Black Sheep In Legal Profession Must Be Dealt With Immediately : Supreme Court Questions Bar Council Disciplinary Mechanism

The Court remarked that clients struggle for remedies against unprofessional conduct on the part of advocates.

Surprising That NHRC Orders Inquiry Into UP Madrasas But No Suo-Moto Action On Lynchings, Vigilantism: Allahabad HC's Justice Atul Sreedharan

Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Allahabad High Court has strongly criticised the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for prima facie stepping outside its jurisdiction by directing an inquiry into allegations made against 558 aided Madrasas in the State of UP. Justice Vivek Saran, who was also part of the bench, however, disagreed with Justice Sreedharan's remark.For context, Justice...

Magistrate Doesn't Require Prior Sanction To Direct FIR Registration Under S.156(3) CrPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that a Judicial Magistrate does not require prior sanction under Section 196/197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for directing the registration of FIR under Section 156(3) of the CrPC."The requirement of prior sanction under Section 196 and 197 CrPC (or corresponding provisions in the BNSS) operates at the stage of taking cognizance and does not extend to...

No Legislative Vacuum On Hate Speech; Union & States May Consider If Amendments Needed : Supreme Court

The Court reminded that hate speeches and rumour-mongering have a direct bearing on fraternity and the Constitutional order.

Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 10]

Today is the tenth day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Yesterday, the review...

Motor Accident | In Head-On Collision, Can't Blame One Driver Alone Without Careful Scrutiny Of Circumstances : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that in cases of head-on collisions, courts cannot attribute the entire blame to one driver without undertaking a careful and comprehensive scrutiny of the conduct of all parties and the surrounding circumstances.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi set aside concurrent findings of the Motor Accident Claims...

Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Sentenced To 1 Month Jail For Intentional Insult Of Public Servant By Forcing Him To Walk Through Mud

Observing that lawmakers must not take law in their own hands, a Sessions Court in Sindhudurg convicted Maharashtra's Cabinet Minister Nitesh Rane for intentionally insulting an engineer - a public servant by forcing him to walk on a muddy road and sentenced him to one month's simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.Notably, Rane was a MLA from the Congress party during the incident...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Removal Of UP IPS Officer Ajay Pal Sharma As Election Observer In West Bengal Polls

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India to appoint Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma as an Election Observer for the West Bengal Assembly elections.The petitioner has alleged that the officer is "highly partisan" and was threatening political candidates.Referring to Section 20B of...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 28, 2026

Links to today's reports : Supreme Court Approves Shifting Of Deers From Delhi's AN Jha Park To Rajasthan, Directs Centre To Frame Guidelines On Wildlife Relocation'MP HC Hearing Appeals Of 2013-14' : Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Murder Convict Citing Unlikelihood Of Early Hearing'Don't Argue Like This' : Supreme Court Rebukes Lawyer In Sabarimala Reference HearingBuyer Not...

Sabarimala Reference | Art 25(2)(b) Mentions Throwing Open Of Only Temples Since Caste System Is Not In Other Religions : Justice Nagarathna

During the ninth day of the Sabarimala reference, the Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court orally commented that Article 25(2)(b) of the Constitution, which allows the making of laws to throw open Hindu public temples to all classes of Hindus, was consciously enacted to address the caste-based exclusion prevalent in the society then.The Judge commented that the provision did not...

Supreme Court Stays Bombay HC Judgment Releasing 193-Acre Thane Land From Acquisition As Private Forest

The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court judgment which had upheld the release of about 193 acres of land at Manpada, Thane from acquisition as “private forest” and had cleared the way for the landowner's claim for development rights.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued notice in a special leave petition filed by the Thane Municipal Corporation...

'Honeymoon Murder' Case | Shillong Court Grants Bail To Sonam Raghuvanshi Over Ineffective Intimation Of Arrest Grounds

A court in Meghalaya's Shillong yesterday GRANTED BAIL to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is the prime suspect in the May 2025 Meghalaya 'honeymoon murder' of her husband (Raja Raghuvanshi), on the grounds that the police had failed to effectively communicate to her the grounds of her arrest, which caused prejudice to her defence.Addl. DC (Judicial), Shillong, Dashalene R Kharbteng, granted her bail...