Supreme Court Flags Insufficient Budgetary Allocation To Railways, Says Common Man's Safety Important

The Supreme Court recently flagged insufficiency of budget allocation towards betterment of Railways in India and voiced its expectation for better budgetary allocation so that common man's safety is prioritized."Nothing is more important than the safety and security of the common man, who travels and reposes trust in the Railways and Railways is not an organization to make investment...

Supreme Court Orders Medical Stipend To Foreign Medical Graduates At Par With Indian Graduates

The Supreme Court recently ordered that foreign medical graduates are liable to get a stipend at par with Indian medical graduates. This order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice PB Varale, who were dealing with a writ petition filed by Indian citizens who have obtained foreign medical education from Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Russia and China. They have...

Centre Notifies IT Rules Amendment To Regulate AI-Generated Content; Platforms Must Takedown Illegal Content Within 3 Hrs

The Central Government has notified sweeping amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, significantly tightening the regulatory framework governing synthetically generated and artificial intelligence-based content on digital platforms.The amendments, notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in exercise...

Mumbai Court Restrains YouTuber Carry Minati, Others From Making Defamatory Content Against Karan Johar

A Mumbai Court on Monday (February 9) restrained YouTuber Ajey Nagar popularly known as Carry Minati, Meta Platforms and others from making any 'objectionable and defamatory' videos or any other content against Bollywood film producer Karan Johar, after the latter objected to a 'roast' video uploaded on Nagar's YouTube channel titled as 'Coffee With Jalan.'Notably, the allegedly defamatory...

Supreme Court Seeks Responses From 17 States Over Delay In NIA Trials

The Centre updated the Court about the progress made in designating new Special Courts for NIA Trials.

Can Muslim Woman Invoke Khula & Terminate Marriage Without Husband's Consent? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court recently appointed Senior Advocate Shoeb Alam as amicus curiae in an appeal against a Kerala High Court judgment upholding a Muslim woman's right to pronounce khula and terminate marriage without the husband's consent.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran listed the case for hearing on April 22, 2026, noting that the case involves a question of...

Supreme Court Allows Provisional MBBS Seat To EWS Candidate, Rejects Contention That MP Govt Lacks EWS Quota Policy For Pvt Colleges

"If private colleges don't follow [reservation policy], close them. Put a lock on them", said CJI Kant.

Supreme Court Asks ECI To Consider PIL Petitioner's Suggestions To Curb Election Expenses

The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India to consider the suggestions put forth by a petitioner regarding measures to curb excessive election expenditures.Observing that the suggestions given by the petitioner are "worth consideration", a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice NV Anjaria disposed of a Public...

Supreme Court Refuses To Direct Disclosure Of Opposition Leader's Dissent Regarding CIC Appointments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the publication of the dissent note of the Leader of Opposition regarding the appointment of Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice NV Anjaria did not accept the argument made by Advocate Prashant Bhushan, on behalf of RTI activist...

Supreme Court Seeks Union & NMC Responses On Plea To Exclude Doctors From Consumer Protection Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union Government and the National Medical Commission on a plea to declare that doctors will not come within the purview of the Consumer Protection Act.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice NV Anjaria was hearing a writ petition filed by Association of Healthcare Providers (India).The...

PIL In Supreme Court Challenges New Income Tax Law Allowing Search Of Digital Devices

During the brief hearing, the Court observed that there was no uncontrolled powers conferred on the Income Tax authorities.

Digital Arrests | MHA Proposes SOP Before Supreme Court, RBI To Consider Staff Accountability & Liability Framework

In the suo motu case taken up by the Supreme Court over "digital arrest scams", the Ministry of Home Affairs has filed a status report proposing a Standard Operating Procedure to strengthen inter-agency coordination and ensure timely restoration of defrauded funds wherever possible.It may be recalled that a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice NV...