Summons To Lawyers Only After Magistrate's Approval; Fees Shouldn't Be Presumed As Crime Proceeds : Bar Bodies To Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 29) heard the suo motu case "In Re : Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion or Represent Parties During Investigation of Cases and Related Issues", which was initiated after the instances of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issuing summons to two senior lawyers.After a brief hearing of the concerns raised by various bar bodies, a bench comprising...

'Restricts Access To Info, Favours Potentially Corrupt Officials': Justice AP Shah Writes To AG Urging Roll Back Of Amendments To RTI Act

Former Delhi High Court judge Justice Ajit Prakash Shah has written an open letter to the Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani, expressing "concern" over the legislative changes made to RTI Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, remarking that these changes threaten to dismantle the Act's purpose of democratic accountability and citizen empowerment. "It has come to...

Bihar SIR | 'If There's Mass Exclusion, We'll Step In' : Supreme Court To Commence Hearing On August 12

Responding to the apprehensions that 65 lakh voters are going to be excluded from the draft list to be published by the Election Commission of India in the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the Supreme Court on Tuesday orally said that if there is any mass exclusion, then the Court will step in.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi listed the...

Supreme Court To Commence Hearing Of Presidential Reference On Bills' Timelines From August 19

The Supreme Court today(July 29) fixed August 19 as the date on which hearings will commence on the Presidential Reference made by President Droupadi Murmu concerning the powers of the Governor and the President under Articles 200(assent to Bills) and 201(bills reserved for consideration) of the Constitution.The Court also agreed to grant one hour first to the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu...

Vadodara Boat Capsize | Supreme Court Directs Disbursal Of ₹1.2 Crore Compensation, Stays HC Order Holding Contractor Fully Liable

The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the compensation amount of over ₹1.2 crore, deposited by M/s Kotia Projects, the contractor firm operating at Harni Lake in Vadodara, be disbursed to the families of the twelve children and two teachers who died in a boat capsize incident at the lake on January 18, 2024.“Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the sum of...

'Appeal In Disguise' : Tamil Nadu Objects To President's Reference In Supreme Court On Bills' Assent Timelines

The Tamil Nadu Government has filed an application objecting to the maintainability of the Reference made by the President, Droupadi Murmu, seeking the Supreme Court's opinion on certain queries relating to the timelines for granting assent to Bills by the Governors.The State argued that the queries raised by the President in the Reference under Article 143 are "directly answered" by the...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 28, 2025

Links of today's reports are given below :'11 Of 14 Queries Covered By TN Governor Case Judgment' : Kerala Objects To Maintainability Of President's Reference In Supreme Court 'Every Day Hundreds Of Dog Bites': Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Report On Stray Dogs Attacking Kids In DelhiSupreme Court Rejects Plea Of Ilaiyaraaja's Music Company To Transfer Sony's Suit From Bombay HC...

Proposal Submitted In Supreme Court To Have DGPs Selected By Panel Of CM, Opposition Leader & HC CJ

The Supreme Court today (July 28) was informed of the repeated flouting of its directions for the appointment of DGPs given in the Prakash Singh Case. The original writ petitioner, Prakash Singh, has also submitted an application seeking a revised selection procedure for DGPs on similar lines to how the CBI Director is appointed by a 3 member committee at a central level. The bench of CJI...

Supreme Court Stays Himachal Pradesh HC's Order To Cut Apple Orchards In Forest Lands

The Supreme Court today (July 28) stayed the order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court directing the felling of Apple Orchards grown on forest lands. The Court has also allowed the State Government to auction the apples.The bench of CJI BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing a challenge to the Himachal Pradesh High Court order, which suo motu directed the Forest...

Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of HC Acquitting POCSO Accused Interpreting Girl's 'Samband Banaya' Statement As Not Sexual Relation

The Supreme Court today(July 28) issued fresh notice to the accused in a Special Leave Petition against the Delhi High Court's order acquitting a 22-year-old man convicted for raping a 14-year-old minor on the grounds that the survivor's testimony that there was 'samband' cannot be interpreted to mean 'sexual intercourse'. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih...

'BBMP Elections Will Be Held By November, 50% Steps Taken Under New Act': Karnataka Govt Tells Supreme Court

In a matter pertaining to elections of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), State of Karnataka told the Supreme Court today that the BBMP elections, which were last held in 2015, will be held by coming November."There's a delay, no doubt. But an Act of the Legislature was passed. It was held back by the Governor for a few months. And now by November, all the elections as per the new...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Tamil YouTuber Savukku Shankar's Plea For CBI Probe Into Alleged Misappropriation Of 'Annal Ambedkar' Funds

Tamil YouTuber Savukku Shankar today told the Supreme Court that his house was vandalised after he filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court seeking a CBI probe into the alleged fund misappropriation in the Annal Ambedkar Scheme.The Court today issued notice in his Special Leave Petition challenging the refusal of the Madras High Court to probe into alleged misappropriation in the...