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Supreme Court Stays Investigation In Kerala FIR Against Ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan & Kin In Exalogic Case For 10 Days
The Supreme Court allowed Vijayan and co-accused to file appeal before the High Court Division Bench against the Single Bench direction to register FIR.

AP Municipal Polls : Supreme Court Asks State Election Commission To Decide On YSRCP Plea To Extend Nomination Deadline
The Court asked the SEC to postpone the publication of final list of candidates till October 25.

Madras High Court Launches Digital Dashboard To Track Unclaimed Motor Accident, Labour Court Awards
The Madras High Court has launched the dedicated Digital Dashboard to monitor unclaimed amounts in Motor Accident Claims Petitions (MCOPs) and Labour Court cases. The Dashboard has been developed in coordination with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), Madras, and was approved by the High Court's Computer Committee in its meeting held on September 28. The Dashboard is now live and...

CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka Move Delhi High Court Against Judicial Custody
Update: The petition was not listed tonight before the Delhi High Court. The petitioners' legal team will seek hearing of the plea tomorrow. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday challenging an order passed by Special Executive Magistrate Court extending their judicial custody by two more days.As per Das and Ranka's counsel,...

Know The Law | When Can A Plaint Be Amended After Trial Has Begun? Supreme Court Explains Order VI Rule 17 CPC
The Supreme Court has recently explained as to when a plaint be amended under Order VI Rule 17 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) once the trial has begun, while allowing the amendment subject to costs of Rs 25,000.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan explained the law while setting aside orders of the trial court and the Orissa High Court refusing an amendment. Order...

Precedents Barring Recovery Of Excess Payments Have Not Considered Section 72 Contract Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently observed that not a single precedent has remarked on the applicability of Section 72 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 in the line of decisions dealing with recovery of excess payments.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu made the observation while dismissing appeals by teachers whose Academic Grade Pay benefits were withdrawn after they...

Why Teaching Post Vacancies Notified Separately For Males & Females? Supreme Court Asks Delhi Govt On Transgender Candidate's Plea
The Supreme Court has questioned the rationale for notifying teaching vacancies separately for male and female candidates, asking the Delhi Government to explain the legal basis for such gender-based bifurcation and how transgender persons would be accommodated in public employment.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran raised the questions while issuing notice on...

J&K And Ladakh High Court Marks Ladakh Bench Inauguration With Ceremonial Sitting At Leh
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held a Ceremonial Bench at Leh on October 18, 2026, presided over by Chief Justice Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati, to commemorate the inauguration of the Ladakh Bench.The occasion marked a significant milestone in bringing constitutional justice closer to the people of the Union Territory.Several judges of the High Court attended...

CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Ladakh Bench Of Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, has inaugurated the newly established Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Melongthang, Leh, marking a significant step towards improving access to justice in the Union Territory.The establishment of the Bench is expected to reduce the hardships, time and expenditure involved in travelling to Srinagar or Jammu...

'No Respect For Law, Habitual In Calling Protests At Denotified Area' : Executive Magistrate On Extending CJP Leaders' Custody
Observing that repeated calls for protests at de-notified sites showed a lack of respect for the law, a Special Executive Magistrate(SEM) has extended the judicial custody of CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das till October 21 in proceedings initiated under Sections 126 and 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).Special Executive Magistrate Ritu Raj, in an order dated...

Executive Magistrate Extends Custody Of CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka By Two Days
A Special Executive Magistrate Court in Delhi today extended the judicial custody of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka by two more days.The case involves alleged violation of earlier peace bonds executed by them by attempting to unfurl the national flag at Jantar Mantar in breach of prohibitory orders.The two were earlier remanded to five days of judicial custody by Executive...

