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Delhi High Court Rejects Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against Netflix Series 'Ba***ds of Bollywood'
The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected the suit filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav refused to entertain the suit on grounds of jurisdiction and returned the plaint to Wankhede in order to approach the court of competent jurisdiction.“The...
Plea Against UGC Equity Regulations : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today petitions challenging the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.The Regulations are challenged as discriminatory against general categories.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant & Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the writ petitions.The petitions against the UGC Equity Regulations have been filed...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 28, 2026
Links to today's reports :'Promotes Discrimination Against General Classes' : Lawyer Seeks Urgent Hearing Of Plea In Supreme Court Against UGC RegulationsManipur Violence| Supreme Court Extends Tenure Of Justice Gita Mittal Committee Till July 2026'Fraud' : Supreme Court On General Candidates Seeking Medical Admission As Buddhist Converts, Asks How Minority Certificates GivenSupreme Court...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Directs NMC To Include 49 Seats Of HIMSR In 2025-26 Counselling Amid Jamia Hamdard Affiliation Dispute
The Supreme Court permitted counselling for 49 postgraduate medical seats at the Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research for the current academic year (2025–2026), despite the consent of affiliation not having been issued by Jamia Hamdard Deemed to be University.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that counselling for postgraduate students who had...
Supreme Court Seeks Union, ECI Response On Plea Seeking Postal Ballot For Students Away From Home
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union Government and the Election Commission of India on a public interest litigation seeking a holiday or postal ballot facility to enable students living away from home constituencies to cast their votes in elections.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate K Parmeswar...
'Stray Dog Attacks On Beaches Affect Tourism' : Supreme Court
During the hearing of the stray dogs case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of incidents of dog attacks against tourists on beaches in Goa and Kerala.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria heard the matter. Justice Sandeep Mehta commented that dogs are attracted to beaches due to the presence of carcasses of fish and flagged the impact of dog attacks on...
Waqf Tribunal Can't Entertain Claims Over Properties Not Specified In 'List Of Auquf' Or Not Registered Under Waqf Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 28) ruled that Waqf Tribunals have jurisdiction only over properties notified in the “list of auqaf” or registered under the Waqf Act, and not over disputes concerning unregistered properties.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the Telangana High Court's judgment, which affirmed the grant of an injunction by the Waqf...
SIR | Lack Of Formal Appeals Doesn't Mean There Were No Wrongful Deletions : Yogendra Yadav To Supreme Court
Political activist Yogendra Yadav told the Supreme Court today that the lack of formal appeals against deletions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls does not mean that there were no wrongful exclusions. Yadav said that in Bihar, many wrongfully excluded voters had to include their names as new voters on the rolls by filing Form 6 applications.Yadav, who is one of...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025: BNSS & Cr.P.C
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023, (BNSS) and The CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973, (CrPC) - Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 Section 2(1)(h). Complaint Section 2(d) Cr.P.C. - Definition of Complaint - Judicial vs. Executive Magistrate - As per Section 2(d) of CrPC, a complaint refers to an allegation submitted orally or in writing to a Magistrate with the intent...
Citizenship Row | 'Abuse Of Process' : Lucknow Court Rejects BJP Worker's Plea Seeking FIR Against Rahul Gandhi
An ACJM Court In Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow today rejected a plea seeking an FIR against Leader Of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged British citizenship.In its order, ACJM Alok Verma remarked that the petition was an abuse of process of law and that the Court has no jurisdiction to decide on nationality/citizenship of any person."The petition is abuse of process of law, which...