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Over 42,000 Cases Referred For Mediation In Kerala Under 'Mediation For The Nation 2.0'
Kerala has recorded significant progress in reducing judicial backlog through mediation under the nationwide campaign 'Mediation for the Nation 2.0', launched by the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Supreme Court.According to a press release, more than 42,000 cases across the State have already been referred for mediation, with around 3,400 cases successfully settled...
Supreme Court To Examine If Pupil -Teacher Ratio Fixed In Maharashtra Is Contrary To RTE Act
The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a petition challenging a 2024 Government Resolution(GR) issued by the State of Maharashtra under the Right of the Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009(RTE Act). As per the GR, the State has modified the criteria for sanctioning the teachers' posts based on the number of students in primary, upper primary, and secondary schools in...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 5, 2026
Links to today's reports :Arrest Exception, Not Rule For Offences Punishable Up To 7 Yrs; S.35(3) BNSS Notice Mandatory In Such Cases : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Orders Inquiry Against 6 Gujarat Ayurved Colleges For Admitting Students Who Didn't Qualify NEET'No Mechanical FIRs For Harsh Political Posts' : Supreme Court Upholds Telangana HC Guidelines For Cases Over Social Media PostsJamiat...
Law Ministry Revises Fees Of Central Government Counsel
The Union Ministry of Law & Justice today(February 5) issued an office memorandum announcing the revised fee structure applicable to Union Government counsel across the Courts and the Tribunals, with effect from February 1st. As per the memorandum, the counsels should be paid as per the old rates in respect of their appearances and work done by them prior to February 1st. Through...
Thane Court Rejects Digvijay Singh's Plea To Dismiss Defamation Suit Filed By RSS Worker For Allegedly Defaming Organisation, MS Golwalkar
A Thane Court recently dismissed an application filed by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who had sought dismissal of a defamation suit filed against him for allegedly defaming Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its founder MS Golwalkar by posting an objectionable post on Twitter (now X).For context, Vivek Champanerkar an RSS worker filed a...
Supreme Court Refers Plea Challenging Chhattisgarh Bar Council Elections To Justice Dhulia Committee
The Supreme Court on Thursday requested the High Powered Committee headed by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia to inquire into the alleged malpractices in the Chhattisgarh State Bar Council elections that took place in September 2025. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymaly Bagchi was hearing a transfer petition by BCI seeking transfer of a pending writ petition challenging the Chhattisgarh...
Supreme Court Approves BCI's Nomination Fee, Asks HCs Not To Interfere With State Bar Council Elections On Fee Challenge
The Supreme Court on Thursday approved the nomination fee of Rs 1.25 lakhs fixed by the Bar Council of India for contesting elections to the State Bar Councils.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also directed that no High Court should interfere with the ongoing Bar Council Elections on account of any challenge to the prescription of the election...
Supreme Court Upholds Cancellation Of Free Land Allotment For International Arbitration & Mediation Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Telangana High Court judgment that quashed the free allotment of government land in Hyderabad to the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC).A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice SVN Bhatti rejected the special leave petitions filed by IAMC against the judgment.“We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment(s)...
Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Order Directing NBCC To Complete Stalled Supertech Housing Projects
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) directing State-owned NBCC to expeditiously complete 16 stalled housing projects of debt-ridden real estate developer Supertech Limited.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi affirmed the NCLAT's December 12, 2024 order, which had brought NBCC on record...
Supreme Court Lifts Ban On Anurag Thakur To Hold BCCI Office
The Supreme Court today lifted the ban imposed on BJP Leader Anurag Thakur from holding office in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing an application by BJP MP Anurag Thakur seeking the lifting of the ban which was imposed as per paragraph 25 (ii) of the 2017 Supreme Court Order. In 2017, the bench headed by...
Supreme Court Upholds 2023 Election Of Karnataka Congress MLA K Y Nanjegowda, Notes He's Winner Even After Recount
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the election of Congress member K Y Nanjegowda as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Malur constituency (Kolar district) in the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023.Noting that even after the recount of the votes, Nanjegowda secured 250 more votes than his opponent KS Manjunath Gowda from BJP, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya...