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Supreme Court Raises Concerns Over Lawyers Using AI-Generated Fake Citations
The Supreme Court today flagged the issue of lawyers submitting AI-drafted petitions that contain fake case citations. The exchange happened before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice BV Nagarathna."We are alarmed to reflect now- some of the lawyers have started AI to draft. It is absolutely uncalled for," said Chief Justice of India...
All High Courts Equal, Can't Encourage Practice Of Transferring Matters From Other HCs To One HC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally expressed that it cannot encourage the practice of transferring petitions from High Courts to one particular High Court.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the transfer petitions filed by turf clubs seeking to consolidate the petitions pending in High Courts against the levy...
Political Leaders Must Foster Fraternity In Country; Elections Must Be Fought On Mutual Respect : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that political parties must foster fraternity in the country, and that all political parties must follow constitutional morality and fight elections on the basis of mutual respect.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice BV Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a writ petition filed by nine individuals seeking guidelines...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 16, 2026
Links to today's reports :Know The Law | Principles On Secondary Evidence Production : Supreme Court ExplainsSupreme Court 9-Judge Bench To Hear Reference Over 'Industry' Definition On March 17Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench To Hear Sabarimala Reference Issues From April 7'Why Should Youngsters Suffer?': Supreme Court Dismisses Delhi Govt Challenge To Retrospective Pay Hike For HC...
NEET-PG 2025 Cut-Off Reduction Made 95,913 More Candidates Eligible, NBEMS Informs Supreme Court
The National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences told the Supreme Court that it had no role to play in the reduction of the qualifying percentile of the NEET-PG 2025.In the counter-affidavit filed in response to petitions challenging the lowering of the NEET-PG cut-off, the NBEMS the decision fell within the exclusive domain of the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of...
Karnataka Court Awards Death Sentence To Three For Gang-Rape Of Israeli Woman, Murder Of Male Tourist Last Year
A Karnataka Court on Monday (February 16) awarded death sentence to three men convicted for gang rape of two women including an Israeli national and for murder of a male tourist from Odisha last year. The three men–Mallesh, Sai and Sharanappa, were convicted for the offences on February 6. The case status of the court of I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Koppal sitting at...
Actress Prathyusha's Death : Supreme Court Rules Out Murder; Convicts Siddhartha Reddy For Abetment Of Suicide
The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy, who challenged his conviction on the charge of abetment to suicide in 23 years old case of the suicide of Telugu/Tamil actress Prathyushya.A bench comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan pronounced the judgment. The bench also dimissed the plea by Prathyushya's mother Sarojini Devi who alleged that...
2007 CRPF Camp Attack Case : Supreme Court To Hear UP Govt's Appeal Against Acquittal Of 4 Death Row Convicts
The Supreme Court is set to consider Uttar Pradesh government's challenge to the acquittal of 4 death row convicts in the 2007 CRPF camp terror attack case. Eight personnel had lost their lives in the said attack.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta recently granted leave in the four Special Leave Petitions filed by the State in the matter.By the impugned judgment, the Allahabad...
'We Understand Political Battles' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Quashing Of SC/ST Case Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the Telangana High Court's judgment which quashed a 2016 case against the present Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi observed that the High Court...
NALSA Launches Pilot Project “Community Mediation: Towards A Litigation-Free Rural India” In Baghpat
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) and the District Legal Services Authority, Baghpat, launched a pilot project titled “Community Mediation: Towards a Litigation-Free Rural India”, aimed at strengthening grassroots dispute resolution through dialogue-based mechanisms.The programme was inaugurated...
Supreme Court Allows Karnataka High Court To Notify Civil Judge Appointments
The Supreme Court today allowed the Karnataka High Court to notify the appointments of Judicial Officers (Civil Judge) in the State. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing the Malik Mazhar Sultan vs UP Public Service Commission case, in which it has been passing various orders from time to time regarding the filling up of judicial vacancies...
