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 Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh made the observation while deciding an appeal filed by Chandrikaben Kishor...

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 she delivered a judgment sentencing seven cow vigilantes to life imprisonment for lynching a truck...

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 Bill, popularly referred to as the "Goonda Bill", was passed with 176 members voting in favour and 41 against,...

'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 Tiwari under Article 32 of the Constitution, contends that while the "Rs 370 Biryani" episode should not invite...

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 to register a case against Tom.Perusing the police report, the Magistrate noted:"The report itself...

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 (cruelty) and 3(5) (common intention) and Sections 3 (giving or taking dowry) and 4 (demanding dowry) of the...

Didn't Tell Supreme Court That E20 Petrol Program Was Expermient : Attorney General Denies Media Reports As False

The office of the AG affirmed that at no stage a submission was made that the E20 petrol program was an experiment.

US Supreme Court Upholds State Laws Barring Transgender Women From Female Sports

The Court held that it was reasonable to confine women's sports only to biological females.

Tamil Nadu Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Madras High Court Order Banning Cow Slaughter

The State argued that the High Court's order went beyond the scope of the petition and contradicted the applicable legislation.

US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump's Executive Order

The US Supreme Court on Monday held that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States irrespective of whether their parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to deny such citizenship.In a 5-4 constitutional ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts authored the...

MP Judge Faces Communal Attack After Convicting Cow Vigilantes In Lynching Case

A judge in Madhya Pradesh has come under severe communal attack after she delivered a verdict convicting cow vigilantes in a lynching case.Earlier this month, Tabassum Khan, Additional District and Sessions Judge of Narmadapuram district, had sentenced 7 men to life imprisonment for lynching Sheikh Lala Nazir Ahmed, a truck driver, in 2022, over suspicions of cow smuggling.On the day of...

Supreme Court Directs Status Quo On Ethanol Supply Allocation For 2025-26 As BPCL Says HC Order Will Affect E20 Policy

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo with regard to ethanol supply allocation for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025–26.A partial Court working days bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Sheel Nagu passed the order, after hearing Attorney General R Venkataramani (for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd) and Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave (for respondents).The AG contested a...