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Consider Declaring Cancer As Notifiable Disease : Supreme Court To States
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the States and Union Territories which have not yet notified cancer as a notifiable disease to consider doing so, stressing the need for a uniform policy for mandatory reporting of cancer cases.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to notify cancer as a notifiable disease across the country.During the hearing, the CJI asked the Union...
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta HC's Restrictions On Use Of Trinamool Bank Accounts Frozen By ED
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the restrictions imposed by the Calcutta High Court in operating the bank accounts of the All India Trinamool Congress party, which are frozen by the Enforcement Directorate as part of a money laundering investigation.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale was dealing with TMC's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court's July 20 interim order whereby it refused to permit the party to operate 3 HDFC bank accounts, as well as the July 9...
Supreme Court Dismisses Activist Ravi Nair's Plea To Revive Defamation Case Against Nilanjana Bhowmick
The Supreme Court today (August 11) dismissed activist Ravi Nair's petition challenging the Delhi High Court's order quashing his criminal defamation case filed against journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick over an article published in 2010 in Time magazine.A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Vinod Chandran dismissed the petition, refusing to interfere with the High Court's order.It may be recalled that Ravi Nair, who runs the South Asia Human Rights Documentation Centre (SAHRDC), filed the...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Daughter's Plea To Bring His Mortal Remains From Japan
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's daughter, Anita Pfaff, seeking to bring his mortal remains from Japan to India.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order. Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Netaji's daughter.Earlier, the Court refused to entertain a similar plea by Netaji's grandnephew, Ashis Ray, noting that his daughter (sole heir) was not the petitioner. At the time,...
Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Plea For CBI Probe Against Fake Advocates & Curbs On Monetisation Of Judges' Remarks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into fake advocates and fraudulent law degrees, claiming that the issues reflect a deeper erosion of professional standards within the legal system.The petitioner also sought examination of the activities associated with the “Cockroach Janata Party,” the satirical online campaign that emerged following remarks made by the Chief Justice of IndiaFiled by Advocate Raja Choudhary,...
West Bengal SIR | Can't Fix Timeline For Appellate Tribunals, Says Supreme Court; Seek Data On Appeal Disposals
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally commented that it cannot fix any timeline for the decisions by the Appellate Tribunals hearing appeals arising from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, even though it agreed to monitor their functioning.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a writ petition filed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking various directions to streamline and...
Kerala Court Grants Bail To Right Wing Activist Arrested For Remarks Against Women Protesters At Jantar Mantar, Cites Procedural Irregularity
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (August 10) granted regular bail to Right Wing Activist T.G. Mohandas, who was arrested yesterday in the crime accusing him of propagating offensive content against the women protesters at Jantar Mantar.Sri. Mithun Gopi G.S., Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate granted bail to Mohandas, noting procedural irregularities in the arrest of the 71-year-old."the apprehensions expressed by the prosecution regarding the possibility...
Parliament Passes Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Paving Way For Possible UPI Charges
Parliament has passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which, among other tax changes, amends the legal framework governing electronic payments in a manner that could pave the way for charges on UPI transactions in the future.The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill on Tuesday, after which the legislation was returned to the Lok Sabha, completing the parliamentary process. The Bill had earlier been passed by the Lok Sabha.The legislation does not itself impose any charge on UPI...
RGNUL Faculty Seek Chancellor's Intervention Over Alleged Governance Lapses, Promotion Irregularities; May Resort To 'Pen-Down Strike'
Faculty members of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, have raised serious concerns over what they describe as a decline in transparency, institutional governance, and adherence to established procedures within the University.In an email sent to Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Jai S. Singh on August 10, faculty members objected to a recent promotion decision, alleging that it overlooked applicable rules and norms of transparency. The faculty has now sought the intervention...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 11 August 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 order, LiveLaw's Breaking News Alerts will deliver concise, authoritative updates right on the website, making sure...
CJI Surya Kant Launches Book On Mediation Movement In India, Highlights Need To Bridge Gap Between Law And Practice
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on July 18, 2026 launched The Mediation Movement in India at Chandigarh, a book edited by Prof. (Dr.) Seema Gupta that examines the evolution of mediation in India with a special focus on the Mediation Act, 2023.The book, edited by Prof. (Dr.) Seema Gupta, Professor of Law at the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Chandigarh University, has been published by Law and Justice Publishing Company. The Chief Justice has also authored the Foreword to the...