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'Bulldozed' Rights Of Accused: Court Raps Delhi Police Over Shoddy Probe In Delhi Riots Case, Asks Commissioner To Take Action
A Delhi Court has directed the Commissioner of Delhi Police to take action after examining the conduct of investigation in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case, after flagging serious lapses in collection and proof of evidence. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts said that the “audacity and impunity” with which the record of the case was “tampered with” reflected...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 2, 2026
Links to today's reports :No Point In Prosecution Multiplying Witnesses On One & Same Issue, Says Supreme Court While Granting Bail Due To Trial DelaySupreme Court Directs Centre To Constitute Tribunal To Decide Pennaiyar River Dispute Between Tamil Nadu And KarnatakaPune Porsche Case : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Three Accused Of Swapping Blood Samples Of Juvenile Passengers'Relevant...
Supreme Court Appoints Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia As Mediator In Family Dispute
The Supreme Court today(February 2) appointed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as a mediator in a long-drawn property dispute between a brother and sisters dating back to 2014A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Vijay Bishnoi, after Justice Dhulia was appointed, expressed a sign of relief that this litigation will finally be resolved. Senior...
Sonam Wangchuk Was Instigating Nepal-Like Gen-Z Protest, Gandhian References Just Facade : Centre To Supreme Court
The Union Government today argued that Ladakh social activist Sonam Wangchuk instigated the younger generation of Ladakhis to get inspired by Gen-Z movements in neighbouring countries of Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka if the demand of the Sixth Schedule is denied to Ladakh. Wangchuk was detained under the National Security Act on September 26, 2025, after the Ladakh protest for statehood...
National Council Of Churches In India Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of 12 States
The National Council of Churches of India has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the anti-conversion laws enacted by twelve states : Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, and Rajasthan.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant...
Supreme Court Stays Cancellation Of Arunachal Pradesh IAS Officer Talo Potom's Bail In Suicide Case
The Supreme Court today stayed the Gauhati High Court order which cancelled the bail granted to Arunachal Pradesh IAS officer Talo Potom in the suicide case of 19-year old Gomchu Yekar.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra (for Talo Potom). It directed that Potom shall cooperate with the investigation.To recap,...
Supreme Court Declines To Entertain Sakshi TV's Plea Alleging Blocking By Andhra Pradesh Authorities; Leaves Issues Open Before TDSAT
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a writ petition filed by news channel Sakshi TV alleging that its broadcast was blocked across Andhra Pradesh, after noting that the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) will hear the matter on 12th February.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe stated in the order, “The Tribunal has taken up the matter...
West Bengal Govt Questions Maintainability Of ED's Petition In Supreme Court Over I-PAC Raid
In the Enforcement Directorate's plea assailing West Bengal authorities' interference with its raid at IPAC office, the state government has filed a counter affidavit contesting maintainability of the ED's writ in view of the pendency of similar proceedings before the Calcutta High Court.The State has contended that ED does not have fundamental rights enabling it to file a writ petition...
Private School Fee Regulation Law Won't Be Enforced In 2025-26 : Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded the statement of the Delhi Government that the newly notified law regulating fees in private schools in the national capital will not be implemented for the current academic year 2025-26.Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Government, informed the Court that the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixing and Regulation of...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Appointment Of Temple Priests From State-Recognised Thanthra Vidyalayas In Kerala
The Supreme Court today issued notice in petitions challenging the Kerala High Court's judgment which held that temple shanthis (priests) need not be appointed from any particular caste or lineage, and that those who have studied from the 'Thanthra Vidyalayas' recognised by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board (KDRB) can be appointed to such...