Delhi Judge Shifted After Video Of Heated Exchange With Lawyer Goes Viral

The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered the attachment of District Judge Rakesh Kumar to the Delhi Judicial Academy after a video purportedly showing him in a heated altercation with a lawyer went viral on social media.As per an order issued by the High Court Registrar General, the decision was taken by the Chief Justice and the judges of the High Court to attach Rakesh Kumar, presently serving...

Lawyers, Police Clash In Lucknow Over Demolition Of 'Illegal' Advocate Chambers Following High Court Directions

Tensions escalated and a clash broke out between the Lawyers and Police outside the Lucknow District Court complex on Sunday after the local authorities initiated a demolition action against over 200 'illegal' lawyers' chambers and shops in the Kaiserbagh area. According to media reports, the police had to resort to a lathi-charge and mild force after lawyers protested the...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order For New Sewer Line Across AIIMS To Tackle Waterlogging In Green Park Extension Area

Courts cannot step into the shoes of administrative bodies, the SC reminded.

Preventive Detention Unwarranted When There's No Breach Of Public Order & Ordinary Law Can Be Applied: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently quashed a preventive detention order issued under the MPDA Act 1981, holding that when a person can be dealt with under ordinary law and there is no cogent material to show breach of public order, invocation of the preventive detention law is unwarranted."in our view, the satisfaction of the detaining authority that activities of the appellant were prejudicial to...

President Promulgates Ordinance To Raise Number Of Supreme Court Judges By 4

The Supreme Court now has a sanctioned strength of 38 judges, including the CJI.

From Litigants Asking 'File Kahan Hai' To 'Link Bhej Dijiye': CJI Surya Kant On Digital Transformation Of Judiciary

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recently recalled that there was a time when a litigant entering a lawyer's chamber would ask 'File Kahan Hai?' (where is the file?), but that has changed to 'Link bhej dijiye' (send me the link).He said that behind a small shift of language lies an institutional transformation of the justice-delivery system, which was once reflected by a towering bundle of...

Lawyers Must Also Bring To Court's Notice Judgments Which Do Not Support Their Case : Supreme Court

In a significant observation on professional ethics and judicial discipline, the Supreme Court has said that lawyers have a duty to bring to the court's notice not only precedents that support their case but also those that go against them, stressing that both the Bar and the Bench share responsibility for ensuring consistency in the justice delivery system. A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol...

Lawyer Brings To Supreme Court's Notice Udhayanidhi Stalin's Remarks Against Sanatana Dharma In TN Assembly

An application has been filed bringing to the notice of the Supreme Court the recent comments made by Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin against Sanatana Dharma, calling for its abolition.It may be recalled that DMK's Udhayanidhi, son of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin, came under the scanner in September 2023 for his remarks comparing 'Sanatana Dharma'...

Mediclaim Reimbursement Cannot Be Deducted From Motor Accident Compensation : Supreme Court

The Court explained that while medical insurance is a contractual benefit obtained by paying premiums, motor accident compensation is a statutory entitlement.

NEET UG 2026 Cancellation : United Doctors Front Moves Supreme Court Seeking NTA Dissolution

A writ petition has been filed by the United Doctors Front (UDF) before the Supreme Court seeking dissolution of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in light of its “systemic failure” in conducting NEET-UG 2026.The petition, filed through Advocate Ritu Reniwal, seeks the creation of a statutory national testing body through legislation enacted by Parliament with defined legal...

Section Of Media Misquoted Me, Criticised Only Those Who Join Professions With Fake Degrees: CJI Surya Kant Clarifies Remarks On Youth

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a clarification over his oral remarks made during a court hearing yesterday, saying that a section of the media had misquoted him and wrongly portrayed his comments as a criticism of the youth of the country.In a statement issued after the remarks triggered controversy online, the CJI said his observations were directed only against persons...

When Can Re-Assessment Be Opened U/s 147, 148 of Income Tax Act? Supreme Court Explains

While dealing with a tax case related to development of a housing project, the Supreme Court recently elucidated the position of law pertaining to reopening of assessments under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan referred to Section 147 (pre-2012) and Section 148 (pre-2006) of the IT Act and observed that power to reopen assessment is...