CEC Protest: CJP Member Moves Supreme Court Seeking Release of Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das & Others Over Alleged Detention

Update at 1:01 am: The Advocates who filed the petition has clarified that the petition is not filed by the Cockroach Janta Party in its official capacity. As per latest developments, the petitioner Gaurav Bharti, has sought withdrawal.Cockroach Janata Party member has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court seeking production and release of its founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convenor Saurav Das, spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka and other persons allegedly detained in connection with the...

Allahabad High Court Makes 1 Lakh Judgments Available In Hindi Through AI-Assisted Translation

The Allahabad High Court has achieved a milestone in making judicial decisions accessible in Hindi, with 1,00,000 judgments translated into the language and made available free of cost on the Court's official website. Chief Justice Arun Bhansali uploaded the 1,00,000th translated judgment on October 5, 2026, in the presence of Justice Arindam Sinha, Justice Atul Sreedharan, Justice Siddharth Varma, Justice Ajit Kumar, Justice Sameer Jain and Justice Vikram D. Chauhan.To commemorate the...

BREAKING| Menaka Guruswamy Files Habeas Petition In Supreme Court Against Detention Of Political Leaders During Delhi Protests

The Supreme Court will hear the matter in a special Sunday sitting tomorrow.

ED Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Order Quashing Money Laundering Case Against NewsClick & Prabir Purkayastha

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to quash the FIR registered against digital news portal NewsClick and its founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha over alleged irregularities in foreign funding.In a judgment delivered on May 29, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna of the Delhi High Court quashed the FIR registered by the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) and the connected money laundering proceedings initiated by the ED,...

BREAKING| Supreme Court To Hold Sunday Sitting To Hear Contempt Plea Over Closure Of Metro Stations & Train Cancellations In Delhi

The Supreme Court will hold a special sitting tomorrow (Sunday to hear the contempt petition which has been filed alleging that authorities continued to shut down Delhi metro stations and cancelled train services in violation of the Court's October 9 order, which directed that there should be no complete prohibition on transport services to handle the October 10 protests announced by CJP and opposition parties against the Chief Election Commissioner.A bench comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...

Questioning Govt On Public Issues Not Defamation, Politicians Must Accept Criticism In Democracy: Delhi Court

A Delhi court has observed that merely asking questions from the government, particularly from a person acting as a public representative, cannot amount to defamation, emphasising that politicians must be prepared to face criticism in a democracy.“Merely asking questions from another, especially from a person acting as a representative of the public in the Parliament, regarding any law & order situation or for that purpose, any other matter, cannot amount to defamation,” Additional Chief...

BREAKING | Delhi Court Rejects CJP Leader Ratna Singh's Plea For FIR Against Cops Over 'Illegal Detention'

A Delhi Court on Saturday (October 10) rejected Cockroach Janta Party's legal affairs head Ratna Singh's plea seeking registration of FIR against policemen alleging wrongful confinement as well as restraining her from going to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the conduct of SIR.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abhinav Pandey, Saket Courts also dismissed Singh's plea seeking her release from alleged wrongful confinement as being not maintainable.In its order,...

Delhi Riots: Court Finds Sharjeel Imam Violated Interim Bail Conditions By Being Present During Brother's Media Interview

Imam's bail is due to expire today.

Delhi Riots: Court Convicts Tahir Hussain For Abetment Of Rioting, Acquits Him Of Other Charges

A Delhi Court on Saturday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain for the offence of abetment for rioting in relation to a North-East Delhi riots case.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts however acquitted him of other charges. The judge also acquitted other accused persons namely Md. Shadab, Shah Alam, Riyasat Ali, Gulfam, Md. Rihan, Arshad Qayyum and Irshad Ahmed, of all the charges. The FIR was registered for the offences punishable under Section...

CJI Surya Kant Constitutes 'Judicial Well-Being Committee' For Judges' Mental Health

To foster the physical and mental well-being of judges across the country, the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has constituted a Standing Committee chaired by Justice K. V. Viswanathan. The committee on 'Judicial Well-being' has been constituted on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, celebrated across the world on October 10 each year. The committee will comprise four other members, including Dr. Savita Malhotra, Former Dean, PGIMER Chandigarh and Professor & Head, Department...

CEC Protest: CJP Legal Affairs Head Ratna Singh Moves Delhi Court Seeking FIR Against Cops Over 'Illegal Detention'

Cockroach Janta Party's legal affairs head Ratna Singh moved a Delhi Court on Saturday (October 10) seeking registration of FIR against policemen alleging wrongful confinement as well as restraining her from going to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the conduct of SIR. The application has been filed by Singh before Saket Court's Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abhinav Pandey.The plea states that earlier today while Singh was proceeding towards Supreme...

CJI Intervenes For Release Of Lawyers Detained Over Protest March

After the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) urgently wrote to the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, about several advocates being detained and taken to Yamuna Sports Complex for peacefully protesting outside the Supreme Court, the CJI has communicated to the authorities that the lawyers be released.The SCBA passed a resolution this morning bringing to the CJI's attention the excessive use of force against the lawyers, including women advocates. Subsequently, Advocate...