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Supreme Court Designates Seven Former High Court Judges As Senior Advocates
The Supreme Court has designated seven former High Court judges as Senior Advocates.According to a notification issued on May 21, the decision was taken at a Full Court meeting held on May 20, where the Chief Justice of India and judges of the Supreme Court approved the designations with effect from May 20.The former judges designated as Senior Advocates are : Justice Babu K., former judge of...
Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Dispute : Muslim Party Approaches Supreme Court Against MP HC Order Declaring Disputed Site Temple
The long-running Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute has reached the Supreme Court, with one Muslim party challenging the recent Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment that declared the disputed site in Dhar a temple and prohibited the offering of Namaz there.The special leave petition has been by Qazi Moinuddin, an intervener in the proceedings in the Madhya Pradesh High Court, assailing the...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 21, 2026
Links to reports of May 21'No New Dams In Uttarakhand's Upper River Ganga Basin; Only Ongoing 7 Hydel Projects Will Be Allowed': Union To Supreme CourtBar Council Elections: BCI Seeks Supreme Court's Permission To Co-opt Women Candidates Who Were Eliminated At LastSupreme Court Questions 'Shocking' Rule Allowing Nursing Colleges 30 Km Away From ICU Hospitals; Issues Directions To...
Advocate Devvrat Elected As SCAORA President; Nikhil Jain Vice President
Advocate Devvrat has been elected as the President of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association in the election held on Thursday (May 21)Advocate Nikhil Jain was elected as the Vice President. Advocate Yugandhara Pawar Jha is the Secretary.Devvrat defeated advocate Shivaji M. Jadhav in the contest for the president's post.The counting for the posts of Treasurer, Joint Secretary,...
Supreme Court Questions P&H High Court Order Quashing Chargesheet Over Forgery Allegations In 2002 Haryana Civil Service Recruitment
While dealing with a cheating and forgery case against 8 Haryana Civil Service officers over their recruitment in 2002, the Supreme Court deprecated the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order quashing the chargesheet against the accused.The Court questioned the High Court's taking over of the role of the investigating agencies insofar as it examined the answer sheets to test the veracity of...
Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To Karnataka High Court CJ Opposing State's Proposal To Establish Circuit Bench At Manguluru
The Advocates' Association Bengaluru (AAB) has written to Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru opposing a State Government proposal to establish a high court bench at Mangaluru for Coastal Districts, stating that the proposal without conducting stakeholder consultation or an empirical study is "wholly unwarranted and premature"."It is widely reported in the media that the...
Calcutta High Court Refuses To Stall WB Govt's Cattle Slaughter Rules Ahead Of Eid, Orders State To Clarify 'Cow Sacrifice Not Religious Requirement'
The court however directed the State to decide whether it would permit an exception under the 1950 Animal Slaughter Rules for the upcoming festival of Eid on 27/28th May.
National Green Tribunal Allows Ayodhya Bypass Expansion Project In Bhopal With Strict Environmental Safeguards
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Principal Bench, New Delhi, has disposed of Original Application No. 53/2026-PB titled “Nitin Saxena vs National Highway Authority of India & Others” concerning the proposed felling of trees for the Asharam Tiraha to Ratnagiri Tiraha Ayodhya Bypass expansion project in Bhopal.The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Justice Prakash...
Two Trademark Applications Filed For 'Cockroach Janata Party'
Two trademark applications have been filed for the phrase “Cockroach Janata Party,” a satirical social media movement that emerged following recent remarks by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant during a Supreme Court hearing.The hashtag #CockroachJanataParty gained traction on social media after the Chief Justice, while hearing a matter last week, made an observation comparing the...
Sedition | Courts Can Proceed With Trials/Appeals Involving S.124A IPC If Accused Doesn't Object : Supreme Court Clarifies
The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that Courts can proceed with trials or appeals relating to the offence of sedition (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code) if the accused has no objection to it.The Court clarified that its May 2022 order passed in the SG Vombatkere case, which, while keeping the erstwhile sedition law in abeyance, had also stayed all trials and proceedings relating...