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Stray Dogs Case : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today the Stray Dogs case at 10.30 AMBench: Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV AnjariaOn the last date, the bench got cancelled. When Sr Adv Kapil Sibal sought an early hearing, saying the ongoing treatment of dogs at ground level was “very inhumane”, J Mehta expressed that the Court will "play a video (during the next hearing) and ask what is...
LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: January 06, 2026
TAX HSNS Cess Rules Notified: Pan Masala Makers to Pay Levy Based on Installed Machines From Feb 1ITAT Mumbai Sets Aside ₹2.28-Crore Capital Gains Tax on Housing Society For Developer Payments To MembersAmendments To Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Rules Mandate Digital Signatures For Filing AppealsBihar Excise Act | Patna High Court Reduces Penalty From 50% To 30% For Release Of Rental...
Delhi Court Pulls BJP MLA Karnail Singh For 'Exaggerated' Claims About Recoveries From AAP's Satyendar Jain During ED Raid
A Delhi Court on Tuesday took cognizance of a criminal defamation case filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain against BJP MLA Karnail Singh.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of Rouse Avenue Courts directed issuance of process against Singh under Section 227 of BNSS.Both Jain and Singh contested the Delhi Assembly Polls, 2025, from the Shakur Basti Constituency. Singh...
We Have Constitutional Duty To Ensure Electoral Rolls Don't Have Foreigners; SIR Isn't NRC : ECI To Supreme Court
In the challenge to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out across states, the Election Commission of India yesterday told the Supreme Court the Indian Constitution was 'Citizen-centric', and it is the constitutional duty of the ECI to ensure that no foreigners remain on the electoral rolls. The ECI also said that it was not concerned with 'rhetorics' run...
Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: Court Asks Police To Verify Sureties Of Four Accused Granted Bail, Release Likely Today
A Delhi Court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to verify the sureties and documents submitted by of four out of the five accused granted bail by the Supreme Court in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai accepted the bail bonds of Rs. 2 lakh each, along with two local sureties of like amount, furnished by accused...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 6, 2026
Links to today's reports :Mere Participation In Arbitration Won't Bar Challenge To Arbitrator's Eligibility, Waiver Must Be "Express & In Writing" : Supreme CourtIn UAPA Bail Hearing, Defence Not To Be Considered; Only See If Prosecution Has Shown Prima Facie Case : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Grants Bail To Amtek Group Promoter Arvind Dham In Money Laundering CaseO 1 R 10 CPC | Plaintiff...
OBC Youth Forced To Wash Another's Feet | Supreme Court Orders Release Of Accused Detained Under National Security Act
In the case pertaining to a young man from the OBC community, who was allegedly forced to wash another's feet due to caste discrimination, the Supreme Court today directed immediate release of one of the accused who was detained by invoking the National Security Act.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order in the petitioner-accused's challenge to a High Court suo...
Supreme Court Seeks Report From HCs On Formation Of Committees Across Courts/ Tribunals & Bar Bodies To Address Sexual Harassment
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday sought status reports from the Registrars General of various High Courts on whether gender sensitisation committees and Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) have been constituted in High Courts, District Courts and Bar Associations to address complaints of sexual harassment against women and transgender persons.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Frowns Upon Practice Of Rich Accused Raising Constitutional Challenges To Avoid Trial
The Supreme Court today frowned upon the plea by a lawyer challenging S. 44(1)(c) of the PMLA and observed it to be an attempt to 'bypass the system' by 'affluent persons' facing trial in relation to the AugustaWestland Scam. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a writ petition filed by lawyer Gautam Khaitan challenging the validity of S. 44(1)(c) of the...
Right To Speedy Trial Not Defeated By Gravity Of Offence; Prolonged Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: Supreme Court
The right to a speedy trial, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution, is not eclipsed by the nature of the offence, the Supreme Court held, observing that prolonged incarceration of an undertrial, without commencement or reasonable progress of trial, effectively converts pre-trial detention into a form of punishment. The Court made these observations while granting bail to former...
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution : Supreme Court Slams CAQM For Lax Approach, Seeks Report On Causes & Long Term Solutions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly criticised the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) for what it termed an "unserious" approach towards addressing the persistent air pollution crisis in Delhi NCR, and directed the statutory body to urgently convene a coordinated meeting of domain experts and place a comprehensive report on record and in the public domain.A Bench comprising...