'Goli Maaro' Speech, 'Corona Jihad' Posts, 'UPSC Jihad' Show, Dharam Sansad : A Look At Hate Speech Cases Closed By Supreme Court

Rendering a long-awaited judgment, the Supreme Court recently closed a batch of petitions seeking reliefs against various alleged hate speech offences. While it refused to issue a continuing mandamus for ensuring compliance with earlier directions issued relating to hate speeches/offences, the Court clarified that prior sanction is not required for a Magistrate to order registration of FIR...

'Parties Happily Cohabited For 4 Yrs, Relationship Soured Later' : Supreme Court Quashes False Marriage Promise Rape Case

The Court also held that withdrawal of first quash petition will not bar a second petition, when there was no decision on merits in the first round.

Delhi High Court To Appoint Amicus For Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia As They Boycott CBI's Excise Policy Challenge

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will appoint three senior advocates as amicus curiae to represent Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak— who have chosen to boycott proceedings in CBI's petition challenging their discharge in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.The Aam Aadmi Party leaders decided to boycott the hearing following Justice...

'Parameters For Sections 156(3) & 200 CrPC Are Different': Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Allowing Second 156(3) Plea

The Court also said that a liberty to file a private complaint cannot be used to reinvoke Section 156(3) when an earlier application seeking FIR registration was dismissed.

SC Collegium Recommends 3 Judicial Officers For Appointment As Andhra Pradesh High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of three judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.The officers cleared for appointment are:Smt. Sunitha GandhamShri Alapati GiridharShri Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi @ Ch. Purushottama...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Haryana AG & 9 Advocates As Punjab & Haryana High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of ten advocates as judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.In the first set of recommendations, the Collegium cleared the names of seven advocates: Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik.In a separate resolution...

Police Failure To Suo Motu Register FIR Against Hate Speech Not Automatically Contempt : Supreme Court

The Court stated that the party invoking contempt jurisdiction must first approach the police with materials.

'What Good Came Out Of Your PIL?' : Supreme Court Questions NGO Which Filed Plea For Sabarimala Women Entry

The bench observed that the PIL, filed based on newspaper reports and without any board resolution, was an abuse of the process.

'Fence Sitters' Can't Be Permitted To Raise Seniority Disputes After Third Party Rights Are Crystallised : Supreme Court

The Court cannot entertain stale claims on seniority and promotion, the judgment stated.

Survival Of 'Right To Sue' On Legal Representatives Of Deceased Litigant : Supreme Court Explains Principles

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court has summarised the principles regarding the continuation of the right to sue to the legal representatives, following the death of a party.The Court clarified that traditional maxim actio personalis moritur cum persona (a personal action dies with the person) is not absolute in India and has been modified by statutes such as the Fatal Accidents Act,...

If Right To Speedy Trial Violated, Bail Must Be Considered Regardless Of Crime's Seriousness : Supreme Court

Observing that the right to speedy trial can't be infringed regardless of the seriousness of the crime, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 4) granted bail to an undertrial accused of murder, noting his prolonged incarceration and no reasonable prospects of the trial being completed in the near future. “We are mindful of the fact that the petitioner is charged with the offence of murder but...

'Morality' Can't Be Interpreted As Societal Morality As It Can Be Based On Prejudices : Indira Jaising In Sabarimala Reference

How to interpret the term 'morality' used in Articles 25 and 26 as one of the limitations on the exercise of religious freedoms is an issue which the nine-judge bench in the Sabarimala reference has been asked to settle. While the Union Government as well as the review-petitioners(who seek review of the Sabarimala women entry judgment) have argued that there is no place for...