Supreme Court Declines To Release Teesta Setalvad's Passport Since No Definite Foreign Travel Plan Given

The Court granted her liberty to file a fresh application if there is a definite itinerary for a foreign trip.

Women Who Are True Devotees Of Lord Ayyappa Won't Go To Sabarimala Till They Attain 50 Years : Supreme Court

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally commented that women, who are true devotees of Lord Ayyappa, would not go to the Sabarimala temple till they attain the age of 50 years.On the tenth day of the hearing of the reference, the 9-judge bench was hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, who represented two women, who had entered...

Insurance Law & Practice In India – Principles, Jurisprudence And The Digital Age: A Practitioner's Handbook Released At Constitution Club

A book titled “Insurance Law & Practice in India – Principles, Jurisprudence and the Digital Age: A Practitioner's Handbook”, authored by Advocate Sanjay Kumar Girotra, a former LIC officer-turned-lawyer, was released at the Speakers Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, on April 16, 2026.Justice Saurabh Banerjee, Judge of the Delhi High Court, attended as the Chief Guest, while Justice Madhu Jain, Judge of the Delhi High Court, was the Guest of Honour. Bharat Parashar, Secretary...

'We Can't Be Part Of Annihilation Of Religion; Let's Not Open Age Old Customs' : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference on Wednesday, the Supreme Court orally observed that it cannot annihilate religion in the name of reform and that matters of belief and conscience cannot be subjected to judicial debate.On the tenth day of the hearing, the nine-judge Bench posed a series of questions to Senior Advocate Indira Jaising, who represents two women who entered...

CJI Surya Kant Flags Off 'Nyaya Ro Saathi' Vehicles; Calls For Reframing ADR As Primary Pillar Of Justice Delivery

A One Day Conference on “The Bench Beyond Retirement: Role of Retired Judges in Advancement of ADR and Awareness of Laws for Common Masses” was organized on 25 April 2026 at the Prithviraj Chauhan Auditorium, Constitution Club of Rajasthan, Jaipur by the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) in collaboration with the Association of Retired Judges of the Supreme Court and...

Black Sheep In Legal Profession Must Be Dealt With Immediately : Supreme Court Questions Bar Council Disciplinary Mechanism

The Court remarked that clients struggle for remedies against unprofessional conduct on the part of advocates.

Surprising That NHRC Orders Inquiry Into UP Madrasas But No Suo-Moto Action On Lynchings, Vigilantism: Allahabad HC's Justice Atul Sreedharan

Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Allahabad High Court has strongly criticised the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for prima facie stepping outside its jurisdiction by directing an inquiry into allegations made against 558 aided Madrasas in the State of UP. Justice Vivek Saran, who was also part of the bench, however, disagreed with Justice Sreedharan's remark.For context, Justice...

Magistrate Doesn't Require Prior Sanction To Direct FIR Registration Under S.156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that a Judicial Magistrate does not require prior sanction under Section 196/197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for directing the registration of FIR under Section 156(3) of the CrPC."The requirement of prior sanction under Section 196 and 197 CrPC (or corresponding provisions in the BNSS) operates at the stage of taking cognizance and does not extend to...

No Legislative Vacuum On Hate Speech; Union & States May Consider If Amendments Needed : Supreme Court

The Court reminded that hate speeches and rumour-mongering have a direct bearing on fraternity and the Constitutional order.

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 10]

Today is the tenth 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.Yesterday, the review...

Motor Accident | In Head-On Collision, Can't Blame One Driver Alone Without Careful Scrutiny Of Circumstances : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that in cases of head-on collisions, courts cannot attribute the entire blame to one driver without undertaking a careful and comprehensive scrutiny of the conduct of all parties and the surrounding circumstances.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi set aside concurrent findings of the Motor Accident Claims...

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Sentenced To 1 Month Jail For Intentional Insult Of Public Servant By Forcing Him To Walk Through Mud

Observing that lawmakers must not take law in their own hands, a Sessions Court in Sindhudurg convicted Maharashtra's Cabinet Minister Nitesh Rane for intentionally insulting an engineer - a public servant by forcing him to walk on a muddy road and sentenced him to one month's simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.Notably, Rane was a MLA from the Congress party during the incident...