Right To Information Act (RTI): All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtA request to disclose the marks obtained by other candidates in a public examination under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in the public interest, cannot be declined. Public Information Officer and Registrar v. Onkar Dattatray Kalmankar, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 210Article 19(1)(a) - Right to Information - Supreme Court examined legal framework on the right to information affirming...

Steps Taken To Remove Objectionable Social Media Posts Against Justice GR Swaminathan, FIRs Registered : TN DGP Tells Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu Police has filed a response in the Supreme Court, stating that it has taken action against those who had spread defamatory remarks against Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court.This comes after the Supreme Court, on January 28, asked the State Police to file an affidavit in a public interest litigation seeking actions against the protestors who allegedly...

No Income Tax On Interest From Motor Accident Compensation : Finance Minister In Union Budget 2026

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget speech, announced the proposal to exempt interest accrued on motor accident compensation from Income Tax Act. As a result, there will be no TDS deduction on the interest awarded for motor accident compensation."Any interest awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to a natural person will be exempt from income tax and any TDS on...

Union Budget 2026-2027: Follow LiveLaw Biz For Live Updates

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026–27 in Parliament at 11 am today, marking her ninth consecutive Budget and an unusual first, with the annual fiscal exercise being tabled on a Sunday.CLICK HERE TO READ LIVE UPDATESFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to shortly present the Union Budget for financial year 2026-27 before the Lok Sabha. Follow this...

PMLA: All India Annual Digest 2025

Supreme CourtAccused cannot be kept in custody if order taking cognizance of Enforcement Directorate (ED) complaint has been quashed. (Para 5) Arun Pati Tripathi v. Directorate of Enforcement, 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 371Accused's right to access all relevant materials, relied upon or not, to ensure a fair trial - Procedural denials of document access cannot override the constitutional right to a...

Mumbai Court Restrains Filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap From Making Defamatory Statements Against Actor Salman Khan, His Family

"Prima facie these statements are defamatory, derogatory, abusive and insulting in nature," court said.

CJI Surya Kant Calls For Deepening Partnership Between Indian & French Arbitration Centres

CJI said that India's legal system was arbitration-friendly and commercially pragmatic, which makes it a reliable trade partner.

Unproven Treatment Cannot Be Demanded By Patient As A Matter Of Right : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court yesterday observed that to seek Stem Cell Treatment(SCT) as a cure for Autism Spectrum Disorder(AST) cannot be claimed as a matter of right by the patients.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan disapproved the use of SCT for ASD as regular clinical treatment. It stated that medical practitioners and clinics engaging in such unscientific treatment...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 30, 2026

Links to the reports of January 30, 2026.Supreme Court Orders Personal Presence Of Narcotics Control Bureau Director & Guwahati NCB IG Over Casual Handling Of NDPS CaseAfter Supreme Court Raised Concerns, UP Govt Proposes To Amend Law To Abate Trials For Motor Vehicle Offences'Kerala HC Far Ahead, Developed Own Software Without Outsourcing': Supreme Court Lauds Kerala High Court's...

UGC Regulations Override State Law On Search Committee For University VC Appointment: Supreme Court

If the State law prescribes a search-cum-selection committee which is contrary to the UGC Regulations, then the appointment will be invalid.

Supreme Court Seeks UP Govt's Explanation For Reducing Minimum Distance Between Liquor Shops & Schools Fixed By SC Judgment

The Supreme Court recently observed that the Uttar Pradesh government's 2010 decision to reduce the minimum distance required between liquor shops and sensitive public places, appeared to overreach an earlier binding judgment of the Court fixing the minimum distance.“We are prima facie of the view that the State of Uttar Pradesh has overreached the judgment of this Court and the High Court...

Menstruation Should Not Be Source Of Shame; School Boys Also Must Be Sensitised About It : Supreme Court

"When menstruation is discussed openly in schools, it ceases to be a source of shame," the Court observed.