
Wife's Plea Against Sonam Wangchuk's Admission In Govt Hospital : Live Updates From Delhi High Court Sunday Hearing
The Delhi High Court will hold a special Sunday sitting today 2.30 PM to hear a petition filed by Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging the Delhi Police action of shifting him to Safdarjung Government Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site where he had been holding a hunger strike for over 20 days.Expressing a lack of trust in Safdarjung Hospital, Angmo...
Haryana State Legal Services Authority Conducts Statewide Special Lok Adalat For Cases Under Negotiable Instruments Act
A Special Lok Adalat for cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act was successfully organized across the State of Haryana on 18th July, 2026 under the leadership of Justice Deepak Sibal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA). The Special Lok Adalat was conducted simultaneously in all 22 Districts and 38 Sub-Divisions...
'Worried About What's Being Done To Him': Sonam Wangchuk's Wife Writes To Delhi HC Chief For Urgent Hearing Today
Following the removal of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi police, his wife Gitanjali Angmo has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court seeking immediate release of her husband from the hospital.In the alternative, she seeks an urgent hearing of her petition seeking similar relief today itself.Angmo alleges that Wangchuk was...