Bihar SIR | Supreme Court Agrees To Hear On Monday Pleas To Extend September 1 Deadline For Claims & Objections

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on Monday (September 1) the petitions relating to the Bihar Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in order to consider applications seeking the extension of deadline to file claims and objections.A bench led by Justice Surya Kant, and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, agreed to list the matter on Monday after an...

Justices Alok Aradhe & Vipul Pancholi Take Oath As Supreme Court Judges

Justice Alok Aradhe (former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court) and Justice Vipul Pancholi( former Chief Justice of Patna HC) today took oath as Supreme Court Judges. Chief Justice of India BR Gavai administered the oath to the newly appointed Judges at a Full Court Ceremony held at 10.30 AM. On August 27 the Union cleared the appointment of the two judges. This was after the Supreme...

Four Women Senior Advocates Express Solidarity With Justice Nagarathna's Collegium Dissent, Raise Concerns About Lack Of Transparency

The women lawyers also expressed concerns about the Supreme Court Collegium not elevating women lawyers to the bench.

After Lawyers' Protests, Delhi LG's Notification On Police Officers' Evidence Put On Hold; Union Home Minister To Meet Bar Representatives

The Delhi Police has said that the August 13, 2025 notification of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor designating all police stations in Delhi as places for police personnel to present evidence and depose before courts through video conferencing will be implemented only after hearing all stakeholders.The statement issued by the Delhi Police added that the Union Home Minister would meet...

Governor Can't Be A Judicial Reviewer Of Repugnancy Or Illegality Of Bills : Singhvi Tells Supreme Court In Presidential Reference

During the hearing of the Presidential Reference on the issue of assent to Bill, Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for the State of Tamil Nadu, argued before the Supreme Court that the Governor cannot act like a judge and review a Bill, and that it was for the Courts to see if a Bill was violative of the Constitution or repugnant to any Central law.He argued that withholding of assent...

Collegium's Actions Raise Doubts On Its Claim Of Protecting Judicial Independence

From recent events, one may be justified in inferring that the Collegium is acting as per the wishes of the Executive.

President Wants Court's Opinion On Whether States Can File Article 32 Petitions Against Union : Solicitor General Tells Supreme Court

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 28) that the President of India wants to press the questions raised in the Presidential Reference relating to the maintainability of a writ petition filed by a State Government against the Union Government under Article 32 of the Constitution.Earlier, the Constitution Bench had proposed to avoid answering...

Delay In Compliance Without Wilful Intent Does Not Amount To Contempt Of Court : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the delay in complying with the Court's direction without any willful or contumacious intent doesn't invite contempt of court. The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih heard the contempt petition filed by an ex-bank manager, against the non-compliance of the Court's order which directed the Bank to disburse the outstanding amount...

Order XXI Rule 102 CPC Bar Not Applicable To Party Who Purchased Suit Property Not From Judgment-Debtor : Supreme Court

A party who purchased the suit property from a third-party can resist the execution under Rule 97 of Order XXI CPC.

Govt Repeatedly Pressed Collegium To Transfer Justice Muralidhar Because Of His Judgment : Justice Lokur Reveals

In a striking disclosure, former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur has revealed that the Union Government repeatedly pressed the Collegium to transfer Justice S. Muralidhar from the Delhi High Court because of a judgment he delivered, but the move did not materialise until key judges who opposed the transfer retired.In his essay in the recently published book “[In]Complete...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Journalist Abhisar Sharma's Challenge To Assam Police FIR U/s 152 BNS; Asks Him To Approach HC

The Court granted him interim protection for four weeks to approach the High Court.

Supreme Court Hearing-Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent-DAY-5 : Live Updates

A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills. The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...