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Alarmed Over Rising Narcotic Cases, Supreme Court Directs Steps To Create More NDPS Courts
Alarmed by the “unfortunate alarming increase” in offences under the NDPS Act across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and States/Union Territories to take steps to establish the requisite exclusive special courts for expeditious trial of narcotics cases, preferably within six weeks.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was...
'Witnesses Must Be Treated As Courts' Guests' : Supreme Court Committee Holds Conference On 'Stock Witnesses' Reforms
The committee constituted by the Supreme Court to address the concerns over the use of 'stock witnesses' held its South Zone Consultation in Bengaluru on September 5 and 6.At the valedictory session, Justice Vivek Agarwal (Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court and Chairman of the Stock Witnesses Reforms Committee) cautioned that technological and administrative reforms alone would not be enough to...
Delhi Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To YouTuber Ajeet Bharti In SC/ST Act Case
A Delhi Court on Monday denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Bharti. Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai appearing for Bharti said that the police has filed a status report...
Supreme Court Rejects Six-Month Extension For Aravalli Hills Expert Panel Report, Sets November 30 Deadline
CJI Surya Kant remarked that the request appeared to suggest that the Committee was waiting for his retirement.
Supreme Court Requests Calcutta HC To Decide Soon Trinamool Congress Plea Against Removal Of Board From Party Office
The Supreme Court today requested the Calcutta High Court to expeditiously decide a petition filed by the All India Trinamool Congress challenging the Kolkata Municipal Corporation's removal of billboards from the party's office in Kolkata.The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed by Trinamool...
Supreme Court Asks Vivo Executive To Get Chinese Consulate Guarantee On India-Return If Allowed To Travel To China
The Supreme Court today (September 7) granted one month to Guangwen Kuang, an executive of Vivo Mobile Communications, to approach the Chinese Consulate to furnish a guarantee that he would come back to India to face prosecution after visiting his ailing father in China. Kuang,who is facing prosecution under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, approached the Court after the Delhi High...
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal Sworn-In As Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court
Justice Sanjay Kumar Agrawal was sworn-in as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court on Monday (September 7).The oath of office was administered by Governor Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde.The Central Government had notified Justice Agrawal's appointment as Chief Justice on Saturday. The Supreme Court Collegium had made the recommendation on August 31. The recommendation came amidst letters written...
Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Naga Insurgent Hopeson Ningshen Considering 17 Years Of Jail Term
The Supreme Court today(September 7) suspended the sentence of Hopeson Ningshen, a former self-styled Lieutenant Colonel of the Naga insurgent group National Socialist Council-Isak Muivah of Nagaland (IM). Ningshen was sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2009 abduction and murder of three government officials in Manipur.A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale passed...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 07 September 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
All High Courts Now Have Full-Time Chief Justices
After Central Government's notification issued on Saturday (September 5) notifying Chief Justices for eight high courts, all 25 high courts in the country will now function with permanent Chief Justices. Previously, as of July, seven out of 25 High Courts in the country were functioning without a permanent Chief Justice with Acting Chief Justices heading these courts.On Saturday the...