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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Madras High Court Order Setting Aside Recruitment Of 17 PAs To Judges
The Supreme Court today declined urgent listing of a plea challenging the Madras High Court order which set aside the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants to its Judges. In the impugned order, the High Court had held that the entire selection process was arbitrary and without consideration of merit.The matter was mentioned before a partial Court working days bench of Justice MM Sundresh...
Is Habeas Plea Maintainable Against Detention Due To Successive Arrests After Bail Rejection? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court is set to consider whether a habeas corpus petition challenging the continued detention of a person due to successive arrests is maintainable after bail has been denied to him. A partial Court working days bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu on July 1 issued notice on the plea of one Haji Abdul Razzak, who is stated to be in custody since August 2021 despite...
Honeymoon Murder Case : Meghalaya Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Sonam Raghuvanshi's Bail
The State of Meghalaya has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Meghalaya High Court's order upholding the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime suspect in the chilling May 2025 "honeymoon murder" of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned the State's petition before a partial working days bench led by Justice MM Sundresh for...
MP Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail Of Kumbh Mela Star's Husband In POCSO Case
A Madhya Pradesh Court on Wednesday (July 1) rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Mohammad Farman, the husband of the viral Kumbh Mela star, observing that the dispute over the wife's date of birth is subject matter of trial and cannot be considered in the husband's anticipatory bail hearing. The Special POCSO Judge Ravi Zarola in his order said:"The documents presented by...
Representation Of People Act Doesn't Apply To Municipal Elections : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the penal provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) do not apply to municipal elections, clarifying that candidates accused of filing false affidavits in local body polls can instead be prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code where the applicable municipal law does not provide a penal provision. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and...
SCAORA Condemns Threats Against MP Judge Who Punished Cow Vigilantes In Lynching Case
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) on Wednesday strongly condemned the threats and targeted social media campaign against Madhya Pradesh Additional District and Sessions Judge Ms. Tabassum Khan, stating that judicial orders must be challenged before appellate courts and not through intimidation or vilification of judges.The judge was subjected to communal attacks after...
WB Assembly Passes 'Public Safety Act' Providing For Detention Up To One Year, Property Seizure For 'Anti-Social Activities'
The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, a legislation that significantly expands the State's powers to deal with organised crime by providing for preventive detention of alleged "goondas" for up to one year, externment orders, and seizure and confiscation of properties linked to anti-social activities.The...
'Rs.370 Biryani' Row : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Regulation Of Stand-Up Comedy, Social Media Misinformation
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive regulatory framework for stand-up comedy, podcasts, live streaming platforms and other user-generated digital content, citing the viral "Rs 370 Biryani" controversy as one of the instances demonstrating the need for constitutional safeguards in the digital age.The petition, filed by advocate Vishal...
AMMA Row: Kerala Court Directs Police To Register FIR On Actor Ansiba Hassan's Complaint Against Tini Tom
The Judicial First Class Magistrate VIII, Ernakulam on Tuesday (June 30) directed the Kadavanthra police station to register a complaint based on Drishyam-actress Ansiba Hassan alleging Tini Tom of abusing her with words like 'Jihadi', etc. Smt. Kavya Soman, Magistrate passed the order yesterday in a private complaint filed by Ansiba before the Magistrate, following the refusal of the police...
Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Giribala Singh, Samarth Singh; CBI Seeks Voice Samples
A Bhopal Court, on Tuesday (June 30), extended till July 14, the judicial custody of retired Judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh who are booked in a case involving dowry harassment and death of model-actress Twisha Sharma.Twisha, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12. An FIR has been lodged under BNS Sections 80(2) (dowry death), 85...
