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'Go To HC': Supreme Court Rejects Savukku Shankar's Nephew's Plea Against 3rd Preventive Detention Order Under Goondas Act
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition filed by YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar's nephew seeking quashing of a third detention order passed against Shankar under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court. It also said that upon being so approached, the High Court may hear the matter expeditiously.To recap, Shankar was arrested on 13 December, 2025 in...
Sabarimala Reference | Travancore Devaswom Board Disagrees With Nair Service Society's Argument On Articles 25(2)(b) & 26(b)
In the Sabarimala Reference hearing before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court, the Travancore Devaswom Board disagreed with the argument advanced by the Nair Service Society and certain temple organisations from Kerala that Article 26(b) of the Constitution was subject to 25(2)(b) of the Constitution.Article 25(2)(b) allows the State to enact law for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.As...
First-Year Law Student Found Dead At NUJS Kolkata Campus
A first-year student of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, was found unresponsive on campus and was subsequently declared dead, according to a statement issued by the student body.The deceased, identified as Juven Joss Jebin, was “found unresponsive behind the Boys' Hostel on the Main Campus” and was “subsequently pronounced deceased by the doctors,” the statement said.In their statement, the students' body said: “We… express our profound grief at the passing...
'We're Surprised' : Supreme Court Stays Telangana High Court's Transit Anticipatory Bail To Pawan Khera In Assam FIR
The Supreme Court today stayed the order passed by the Telangana High Court granting transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR registered by the Assam Police on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, over Khera's allegations that she held multiple passports of different countries.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar passed the interim order while issuing notice on the petition filed by the State of Assam...
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Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 4]
Today is the fourth 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.Reports from Day 1 Hearing are given below :Also Read - Seeking Justice SK Sharma's Recusal, Kejriwal Files New Affidavit Citing Her...
'Deepfakes Disproportionately Target Women, Takedown Comes After Harm Is Done': Justice PS Narasimha
Speaking at an event, Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha today raised a concern about the disproportionate targeting of women using deepfakes and lamented that harm has already occurred by the time takedown action is effected.."Let's talk about the problem we are all facing, relating to deepfakes...non-consensual, synthetic imagery disproportionately targeting women, perpetuating gender-based violence and inflicting acute psychological harm. Our present legal framework responds reactively,...
India Subscribes To All Religions, Never Declares Itself A Hindu State : Justice NK Singh
Justice NK Singh of the Supreme Court recently said that India's Constitution never declared India to be a Hindu State and India was one of the few countries in the world which subscribed to many religions."If you read the Constitution of so many other countries, they subscribe to a particular faith that is, this is a Christian State or this is an Islamic State. There are very very few countries which subscribe to all the religions, like India. India never declares itself to be a Hindu...
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of Three Judicial Officers As Karnataka High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on April 14, 2026, has approved the proposal for appointment of three judicial officers as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.The officers recommended for elevation are Smt. Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde, Smt. Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Shri Mahadevappa Brungesh.The notification can be read here.
Law Does Not Favour The Indolent: Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitration Initiated After 21-Year Delay
The Supreme Court recently quashed arbitration proceedings between the State of West Bengal and a contractor, holding that the claim was ex facie time barred as the notice invoking arbitration was issued after 21 years from completion of work.“Arbitration though is an alternate dispute resolution system, which has to be encouraged, it cannot deviate from the fundamental principle that law favours the diligent and not the indolent”, the Court said.A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K....
Moneylife Moves Delhi Court Against Ex Parte Order To Remove Reports Linking Manoj Sandesara, Family To Sterling Biotech Case
Financial media platform Moneylife has filed an appeal before a Delhi Court against a lower court's ex parte order directing removal of content on Manoj Kesarichand Sandesara and his family to Sterling Biotech bank fraud case.The appeal was listed yesterday before District Judge Vinod Kumar Meena of Tis Hazari Courts. As Moneylife argued for stay of the impugned order, the Court issued notice in the plea and listed the case for arguments on April 29. Moneywise Media LLP has filed the appeal...
