Supreme Court Seeks Updated Data On Commercial Litigation Across Country To Assess Need For More Courts

In a matter pertaining to implementation of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, the Supreme Court today called for updated data on the trend of filing of commercial litigation across the country to assess whether additional commercial courts are required.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana heard the matter.The Court was dealing with a petition filed by the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Bail Plea Of Man Accused Of Making Objectionable Posts Against Jharkhand CM's Wife Kalpana Soren

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed by a 30-year-old security guard challenging the Jharkhand High Court's refusal to grant him bail in a case arising from allegedly obscene and derogatory Facebook posts against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife, Kalpana Soren, who is a sitting MLA from Gandey.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale...

Allahabad High Court Orders ₹25 Lakh Compensation For 2 Sisters Illegally Confined By Father After Conversion To Islam

The Allahabad High Court last week ordered the father of two adult sisters and the Uttar Pradesh Government to jointly pay ₹25 lakh compensation after holding that the women were illegally confined at their parental home following their decision to convert from Hinduism to Islam.A bench of Justice Sandeep Jain passed the order while allowing a habeas corpus petition concerning Diya Bhatia...

'Ram Rahim Singh's Acquittal Requires Consideration' : Supreme Court To Hear Slain Journalist's Son's Appeal

The Supreme Court today listed for final hearing a plea challenging Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's acquittal in a journalist's murder case, noting that the matter required consideration.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued notice on the petition filed by the journalist's son Aridaman, challenging the order of the Punjab and Haryana...

Supreme Court Asks Manipur Committee To Verify Complaints Over Non-Restoration Of Damaged Houses

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the High-Powered Committee constituted to oversee relief and rehabilitation measures in violence-hit Manipur to examine complaints that several affected families are yet to receive the benefits of rehabilitation, including reconstruction of houses damaged during the ethnic violence.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea To Frame Regulations Under National Commission For Allied & Healthcare Professions Act

The Supreme Court today(August 10) issued notice in a writ petition filed by the Federation of Self Financing Technical Institutions(FSFTI) seeking framing of mandatory regulations under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe issued notice to the Union, the National Commission for Allied...

Wrestlers' Molestation Case | Complainants Silent For Years, Had Cordial Relations With Brij Bhushan; Testimonies Inconsistent: Court

A Delhi court, while acquitting BJP leaeder and former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case concerning allegations of sexual harassment and molestation by women wrestlers, cited their prolonged silence, continued cordial relations with the accused, and contradictions in testimony as circumstances that created reasonable doubt about the...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Union & States On PIL Seeking Steps To Expedite NDPS Trials & Tackle Drug Abuse

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union and all States on a PIL seeking directions to tackle drug menace in the country, including a declaration that sentences in NDPS cases shall run consecutively.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order in the public interest litigation initiated by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. The case was...

'Continuous Learning Is Hallmark Of Outstanding Legal Professional': Justice Vikram Nath At 300th Friday Group Meeting

The Friday Group, a continuing legal education initiative of Supreme Court advocates, celebrated its 300th meeting on July 31, 2026, at the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) Auditorium, New Delhi. Justice Vikram Nath, Judge, Supreme Court of India, attended the event as the Chief Guest, while Justice V. Mohana was felicitated following her elevation to the Supreme Court.Introducing...

Lok Sabha Passes Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 Without Debate

The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026 without any debate amid heavy protests by Opposition MPs over various issues.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, who introduced the Bill, said that there was no change in the jurisdiction of any tribunal as provided under the respective parent Acts. He said the Bill was aimed at strengthening appointments, tribunal independence...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Third Petition Filed By Same Petitioner For Regulation Of Religious Education

The Supreme Court today(August 10) dismissed as withdrawn a petition seeking registration, recognition and supervision of all institutions imparting religious education to children up to 14 years.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M Pancholi, at the outset, clarified that they wouldn't entertain the third petition filed on the same issue when the Court had earlier...

National Legal Academy To Be Set Up At IIULER Campus In Goa: BCI Chairman

Goa, August 9, 2026: The proposed National Legal Academy (NLA) for compulsory training of lawyers, as directed by the Supreme Court, will be set up at the BCI Trust-run India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER) campus in Goa, Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra announced today.Addressing the orientation day event, Deeksharambh, for the Batch...