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'What Does Religion Have To Do With Firecrackers?' Asks Justice Joymalya Bagchi
Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Supreme Court on Monday questioned the linkage between religion and the use of firecrackers while hearing a suo motu matter on Delhi-NCR air pollution.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with the issue of permission for firecrackers amid rising pollution worries ahead of the...
New Form 6 Wasn't There When Bihar SIR Judgment Was Delivered, We Haven't Adjudicated On It : Supreme Court
The Court clarified that it has neither approved nor disapproved the new Form 6.
NUJS Kolkata Students Condemn Detention Of Protesters In Delhi, Raise Concerns Over Police Action And Press Freedom
Students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, have condemned the detention of individuals and peaceful protesters in and around Delhi, expressing concern over what they described as unlawful curtailment of the constitutional right to peaceful protest.In a statement, the students said that the detention of lawyers, journalists, students and...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay CBI FIR Against Punjab CM's OSD, Bars Coercive Action
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that no coercive steps be taken in the CBI FIR registered in connection with corruption allegations linked to the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B Varale issued notice on the petition filed by the Punjab government challenging the High Court's direction to register...
SCBA Moves Supreme Court Over Lawyers' Detention, Internet Suspension Amid CEC Protests
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has moved the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution over the alleged manhandling and detention of lawyers by police near the Supreme Court on October 10, seeking accountability of the officers involved and a review of restrictions affecting access to courts. The petition alleges that several advocates, including senior advocates,...
'Every Lawyer Has Right To Be Part Of Peaceful Protests': CJI Surya Kant Amid Protests Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said that every lawyer has the right to participate in peaceful protests, while hearing a mentioning concerning the detention of lawyers and alleged police excesses during protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission of India (ECI).Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the matter before...
S. 218 BNSS | State's Failure To Decide Prosecution Sanction Within 120 Days Amounts To Deemed Approval: Indore PMLA Court
The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at Indore recently treated the prosecution sanction as deemed granted under Section 218(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) after the Madhya Pradesh Government failed to decide the sanction request in a PMLA Case within the prescribed 120-day period.Special Judge Rajendra Kumar Patidar observed that if the...
There Should Be No Impediment In Movement Of Lawyers, Court Staff : CJI Surya Kant Amid CEC Protests
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday said that there should be no impediment to the movement of lawyers, litigants and court staff, amid the curbs in the national capital due to the protests against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.CJI also said that the Supreme Court should not be dragged into the issues.The CJI made this observation when Senior Advocates Atamaram...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 12 October 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
SCAORA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Probe Into Delhi Police Actions Against Lawyers During CEC Protest
The Supreme Court Advocates-On-Record Association (SCAORA) has moved the Supreme Court seeking an independent, impartial and time-bound inquiry into the alleged illegal detention and manhandling of lawyers by Delhi Police during a protest march against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on October 10.The writ petition,...
