Supreme Court Asks Ex-Mayor To Approach Delhi Police For FIR Against UP Police Over Raid For Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri seeking an FIR against Ghaziabad Police officials for allegedly conducting an illegal raid at his residence in search of journalist Abhishek Upadhyay.The Court asked the petitioner to avail the regular statutory remedies seeking FIR instead of invoking Article 32 of the Constitution at...

Supreme Court Urges Centre To Extend Terms Of Present Tribunal Members Till Fresh Appointments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Centre to consider extending the terms of existing tribunal members on an ad hoc basis until fresh appointments are made, cautioning that tribunals should not become defunct due to vacancies.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing the Madras Bar Association matter concerning...

'100% Case For Dismissal': Supreme Court On Ex-Punjab DIG HS Bhullar's Bail Plea In Corruption Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday prima facie indicated that it may dismiss the bail plea filed by suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who is accused in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing Bhullar's challenge to an order of the Punjab...

Judiciary Cannot Seek Public Confidence By Placing Itself Beyond Scrutiny: CJI Surya Kant

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday stressed that the Judiciary cannot seek public confidence by placing itself beyond scrutiny and must remain willing to be examined, questioned and criticised.Delivering the 6th Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on “Justice Seen to Be Done: Transparency and Public Trust as Pillars of the Legal System”, Justice Kant highlighted that...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 15 September 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

Centre Prohibits Charges On UPI Transactions Up To Rs 2,000 & RuPay Debit Card

The Centre has prohibited banks and system providers from imposing any charges, directly or indirectly, on persons making or receiving payments through RuPay-powered debit cards and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to Rs 2,000.The Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, issued a notification on September 14, 2026, under Section 10A of the Payment...

'Free Umar Khalid' Is A Valid Statement For Those Who Understand Constitution & Believe In Democracy : Adv Vrinda Grover

Advocate Vrinda Grover recently said that student activist Umar Khalid has been incarcerated for six years without trial in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots for the ideas that he holds. "What is clear and on which there is no dispute, he[Umar Khalid] has been put behind bars for his ideas, for his thinking, for the active exercise of his citizenship, rather than to be a passive person who...

On Hindi Diwas, Supreme Court Announces Service To Give Judgment Summaries, Audio-Video Bulletin In Hindi

The Supreme Court today announced the launch of a new public information service in Hindi to provide citizens with simple summaries of important judgments and orders of the Court.The announcement was made on the occasion of Hindi Diwas.Under the new service, selected important judgments and orders of the Supreme Court will be accompanied by simple Hindi summaries. A daily Hindi audio and...

SIR Is ECI Telling PM, 'Sir, We Will Do Whatever You Want' : Kapil Sibal

Referring to the mass deletions after the SIR, Sibal said that the whole process is polluted.

Delhi Court Reserves Order On Swatantra Bhardwaj's Bail Plea In CJP Protester Assault Case

A Delhi Court on Monday reserved order in the plea filed by Swatantra Bhardwaj seeking bail in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts will pass the order tomorrow. Earlier today, the Court decided to conduct in camera...

Know The Law | Why Supreme Court Did Not Follow 'Tarsem Singh' Precedent On Limiting Pension Arrear Claims?

The Supreme Court has recently ruled that a widow claiming family pension cannot be denied arrears merely because she approached the courts belatedly, where the delay was on account of her poverty, illiteracy, and the employer's own illegality. This ruling departs from the Supreme Court's earlier ruling in Union of India v Tarsem Singh (2008) 8 SCC 648 wherein the restricted arrears of pension...

District Courts Are Citizens' Courts; Lawyers Practising There Important Part Of Justice System : Justice Abhay Oka

Justice Oka emphasised hard work, mastery of procedural law, professional ethics and dignity in advocacy while speaking at the inauguration of the Continuing Legal Education Programme at ILS Law College, Pune