Supreme Court Restrains Appointment Of Teachers In Schools/Colleges Without Prescribed RTE, NCTE, UGC Qualifications

The Supreme Court has passed an interim order restraining the appointment of teachers in schools and colleges unless they possess the qualifications prescribed under the Right to Education Act, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, and the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V...

Supreme Court Agrees To List Plea To Fix Timeline For Centre To Act On Collegium Recommendations

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list a petition filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation, pending since 2018, seeking strict timelines for the Centre to act on the recommendations by the Collegium for the appointment of judges.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, for the petitioner, mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing, pointing out that the matter...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 08 September 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

'Victim Didn't Identify Accused In Court' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Convicted For Rape Of 5-Year-Old

The Court criticised the trial judge and the public prosecutor for neglecting to conduct identification of accused during the deposition of the child victim.

UP Govt's Policy On Encounters, NSA Detention & Property Seizure Has Brought Down Crime: UP Judge Agrees With State Claim

Posted in Muzaffarnagar, Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has agreed with the State's claim that its policy of taking stringent action against criminals, including encounters, seizure of criminals' property and detention under the National Security Act (NSA), has brought down crime. The observation came in a 38-page Judgment passed by Judge Diwakar on Monday,...

'I'd Rather Die Than Be Called A Coward Judge': UP Judge Claims Serious Cases Recalled From His Court To Benefit Mafia, Criminals

In a striking set of observations, UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar on Monday (September 7) claimed that serious cases were recalled from his court to benefit mafia and criminals, as he said that he was "deeply hurt and saddened" by the conduct. He added that he would rather die than be called a "coward judge".The observations came in a judgment in which Judge Diwakar, Additional District and...

Satya Niketan PG Collapse: Delhi Court Sends Owner, Wife To Judicial Custody; Son Remanded To 2-Day Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Monday evening remanded building owner Hariram Gupta and his wife to judicial custody in a case registered in relation to the Satya Niketan PG collapse case yesterday.Their son, also arrested in the case, has been remanded to two days of police custody.The order has been passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Bhavaya Karhail of Patiala House Courts. The three accused...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 7, 2026

Links to reports of September 7, 2026 :Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Stop Perks To Judges Resigning To Avoid RemovalSupreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Naga Insurgent Hopeson Ningshen Considering 17 Years Of Jail TermSupreme Court Asks Vivo Executive To Get Chinese Consulate Guarantee On India-Return If Allowed To Travel To ChinaFormer Supreme Court Judge Justice Krishna...

What Is Union's Legal Obligation To Search For Indian Missing After Hostile Attack In Another Country? Supreme Court Asks

“You want us to send Delhi police to Romania and Ukraine to investigate?” CJI said to the petitioner's counsel during the hearing.

Justice Aravind Kumar Outlines Principles To Address Use Of Stock Witnesses In Criminal Investigations

While addressing the two-day South Zone Consultation of the Stock Witnesses Reforms Committee, Justice Aravind Kumar of the Supreme Court cautioned that a witness is not a procedural ornament or a mere signature at the foot of a seizure memo, but “a human source of firsthand knowledge.” Among the other deliberations, he also laid down a set of six principles and four practical tests for the...

'Despotic' Officers Will Turn UP Into 'Orwellian Dystopia' : Allahabad High Court Slams Noida DM For NSA Detention Of Student

HC says Noida DM Medha Roopam sought to "set an example" out of student activist Akriti Chaudhary; orders ₹5L compensation recovered from DM and other officers' salaries while quashing NSA detention.

Former Bureaucrat Ashish Joshi Moves Delhi Court Seeking Copy Of FIR Over 'X' Post After 9-Hour Detention

Former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi has moved a Delhi Court seeking a copy of the FIR registered against him over a post on X Corp (formerly Twitter), after being detained and interrogated by the Delhi Police Special Cell for 9 hours on September 02.His plea will be heard tomorrow by Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta. Joshi has sought directions to the SHO or Investigating Officer of the...