Supreme Court To Hear PIL On Rights Of Neurodivergent Persons

The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a PIL seeking directions to address “persistent neglect, institutional apathy, and failure” in upholding constitutional, statutory, and international obligations towards individuals with neurodivergent conditions like Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD etc.“Despite progressive legislation, critical gaps persist in India's mental health...

Supreme Court Bars Arrest Without Permission In Fresh FIR By UP Police After Accused Assail Repeated FIRs As Means To Defeat Bail

In a matter alleging registration of multiple FIRs by State of Uttar Pradesh in order to defeat grant of bail, the Supreme Court recently directed that the accused shall not be arrested in any subsequent FIR without leave of the Court."...the petitioners shall not be arrested by the respondents in any of the FIR(s) which will be lodged hereinafter, without the leave of this Court" a bench...

NEET-PG : After Two Claims Over Lone Radio Diagnosis Seat, Supreme Court Asks NMC If General Medicine Seat Can Be Converted

Given an "extraordinary" situation, the Supreme Court recently directed the National Medical Commission to consider if the General Medicine seat occupied by a NEET-PG candidate could be converted to one under Radio Diagnosis, as he had spent 6 months studying the said course before another candidate, who has a higher claim in the institutional reservation, became eligible for the Radio...

BREAKING| Centre Notifies Elevation Of Justices Alok Aradhe & Vipul Pancholi As Supreme Court Judges

The Centre has notified the appointments of Justice Alok Aradhe (presently Chief Justice of Bombay High Court) and Justice Vipul Pancholi(CJ of Patna HC) as Supreme Court judges, two days after the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation for their elevation.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal posted in X : "In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President,...

SCAORA Demands Withdrawal Of Delhi LG's Notification Allowing Police Officers To Give Evidence From VC Rooms In Police Stations

The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association has passed a resolution condemning the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's notification allowing police personnel to give evidence in trials from police stations through VC.In a unanimous resolution, SCAORA, through its Secretary Advocate Nikhil Jain said the August 13, 2025 notification undermines the sanctity of judicial proceedings and risks...

'Serious Lapse': Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From MP Govt For Convict Spending Additional Year In Jail After Sentence Period

The Supreme Court recently sought a reply from the State of Madhya Pradesh as to why a person, convicted for the offence of rape, remained in jail for more than eight years after having undergone the entire sentence of seven years. Remarking that it's a matter of "serious lapse," a bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan has asked the State to file a reply within...

Is It Sufficient To Apply PwD Reservation Only In Open Category? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court will hear a special leave petition in November, where the issue arises as to whether 4% reservation provided for physically challenged persons is a compartmentalised horizontal reservation to the different categories, such as open competition/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Economically Weaker Section etc or an overall horizontal reservation for the posts of Jammu and...

Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Transfer Of 14 High Court Judges

In a significant reshuffle of the higher judiciary, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of 14 judges across various High Courts. The move involves judges from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madras, Rajasthan, Delhi, Allahabad, Gujarat, Kerala, Calcutta, Andhra Pradesh, and Patna High Courts.According to the collegium statement, published today after the meetings held on...

Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For 'False Case' Against Six Men Accused Of Arson Near Mosque, Acquits All

A Delhi Court has rapped the Delhi Police for foisting “false case” against six men in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts said that there was “egregious padding of evidence” by the Investigating officer, resulting in “serious trampling” of rights of the accused persons. The judge acquitted Ishu Gupta, Prem...

Supreme Court To Examine Validity Of Bihar Prohibition & Excise Act Provision On District Collector's Powers To Confiscate Property

The Supreme Court will soon examine the validity of Section 58 of the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, which deals with a District Collector's powers of confiscation of property related to offenses under the Act.A bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran, NV Anjaria recently issued notice on a petition filed by the State of Bihar challenging a Patna High Court decision...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 26, 2025

Links of today's Supreme Court reports :NGT Has No Power To Direct ED Probe Under PMLA : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Stays Kerala HC Order Which Held Cochin International Airport Ltd To Be A 'Public Authority' Under RTI ActNon-Discovery Of Incriminating Material Does Not Mean Non-Cooperation By Accused: Supreme CourtRefusal To Enter Witness Box By Party Having Special Knowledge Of Facts...

Journalist Abhisar Sharma Moves Supreme Court Challenging Assam Police FIR Over Video Against Govt; Challenges S.152 BNS

Journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma has approached the Supreme Court against an FIR registered by Assam police under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.He says that the FIR was registered after he published a video criticizing Assam government's 'communal politics' and questioning its allotment of 3000 bighas of land to a private entity. He also challenges the vires of Section 152...