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'Hardcore Naxalite, Can't Be Welcomed With Bouquet' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Probe Into Maoist's Death In Encounter
On May 22, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed against the Chhattisgarh High Court's refusal to order a re-postmortem and investigation into the death of Katha Ramchandra Reddy, a Maoist commander killed last year in September in an alleged police encounter in Chhattisgarh. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandran Sharma heard the special leave petition...
Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: Bhopal Court Remands Husband Samarth Singh To 7-Day Police Custody
A Bhopal Court on Saturday sent Twisha Sharma's husband Samarth Singh booked in an alleged case of dowry demand, to seven-day police custody. Samarth Singh withdrew his anticipatory bail plea from the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday (May 22).As per PTI report, Singh was produced before Judicial Magistrate First Class Anudita Gupta in Bhopal who remanded him to 7-day police custody....
Law Doesn't Require Registration Of Will; Non-Registration No Ground To Doubt Will's Genuineness: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has reiterated that the mere non-registration of a will cannot be treated as a circumstance casting suspicion on its genuineness, emphasizing that Indian law does not mandate registration of wills.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Vijay Bishnoi made the observation while upholding the validity of a will executed by a man in favour of his sister, rejecting...
Burden To Prove GPA Transactions Were Loan Security, Not Sale, On Plaintiff; Mere Fraud Allegations Insufficient : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a person claiming that property transactions executed through General Powers of Attorney (GPAs) were merely security arrangements for loans, and not genuine sale transactions, bears the burden of proving that claim with credible evidence, ruling that mere allegations of fraud or fiduciary misuse are insufficient. “Burden of establishing that the transactions...
35-40% Advocates Are Fake : Bar Council Of India Chairperson
In a shocking revelation, the Bar Council of Chairperson said that about 35-40 per cent of advocates have fake degrees, and are practising in the Courts on the basis of fabricated degree certificates. Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, the BCI Chairperson, said that the BCI was aware of this issue and was in the process of taking steps."The Bar Council of India is aware that around 35 to...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 22, 2026
Links to the reports of May 22 :Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Dispute : Muslim Party Approaches Supreme Court Against MP HC Order Declaring Disputed Site TempleMere Exclusion Of Natural Heirs Won't Make Will Suspicious: Supreme Court Upholds Will In Sister's Favour Excluding Wife & KidsSupreme Court Designates Seven Former High Court Judges As Senior AdvocatesSisterhood In Legal Profession...
Supreme Court Clarifies 2025 Decision On Pension Of Retired HC Chief Justices, Judges; To Apply From Oct 2016 Onwards
The Supreme Court today clarified that its 2025 directions for revised full pension of Rs. 15 lakhs and Rs.13.5 lakhs to retired Chief Justices and Judges of the High Court respectively shall be applicable from October 9, 2016."Para 76 (i), (ii) are clarified to the extent that the revised full pension mentioned [therein] shall be admissible from 09.10.2016. The arrears shall be...
BCI Suspends License Of Advocate Samarth Singh Over Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case
The Bar Council of India (BCI) suspended the license of Advocate Samarth Singh for legal practice with immediate effect over allegations linked to the death of his wife, Twisha Sharma.Noting that FIR has been registered for alleged dowry death, cruelty and allied offences, the Bar Council said that the allegations are grave and affect the dignity and public image of the legal profession.The...
In Child Missing Cases, Proceed On Presumption Of Kidnapping : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Combat Child Trafficking
Taking serious note of the alarming number of missing children across the country, the Supreme Court on Friday (May 22) issued a slew of directions to address systemic failures in tracing missing children and combating trafficking networks operating across States. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan expressed displeasure with the ever-increasing cases of...
Delhi Court Orders Protection For Witnesses, Homebuyers Allegedly Threatened In Money Laundering Case Against Swaraj Singh Yadav
A Delhi court has directed immediate protective measures for victims and prosecution witnesses in a money laundering case against accused Swaraj Singh Yadav, after multiple homebuyers alleged threats, intimidation, and coercion aimed at dissuading them from pursuing their complaints and cooperating with the investigation.Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon passed the order on May...