Election Commissioners' Appointment | Can't Presume Prime Minister Will Act Against Democracy : Union Tells Supreme Court

The Union said that the Court cannot begin with an assumption that the PM will act in bad faith.

Supreme Court Specifies Plot To Be Allotted For Friday Namaz Near Bhojshala

The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified its earlier interim order in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula dispute by identifying a specific plot of land adjacent to the disputed Bhojshala complex where members of the Muslim community may offer Friday namaz between 1 pm and 3 pm.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order while...

Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law: Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the plea challenging law providing that selection panel for appointing Election Commissioners will consist of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister, and the Leader of Opposition.Bench: Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma.The Court began hearing arguments in the case on 6th May, remarking that this issue is more important than any...

Delhi Court Grants Bail To Two Law Students Arrested Over Ruckus In Supreme Court, Deprecates Their Conduct

The Court cautioned them to act with restrain and docorum in Courts.

IBCMantra To Be Launched At Delhi High Court On August 4; Justice Vikram Nath To Lead Inaugural Ceremony

The IBCMantra, a free online commentary platform dedicated to insolvency and bankruptcy law, will be formally launched at the Delhi High Court on August 4, 2026, in the presence of Judges of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, senior members of the Bar, and legal practitioners.The platform, titled "IBCMantra – The Law and Practice of Insolvency and Bankruptcy", has been authored...

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan To Deliver Keynote At Launch Of Judicial Transparency Index Report

The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and JALDI (Justice, Access & Lowering Delays in India) will launch the report titled 'Judicial Transparency Index: Assessing Disclosure of Information by the Supreme Court and the High Courts' on August 1, 2026, at the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. The event will bring together judges, senior advocates and legal researchers to deliberate...

Supreme Court Allows IIT Kharagpur Student's Transfer To IIT Roorkee On Medical Grounds

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed an IIT Kharagpur student to transfer to IIT Roorkee on medical grounds, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice.A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan directed IIT Kharagpur to issue the necessary transfer/migration certificate and other documents within one week to enable the student...

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Review Petitions Challenging 3-Year Practice Mandate For Judicial Service

The Supreme Court on July 28 reserved its verdict on a batch of review petitions challenging its earlier judgment which made three years of legal practice mandatory for candidates seeking entry into the judicial service through direct recruitment as Civil Judges (Junior Division).The Court also heard a writ petition seeking the relaxation of the 3-year rule for persons with disabilities.A...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann & AAP Leaders On Chandigarh Admin Plea To Revive FIR Over 2020 Protest

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a plea filed by the Chandigarh Administration challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision to quash an FIR against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders in connection with a 2020 protest against the electricity tariff hike.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi...

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Moves Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order Denying Foreign Travel Permission For Eye Treatment

Trinamool Congress MP and the party's General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's July 20 order refusing him permission to travel abroad for specialised treatment for an eye condition.The plea challenges an order passed by a single-judge Bench of Justice Sougata Bhattacharya, which declined Banerjee's request to travel overseas...

Plea To Ban Pellet Guns : Supreme Court Asks Delhi Govt To Ensure Treatment For Injured Protesters

While hearing a plea alleging the use of pellet guns by the Rapid Action Force against the student protests in Delhi last week, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order directing the Delhi Government to ensure that the injured petitioners and other similarly placed persons are given adequate medical treatment.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana...

BCI Directs State Bar Councils To Prominently Publish Supreme Court Order Restricting Circulation Of Court Hearing Recordings

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed all State Bar Councils to immediately upload and prominently display on their official websites the Supreme Court's recent interim order restricting the unauthorised extraction, dissemination and circulation of audio-video recordings of judicial proceedings, along with the BCI's circular on social media conduct and digital ethics.In a...