'Abusing Community Leader Not Insult To Religion': Bombay High Court Quashes FIR U/S 295A IPC For Insulting Maratha Leader Manoj Jarange

A person may represent a religion in certain ways but s/he does not become a 'religion' himself, the Bombay High Court observed while holding that any abuse or use of disrespectful words for a socio political figure cannot be equated with insult to faith.A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar, sitting at Aurangabad, quashed an FIR lodged against a man, booked...

Supreme Court Forms Committee Led By Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia To Determine Encroachment Extent In Obulapuram Mining Case

The Supreme Court recently appointed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, a former judge of the Supreme Court, as the Chairman of the Committee to fix the boundaries of the leased areas and the reserved forest areas to examine the extent of illegal encroachment and mining and other unauthorised activities in the Obulapuram mining case in the State of Andhra Pradesh. In this case, former Tourism...

Plea Filed In Supreme Court To Prevent Disposal Of Body Of Man Killed In Chhattisgarh 'Fake Encounter'

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court to prevent disposal of a dead body by state-authorities in an alleged fake encounter in Chhattisgarh.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N Kotiswar Singh.On a Court query, the counsel who mentioned the case submitted that the petitioner had initially approached the Chhattisgarh High...

Criminal Law Can't Be Used To Settle Civil Disputes Or Wreak Vengeance : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sep.24) quashed a criminal case against an individual against whom an FIR was registered in a pure civil dispute by giving it a criminal color. The Court deprecated the growing use of criminal prosecution as a tool for harassment in purely commercial disputes. “Even if the allegations are assumed to be true, they unmistakably arise out of a commercial...

Child Can Be Evicted From Senior Citizen Parent's Property If There's Breach Of Obligation To Maintain Parents : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that a Tribunal under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, has the power to order the eviction of a child from the property of the senior citizen, if there is a breach of obligation to maintain the senior citizen.A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed the appeal filed by 80-year-old man and his 78-year-old wife,...

Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order Halting Ramlila Celebrations At Firozabad School Ground

The Court urged the administration to find an alternate site so that school students can use the ground.

'Duty-Free Import Of Yellow Peas Harming Indian Farmers', Says Kisan Group In PIL; Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 25) issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the policy of the Union Government to allow the import of yellow dal without any duty.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice NK Singh was hearing the petition filed by 'Kisan Mahapanchayat', a farmers' organisation, which contended that the...

'Calling Judiciary Biggest Hurdle To Viksit Bharat Is Troubling': Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa On Sanjeev Sanyal's Remarks

"Reform must come through dialogue and collaboration not confrontation," Pahwa wrote.

States Cannot Use Weapon Of Taxation To Discriminate Against Goods Imported From Other States : Supreme Court

The Court struck down a Rajasthan Govt notification exempting VAT for locally made asbestos while imposing tax on asbestos brought from other states.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 24, 2025

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Can Judicial Officer's Experience Be Counted Towards '7-Year Practice' For District Judge Direct Appointment? Supreme Court Hears [Day 2]

The Supreme Court today continued the hearing of its constitution bench on the issue of whether a judicial officer, who has already completed 7 years in the Bar, is entitled to be appointed as a District Judge against a Bar vacancy.The petitioners today emphasised that several factors are to be seen behind why a potential candidate discontinues advocacy; the discontinuation alone cannot mean...

'Criminal Complaints In Matrimonial Disputes Need Great Scrutiny' : Supreme Court Quashes Dowry Harassment Case Against Brother-in-Law

The Supreme Court once again reiterated that criminal cases arising out of matrimonial disputes have to be scrutinised with great care, taking into account pragmatic realities.Quashing an FIR lodged by a wife against her brother-in-law alleging offences of dowry harassment, domestic cruelty etc, the Court observed :"Courts have to be careful and cautious in dealing with complaints and must...