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Supreme Court Directs Production Of Pendrive Given To Sonam Wangchuk In Custody, Doubts Accuracy Of Union's Transcript Of Speeches
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 16) directed the Jodhpur Jail Superintendent to produce before it in a sealed cover the pen drive given by the Union authorities to Ladakh social activist Sonam Wangchuk, while he was in detention on September 29, 2025.This was after Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, Wangchuk's wife who has challenged his detention under the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging 'Logical Discrepancy' Category Applied By ECI In West Bengal SIR
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain the writ petition challenging the 'logical discrepancy' category in the West Bengal SIR.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing the plea. At the outset, the CJI declined to entertain the plea on the basis of the limitation of Article 32 jurisdiction. The CJI asked : "In Article 32, you want us to...
Why Rules Under Shariat Application Act Not Framed? Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of Union, UP Govt
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Union Government and the State of Uttar Pradesh on why rules under Section 4 of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937 have not been framed.A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih issued notice to the Union of India and the State of Uttar Pradesh, calling for clarification on whether Section 4...
Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Chhattisgarh Gram Sabha's Hoardings Banning Entry Of Pastors, Converts Into Tribal Village
The Supreme Court today dismissed a challenge to the Chhattisgarh High Court judgment which upheld a Gram Sabha's action of erecting 'hoardings/notice boards' at certain village entry points, whereby the entry of Christian Pastors and converted Christians was barred.Apparently, the Gram Sabha action was intended to prevent religious conversion of villagers through coercion or inducement.A...
'Don't Trust Anyone' : Supreme Court Advises Caution In Physical Relations Before Marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked that before marriage, a boy and a girl are strangers and hence there should be circumspection before indulging in pre-marital physical relationship before marriage. The Court was hearing the bail plea of a man accused of rape on a false promise of marriage. A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan was dealing with the bail plea...
Supreme Court Rejects Abu Salem's Plea For Release On Claim Of Completing 25 Years' Imprisonment
The Supreme Court today(February 16) dismissed an application filed by convicted terrorist Abu Salem, who had sought premature release in terms of an Extradition Treaty entered into between the Indian and Portuguese governments. Saleem was convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA) Act for the 1993 Bombay Blast case. The Court has, however, granted him liberty to approach...
'Why Should Youngsters Suffer?': Supreme Court Dismisses Delhi Govt Challenge To Retrospective Pay Hike For HC Law Researchers
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the Delhi Government challenging the Delhi High Court directions issued in October 2025 to increase the Law Researchers' honorarium retrospectively.The High Court ordered retrospective payment of enhanced remuneration of Rs. 80,000 per month to its law researchers with effect from October 01, 2022.A bench comprising Chief Justice of...
Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench To Hear Sabarimala Reference Issues From April 7
The Supreme Court 9-judge bench will commence hearing of the issues referred in the Sabarimala review on April 7, 2026. The hearing is proposed to be concluded on April 22.The composition of the 9-judge bench will be notified by the Chief Justice of India separately through an administrative order. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi passed the...
Know The Law | Principles On Secondary Evidence Production : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court has reiterated the settled principles governing the admissibility of secondary evidence under Sections 64 and 65 of the Evidence Act, emphasising that primary evidence remains the rule and secondary evidence an exception.A bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice SVN Bhatti summarised the principles in the case Tharamel Peethambaran And Another Versus T....