Umar Khalid & Sharjeel Imam Should Have Been Granted Bail Long Ago: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has expressed the personal opinion that Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been in jail for over six years as undertrial prisoners in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, should have been granted bail much earlier.Justice Dhulia made the remarks during the Third Sir Syed Lecture on the topic 'Vision of Justice in the...

Government Trying To 'Capture' Supreme Court, Have Complete Faith It Won't Happen: Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal alleged that the Union Government has taken control of various institutions, including the media, but the Supreme Court remains one institution that has not been captured.Speaking at a press conference on the government's response to the recent protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR, Sibal expressed complete faith that the...

Children Must Be Taught About Safe & Unsafe Touch, Train Teachers To Identify Grooming & Abuse : Supreme Court

The Court also directed schools to display child protection helplines in every classroom, spread awareness about digital safety.

Actor Imran Khan Moves Bombay High Court Challenging "Leave India" Notice For Participating In Anti-CEC Protests

Actor Imran Khan has moved the Bombay High Court challenging the "Leave India" notice issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) asking him to leave the country by October 28.Notably, Imran, US citizen and an OCI Card holder, was last week detained by the Mumbai Police for participating in the protests staged for removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over the...

Delhi Executive Magistrate Court Orders Release Of CJP Founder Abhijeet Dipke

A Special Executive Magistrate on Saturday ordered release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke who was put under preventive arrest by the Delhi Police.Dipke was produced before SEM of Mandir Marg police station. He was detained on Friday evening while he was on his way to Connaught Place to participate in the 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest at Central Park called by...

State Cannot Accept Gift Of Temple Land; Govt Only Custodian, Not Owner Of Temple Properties Under HR&CE Act : Supreme Court

“A temple property is held for the deity and not for gratuitous disposal by whoever happens to hold the office of trustee, however well-intentioned,” the Court observed.

UAPA Charges Can't Curtail Right To Travel Abroad In Blanket Manner: Delhi High Court In Natasha Narwal Case

The Delhi High Court has held that the fact that a person is facing serious charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) does not curtail their right to travel abroad in a blanket manner.Justice Amit Bansal made the observation while permitting Natasha Narwal, accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to travel to the United Kingdom from November 2 to...

'Disagree Without Denying Dignity, Hear Before Judging' : CJI Surya Kant At NLSIU Convocation

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday urged graduating law students to cultivate intellectual independence, fairness and respect for differing viewpoints, emphasising that disagreement must not come at the cost of another person's dignity.Addressing the 34th convocation ceremony of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, in his capacity as Chancellor, the CJI...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Allahabad HC Order Banning Hookah Bars In Restaurants

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh in a plea challenging the Allahabad High Court's order, which held that hookah bars and hookah services can not be provided even in "Designated Smoking Areas".Vide order dated September 29, a bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary dismissed a batch of connected petitions concerning the...

HC Registry Must Ordinarily Exclude Intervening Vacation Period When Bench Directs To List After Certain Days : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16) has clarified that when a High Court directs a matter to be listed “two weeks hence” and the period expires during court vacation, the Registry should ordinarily exclude the vacation period while calculating the two weeks, subject to the applicable High Court rules.“where a Bench of a high court directs listing of a petition 'two weeks hence' and...

Supreme Court Directs Union To Create National Database On Child Sexual Exploitation & Abuse Materials (CSEAM) For Removal Across Platforms

The Court also issued directions to the social media intermediaries regarding the detection and removal of CSEAM.

Supreme Court Quarterly Digest 2026 - Administrative, Labour & Service Laws [July - September 2026]

Administrative Law — Extraordinary Jurisdiction — Article 142 Powers - The invocation of extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice is contextual and cannot be exercised mechanically - The Supreme Court will not invoke Article 142 to protect the services of irregularly or illegally appointed teachers at the cost of the students' future and the...