TNNLU Students Protest Over Vice Chancellor's Remark Saying Women Students Wearing Shorts Invites Sexual Harassment

The students of Tamil Nadu National Law University have staged a protest against the remarks made by the Vice Chancellor, V Nagaraj, stating that women students wearing shorts invite sexual harassment and causes a distraction for faculty members. In a statement issued by the student community on April 15 condemning the VC's remarks, the student body said that the VC had made...

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 5]

Today is the fifth day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Reports from Day 1 Hearing are...

Odisha Court Sentences 7 Persons To 3-Yr-Imprisonment For Fraudulently Registering SIMs, Illegally Sharing OTPs With Pakistani Agents

A Court in Odisha's Khurda district convicted seven persons accused of fraudulently pre-registering mobile SIMs and illegally sharing one-time passwords (OTPs) with foreign nationals, including agents belonging to Pakistan, for earning commissions. Finding the acts of the accused as threat to national security, Mr. Amit Kumar, the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM),...

Low Judge-To-Population Ratio Must Be Fixed To Tackle Judicial Delays: : Justice AS Oka

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay Oka on Wednesday said that the persistent delay in trials across India is directly linked to the failure to achieve the prescribed judge-to-population ratio.Justice Oka said that improving judge strength is a basic requirement for addressing pendency and ensuring timely trials and called upon bar bodies and organisations such as the Adhivakta Parishad...

Kerala v. Tamil Nadu: Supreme Court Stays NGT Proceedings Against Kerala's Check Dam Construction In Border Village

The Supreme Court yesterday stayed proceedings in a case before the National Green Tribunal, Chennai pertaining to construction of a 'check dam' by the Kerala government, which is alleged to have a potential impact on irrigation in Tamil Nadu.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta (for...

Centre Brings 2023 Women's Reservation Law Into Force From April 16 Amid Parliament Debates On Amendments

The Central Government has brought the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, which provides for 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, into force with effect from April 16, 2026, even as Parliament is debating fresh constitutional amendments relating to delimitation and the implementation of women's reservation.The Ministry of Law and Justice issued...

Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre Partners With JustAct For Tech-Enabled Arbitration And ODR

The Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre (NPAC) has entered into a strategic partnership with JustAct, an Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform, to launch “NPAC — powered by JustAct.” NPAC, a not-for-profit arbitration institution incorporated in 2005 and designated under Section 11(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by the Madras High Court, has been a significant player...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 16, 2026

Links to today's reports :Bank Liable For Delay In Presenting Cheque : Supreme Court Upholds Penalty Under Consumer Protection ActSale Of Liquor In Tetra Packs: Supreme Court Allows Petitioner To Raise Concerns Before UP Authority'Can't Compel People To Vote' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Seeking To Make Voting MandatoryAir Force Act | Disciplinary Proceedings Can't Be Initiated Against...

Supreme Court Upholds COFEPOSA Detention Of Kannada Actress Ranya Rao In Gold Smuggling Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the preventive detention order passed by the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) against Kannada actress Ranya Rao alias Harshavardhini Ranya for allegedly smuggling gold into the country. The Court also upheld the detention of her aide Sahil Sarkariya Jain under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of...

Uniform Civil Code Has Nothing To Do With Religion, It's A Constitutional Ambition: CJI Surya Kant

During the hearing of a matter relating to Muslim women's inheritance rights, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today remarked that Uniform Civil Code is a constitutional ambition having "nothing to do with religion"."Uniform civil code is a constitutional ambition...it has nothing to do with religion", the CJI said.The remark came in response to a submission by Advocate Prashant Bhushan,...

West Bengal SIR : Supreme Court Allows Excluded Persons To Vote If Appeals Allowed Before April 21/27

The Court however clarified that mere pendency of appeal will not confer voting rights.

CBI Seeks Remission-Less Life Term For Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, Others Convicted For Murder Of BJP's Yogesh Goudar

The Central Bureau of Investigation told a Bengaluru court on Thursday (April 16) that life imprisonment without remission must be awarded to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and others who were convicted for the murder of BJP leader Yogesh Goudar. The pronouncement on quantum of sentence is listed for tomorrow i.e. Friday. On Wednesday the special court had convicted Vinay Kulkarni and sixteen...