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Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court's Order Banning Cow Slaughter In Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court's order directing a ban on the slaughter of cow or calf anywhere in the State of Tamil Nadu for Bakrid or on any other day.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the interim order while issuing notice on the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Tamil Nadu challenging the Madras High Court's order,...
Supreme Court Rejects Regularisation Claims Of 350+ West Bengal Madrasah Staff Appointed When State Law Was Struck Down
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a batch of 49 writ petitions filed by more than 350 teachers and non-teaching staff of aided madrasahs in West Bengal, holding that none of them could establish that their appointments were made in accordance with the applicable recruitment rules.A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih upheld the findings of a three-member...
Pleas For CBI Probe Into Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Theft : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing
The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking a CBI investigation into Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft allegations.A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi & Justice V Mohana will hear the petitions.One of the petitions has been filed by Narendra Kumar Goswami, petitioner-in-person, seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the matter....
Supreme Court Weekly Digest: June 11 - 30, 2026
Civil Services (Compassionate Financial Assistance or Appointment) Rules, 2019 (Haryana) — Rules 2, 5(1)(a), 5(1)(b), 5(1)(f), 5(1)(g), 7, and 23 — Compassionate Appointment vs. Compassionate Financial Assistance — Structural Distinction — Applicability of Suspension Clause during Pendency of Criminal Proceedings – Held that Rule 23(1) Applies Exclusively to Financial...
Advocates Can't Be Sued For 'Deficiency' In Service Under Consumer Protection Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that complaints alleging deficiency in legal services rendered by advocates are not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 observing that the services of an advocate are rendered under a contract of personal service, which stands excluded from the definition of "service" under the Act. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120]A Division Bench of...
Delhi Court Rejects Muslim Man's Plea Against Re-Use Of Wife's Grave, Says No Proof Body Hasn't Decomposed
A Delhi Court has refused to restrain the re-use of a grave in the Shaheen Bagh graveyard observing that it would amount to creating a private right on the scarce public land which is utilized for the needs of the society as a whole and the Muslim populace in particular.District Judge Atul Ahlawat of Saket Courts dismissed an appeal filed by one M. Basharat Hussain challenging a trial court...
Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Without Consent Violates Right To Privacy, Inadmissible In Divorce Proceedings: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has held that secretly recording telephone conversations of a spouse without their consent constitutes a breach of the fundamental right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution and that such recordings cannot be admitted in evidence in matrimonial proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 103]The Court further held that documents sought to be produced as...
SCBA Condemns Litigant's Abusive Conduct In Supreme Court, Seeks Guidelines On Circulation Of Courtroom Videos
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday strongly condemned the incident in which a litigant allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers and created a ruckus inside a Supreme Court courtroom during proceedings before a Bench of Justice K.V. Viswanathan and Justice Alok Aradhe.In a statement issued, the SCBA described the reported conduct as “abusive and disrespectful” and stressed...
Know The Law | Does Delayed Payment By Auction Purchaser Invalidate Sale Under SARFAESI Act?
The Supreme Court has recently addressed an important question under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) concerning the validity of the auction sale in an event of delay in payment of the sale consideration by an auction purchaser, holding that the statutory timeline prescribed is mandatory in nature,...