Supreme Court Refuses Bail To Ex-RJD MLA Ritulal Yadav

The Supreme Court recently(September 3) refused to interfere with the Patna High Court's order rejecting the bail plea of Ritlal Yadav, former member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Rashtriya Janata Dal, in connection with allegations of organised crime and extortion. However, the Court said if there is no substantial progress in his trial in the course of 1 year, he can renew his...

Delhi Court Remands Swatantra Bhardwaj To One Day Of Judicial Custody In CJP Protester Assault Case

A Delhi Court on Sunday remanded accused Swatantra Bhardwaj to one day of judicial custody in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July.Judicial Magistrate First Class Anjali Singh (duty magistrate) of Patiala House Courts passed the order after Bhardwaj was produced in Court on expiry of his one day of...

Investigation Failures Under Spotlight As Supreme Court Overturns Three Murder Convictions In September First Week

In the first week of September, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction in three murder cases arising from markedly different crimes: a six-year-old child's murder, a broad-daylight killing, and a kidnapping-for-ransom case that culminated in murder, but shared a common thread i.e., the prosecution's failure to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.In Dhrub Singh Etc....

Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From Union For Deputing IPS Officers In CAPFs Despite 2025 Judgment

The Court noted that 46 IPS officers were deputed in the Central Armed Police Forces after the May 2025 Judgment.

BRICS Should Be A 'Living Nalanda University', CJI Says At BRICS Chief Justices' Forum

Chief Justice of India on Saturday called for a culture of “healthy disagreement and deliberation” among BRICS countries, saying that the grouping should evolve into a “living Nalanda University” that provides a hospitable space for diverse legal systems and perspectives.Addressing heads of delegations and delegates from BRICS member states and partner countries on the second day...

Delhi Court Remands Swatantra Bhardwaj To One Day Police Custody, Complainant's Lawyer Questions Procedure

A Delhi Court on Saturday remanded accused Swatantra Bhardwaj to one day of police custody in an alleged assault case relating to father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during Jantar Mantar protest in July. Bhardwaj was detained in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr yesterday hours after the CJP staged a protest outside the Parliament Street police station demanding his arrest in...

On Teacher's Day, CJI Announces Plan For Supreme Court Monthly Lecture Series & Annual Award For Legal Educators

The “Supreme Court Nyaya Shiksha Samman” award is proposed to be given to distinguished teachers from the legal field.

'Very, Very Distressing': Justice Ujjal Bhuyan Says Police Assaulting Protestors Is Matter Of Grave Concern

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court recently stated that its "distressing" to see police officers assaulting protestors and demonstrators in the recent student protests.He said: "All of us are dismayed when we see young officers of the Indian police service personally going and assaulting protestors and demonstrators. It is something very very distressing to observe."Justice Bhuyan...

#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners

Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page.Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published...

Supreme Court Rejects ED's Plea Against Bail Granted To Ex-DMK Member Jaffer Sadiq, Expresses 'Reservations' About HC Order

The Supreme Court recently declined to interfere with the Madras High Court's order granting bail to former DMK functionary Jaffer Sadiq and brother Mohamed Saleem in a money laundering case, while making it clear that it had “reservations” about the High Court's decision.The prosecution has alleged that Sadiq was involved in money laundering arising out of three predicate offences...

Listing Case Under 'For Dismissal' Caption Improper : Supreme Court Criticises AP High Court

The Supreme Court has taken exception to the Andhra Pradesh High Court listing a case in the causelist under the caption "For Dismissal".The Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar noted that such a practice is improper as it suggests that the Court had pre-decided the matter before hearing.“We find that the High Court had listed the related criminal revision case under...

UP Police Team Entered Former Delhi Mayor's House Looking For Me : Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay Tells Supreme Court

Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has alleged in the Supreme Court that a Uttar Pradesh Police team entered the residence of former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri in Nizamuddin East during the intervening night of August 22–23 while purportedly searching for him.In an additional affidavit filed on September 3 in his pending writ petition, Upadhyay relied on a publicly available report about the...