'Broadly Worded Injunction' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order To Remove 'Defamatory' Content In Wikipedia Page About ANI

The Court has allowed ANI to seek fresh injunction order with respect to specific content.

Supreme Court Judges Differ On Action Against AoR & Advocate For Misconduct In Filing Petition

The Supreme Court today (April 17) delivered a split verdict on the disciplinary action to be taken against an Advocate-on-Record (AoR) and his assisting Advocate for filing a petition that involved serious suppression of facts.Although the lawyers tendered an unconditional apology, the judges were divided on whether they should be let off without further consequences.A bench of Justices Bela...

After Supreme Court Hints At Stay, Centre Concedes On Waqf Amendments: Won't Appoint Non-Muslims, Status Quo On Declared Waqfs

The Centre made the statement after the Supreme Court raised concerns about the drastic changes made to the Waqf law.

WB SSC Scam : Supreme Court Allows Untainted Class 9-12 Teachers To Continue Till Fresh Appointments; Sets Dec 31 Deadline

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 17) allowed the Assistant Teachers of Classes 9 to 12 in West Bengal, whose appointments were cancelled due to the irregularities in the 2016 recruitment process but were specifically found to be untainted, till fresh appointments are made to the posts.The consideration that students should not suffer prompted the Court to pass this order. At the same...

Supreme Court Asks HC Committees To Examine Grievances Regarding VC Access To Lawyers & Litigants

The Supreme Court today(April 17) disposed of a batch of petitions, originally filed during the COVID-19 pandemic seeking access to courtroom proceedings through virtual court links. The Court disposed of the petitions, giving liberty to the petitioners to approach the concerned High Courts and the various E-Committees constituted to deal with the issue.Today, the petitioner particularly...

SCBA Requests Supreme Court To Live Stream Hearing Of Waqf Amendment Act Challenge

The Supreme Court Bar Association has requested the Supreme Court to live stream the hearings of the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.SCBA Hony.Secretary Vikrant Yadav said in a letter addressed to HS Jaggi, Registrar (Technology) that when the hearing took place on April 16, the Courtroom was overcrowded, leaving no space to sit or stand. It was said that many members...

Supreme Court To Consider Practising Muslim Man's Plea To Be Governed By Indian Succession Act Instead Of Shariat Law

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by a Muslim man seeking a declaration that he should be governed by the Indian Succession Act instead of the Shariat law of inheritance.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the plea filed by the Petitioner-in-person Naushad KK. The Court noted that another similar matter titled Sufiya PM v Union of India was pending...

Form Swift Response Protocols For Road Accident Victims; Enforce Drivers' 8-Hour Daily Work : Supreme Court To States/UTs

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued significant directions to all states and union territories, mandating them to take effective steps towards developing swift response protocols to ensure that victims of road accidents receive immediate assistance. A Bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized the growing concern of delayed medical help and rescue efforts...

Supreme Court Imposes Costs On UP Police For Filing FIR Over Civil Dispute

The Supreme Court on April 16 imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the State of Uttar Pradesh for the police action of converting a civil dispute into a criminal case.The Court said that the State can recover the cost from the errant cops. "It will be open to the State of Uttar Pradesh to conduct internal enquiries and collect this amount from the delinquent and responsible officers."The bench of...

Waqf Amendment Act Challenge : Supreme Court Hearing On Interim Order | LIVE UPDATES

The Supreme Court will hear at 2 PM today the petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 on the aspect of interim order.Yesterday, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan proposed to pass an interim order with three directions : 1. The properties declared by Courts as Waqfs should not...

Does S.223 BNSS (Hearing Of Accused Pre-Cognizance) Apply To PMLA Cases If Investigation Began Before July 1, 2024? Supreme Court To Decide

The Court orally observed that S.223 BNSS was a substantive provision and can't be regarded as merely procedural.

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: April 07, 2025 to April 13, 2025

Nominal IndexCitationsKarandeep Sharma @ Razia @ Raju v. State of Uttarakhand 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 398G.C. Manjunath & Ors. v. Seetaram 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 399Amritpal Jagmohan Sethi v. Haribhau Pundlik Ingole 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 400Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Ram Kishori Gupta & Anr. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 401K. Gopi v. Sub-Registrar & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 402Sohom Shipping...