Supreme Court Stays MP HC Direction Mandating IPS-Level Supervision Of All Serious Crime Probes

The Supreme Court recently stayed a direction issued by the Madhya Pradesh High Court mandating the formation of a Serious Crimes Investigation Supervising Team in each district, to be headed by a senior IPS officer, for overseeing every investigation in serious crimes.A bench of Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh directed the state to submit an SOP which balances...

Executive Chairman of J&K Legal Services Authority Justice Sanjeev Kumar Inaugurates Legal Cell & Medical Camp At Pahalgam Court Complex

In a significant event held at the Pahalgam Court Complex, Justice Sanjeev Kumar inaugurated the newly established Legal Cell aimed at providing legal assistance to the public. The event also saw the inauguration of a Medical Camp for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra 2025 and the First Aid Cell for the pilgrims.Following the inaugural ceremonies, a cultural program featuring traditional folk songs...

Prosecutor Working On Contractual Basis Cannot Claim Regularisation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently rejected a plea by a Public Prosecutor, appointed on a contractual basis, seeking regularisation.A bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi held that the Calcutta High Court had not committed any error in rejecting the petitioner's writ application seeking directions for regularisation. The Court noted that the petitioner had himself been...

NEET-UG 2025 : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Results & Answer Key

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the final answer key and result of NEET-UG 2025 exam held by the National Testing Agency.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan was dealing with candidate-Shivam Gandhi Raina's plea, alleging that there was mistake in the answer given by the NTA to one question (Question No.136, Code No.47)At the outset, the bench said that it...

Supreme Court Declines To Hear HDFC Bank CEO's Plea Against Lilavati Trust FIR, Notes Matter Pending Before Bombay High Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (July 4) refused to entertain the petition filed by Sashidhar Jagdishan, CEO of HDFC Bank, for quashing of the FIR registered against him at the behest of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan observed that it would be improper on the part of the Supreme Court to intervene when Jagdishan's petition is listed before...

Centre Notifies Waqf Rules 2025 On Portal & Database Of Waqf Properties, Audit & Accounts Etc

The Union Government on July 3 notified the "Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Rules, 2025", dealing with the portal and database of waqf properties, the manner of their registration, conduct of audit and maintenance of accounts, etc.The rules have been framed in exercise of powers under Section 108B of the 1995 Act, which was inserted as per the Waqf...

'True Patriot, Spoke In Interest Of Sikh Community': Rahul Gandhi Defends Remarks Made During US Trip In Varanasi Court

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, has filed his response before a Varanasi court opposing a revision plea seeking registration of an FIR against him for allegedly making inflammatory remarks about Sikhs during a visit to the United States (in September 2024). In a written reply filed before an MP/MLA Court, Gandhi asserted that the revision petition, filed...

NEET-UG 2025 : Candidate's Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Result, Alleges Error In Answer Key

Update on July 4 - NEET-UG 2025 : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Results & Answer KeyA writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the final answer key and the result of the NEET-UG 2025 exam held by the National Testing Agency.The petitioner, a candidate of the NEET-UG exam, alleges that there were manifest errors in the provisional answer key, which were...

Advocate Barred For 2 Years For Charging Client ₹80,000 As Fake Court Fee

The Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa (BCMG) has suspended one Advocate from practice for a period of two years since she charged a fraudulent court fee of ₹80,000 from a client.Advocate Ranjeeta Vengurlekar faced the penalty. She was also directed to pay a cost of Rs 25,000 to the client.The complaint was filed by Abhijeet Jagannath Zadokar, who accused Vengurlekar of cheating him by...

Independence Of Judiciary Under Threat Even Today; Delay In Clearing Collegium Proposals One Example : Justice Oka

Speaking at an event, retired Supreme Court judge-Justice Abhay S Oka called out the government over delays in approving names of judges recommended for appointment by the Supreme Court collegium."Independence of judiciary is under challenge even today. I'll give one example. We have Collegium system. Every document on how it functions is made transparent. Today, after Collegium...

CCI Imposes Over ₹6 Lakh Fine On Publishers & Booksellers Body And Former Office-Bearers For 'Controlling & Limiting' Book Trade

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found the Federation of Publishers' and Booksellers' Associations in India (FPBAI) and three of its former office-bearers guilty of carrying out anti-competitive business practices in violation of provisions of the Competition Act. In doing so the commission imposed penalty to the tune of ₹2,56,649/- upon FPBAI, which is stated to be umbrella...

'Women Don't Require Our Charity But Dignity': Supreme Court Judge N Kotiswar Singh On Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace

Talking on the issue of sexual harassment of women at workplace, Supreme Court judge, Justice N Kotiswar Singh, on Thursday said that women do not require charity and that it is “our solemn obligation” to ensure their dignity. The judge said that it is important for men at workplace to understand what makes a female counterpart uncomfortable, either with the use of certain words or...