'Udaipur Files' Film Case: Supreme Court Awaits Centre's Decision On Revision, Says Balance Of Convenience Favours Objectors

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the petitions relating to the controversial movie "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder", taking note of the fact that the Union Government is set to hear today at 2.30 PM the revision petitions against the CBFC certification of the film.The Court said that it expected the Centre's committee to take its decision "immediately, without loss of...

NEET-UG 2025 : Candidates Who Suffered Power Outage In MP Centres Approach Supreme Court For Re-test

The NEET-UG 2025 candidates who suffered power outage in centres in Madhya Pradesh have approached the Supreme Court, challenging the refusal of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to order a re-test for them.The petition was mentioned today by a counsel before a bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi for urgent listing. When the bench agreed to list the matter next week,...

Former CJI Sanjiv Khanna Joins Himachal Pradesh National Law University As Distinguished Professor

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, former Chief Justice of India, has joined Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla, as a 'Distinguished' Professor. He has previously been associated with the University in the capacity of a Visitor.Confirming the development to Live Law, HPNLU Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Priti Saxena said, "Yes, he has agreed to get associated with the University. We...

Electricity Regulatory Commissions Can't Entertain Cases Solely On Public Interest; Don't Have Direct Regulatory Oversight Over Franchisees: Supreme Court

In an electricity distribution dispute, the Supreme Court recently held that Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) cannot entertain a matter solely on the ground of public interest.An ERC must consider matters in public interest wherever mandated by the Electricity Act, i.e., in matters relating to tariff determination, procurement of power processes, and utility/licensee management,...

Three Different Benches Of Supreme Court Raise Concerns Over Citizens Misusing Freedom Of Speech

In the span of the last two days, three benches of the Supreme Court expressed concern over increasing misuse of the right to freedom of speech and expression, while dealing with separate matters involving offensive social media posts, comedy content targeting persons with disabilities, and allegedly derogatory cartoons.The judges' remarks observations touched upon the need for self-restraint...

Prisoners Have No Fundamental Right To Demand Personalised Or Luxurious Food Items : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today(July 15) observed that while the State has moral and constitutional obligations to ensure that prison facilities are as the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2016, the right to reasonable accommodation does not extend to creating an obligation on authorities to ensure personalised or costly food items to prisoners with disabilities. It said that the inability of...

'State Must Uphold Rights Of Prisoners With Disabilities' : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Prisons In Tamil Nadu

In a significant judgment today(July 15) for disability rights, the Supreme Court issued guidelines for prisoners with disabilities across all prisons in Tamil Nadu, including that all prisons must be equipped with disability-friendly infrastructure such as accessible toilets, ramps, and there must be dedicated spaces for physiotherapy etc. The directions, issued in the larger public interest...

Consider Revising Disability Pension Policy For Ex-Army Men To Prevent Misuse Through Belated Claims : Supreme Court Tells Union

Expressing concerns over delayed claims for disability pensions by ex-army men, the Supreme Court today (July 15) asked the Union to consider revising its Policy to ensure there is no misuse of the law. The bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar was hearing a plea by the Union challenging the Delhi High Court's order, which, in a batch of petitions, upheld the orders of the...

In A First, Punjab Assembly Introduces Anti-Sacrilege Bill | Explained

"To preserve religious and communal harmony and fraternity among people of diverse religious beliefs and faiths residing in the Punjab", The Punjab Government introduced the 'The Prevention Of Offences Against Holy Scriptures Bill, 2025' on Monday in the legislative assembly. The Bill proposes punishment up to life imprisonment and fine of up to Rs 10 lakh for committing "offence" under...

Pune Porsche Car Accident Case: Juvenile Justice Board Denies Plea To Try Accused As An Adult

In a development in the Pune Porsche accident case, a Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Tuesday rejected an application filed by the Pune Police, which sought the board's permission to try the minor accused, who was driving the vehicle, as an adult in the case. Confirming the development, special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray told Live Law, "We had filed an application to try the minor boy as...

MBBS : Supreme Court Directs AMU To Disburse Stipend Arrears To Foreign Medical Graduates At Par With Indian Graduates

The Supreme Court today (July 15) directed the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) to give internship stipend arrears to 11 Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) within 2 weeks. The bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar was hearing the plea filed by 11 medical students who completed their primary medical education from foreign institutions and qualify as FMGs. They are now completing...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To MP Cartoonist After His Apology For Objectionable Post On Prime Minister

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 15) granted interim protection to Indore based cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who has been booked over a cartoon shared on Facebook that allegedly contains derogatory references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RSS. The court listed the matter after August 15th for further hearing.The order was passed after Malviya submitted an apology. The Court directed...