Reclaiming Peaceful Death Through Living Will

Modern science has achieved what our ancestors would consider absolute miracles. We have conquered devastating plagues, unraveled the human genome, and engineered complex machines capable of pumping blood and inflating lungs when the body itself has surrendered. Because of these triumphs, global life expectancy has skyrocketed over the last century. We are living longer than at any point in...

E20 Petrol Debate: A Look At Supreme Court Proceedings

Ethanol, or alcohol, is bound to be a topic sparking intense debates. However, of late, it has become a topic of discussion among an unexpected group- automobile users. The concern here is over the Government mixing ethanol in petrol, the fuel used by a vast majority of middle-class owners in their budget four-wheelers and two-wheelers. A sizeable section of vehicle owners, both regular...

'Go To Police, Have Faith In System': Supreme Court On Plea Seeking Action Over Comments Against Prophet

The Supreme Court today declined urgent listing of a public interest litigation assailing objectionable comments allegedly made by an influencer against Prophet Muhammad.The Court asked the petitioner to first approach the police authorities and have faith in the system.A partial Court working days bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu refused to urgently list the PIL filed by...

Karur Stampede : Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow DMK's Plea Against Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Meeting Victims' Families

The TN opposition party raised the apprehension that witnesses might be influenced by the meeting of the Chief Minister, undermining the ongoing CBI investigation.

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: June 22, 2026 To June 28, 2026

Reports/Judgments♦ Employee Who Didn't Inform Employer Of Address Change Can't Raise Plea Of Non-Receipt Of Show-Cause Notice : Supreme Court Case Title: M/s Rifilis Engineering Pvt. Ltd. v. Arjun Gupta | SPL(C) No. 26434/2024Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 636The Supreme Court set aside a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of an employee with back wages, holding that an employee...

14 Lawyers – Portraits From Bar By Raju Ramachandran: A Book Review

I first learnt of Senior Counsel and former ASG Raju Ramachandran's intent to write pen-portraits of lawyers he admired on the hot summer morning on which the annual SCBA Elections were held in May 2025. Both he and I - early voters were waiting in line for the process to begin and were chatting. And ever since, I have been eagerly waiting to read his book titled 14 Lawyers – Portraits from the Bar. The book comprising of pen portraits of distinguished lawyers is an excellent read. An...

Supreme Court's Judgment Expanding UAPA To Make Speech 'Terrorist Act' Puts Political Dissent At Risk : Rebecca John

Senior Advocate Rebecca John today raised concern over the Supreme Court's expansion of the definition of 'terrorist act' under Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to include speech-related offences in the Gulfisha Fatima-Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. She said that the text of Section 15 is abundantly clear that the essential ingredient under this provision is...

5 Years Since Stan Swamy's Custodial Death : No Lessons Learnt, Concerns Over UAPA Abuse Persist

The Courts, unfortunately, look away from the abject weaponisation of the law, and the evocations of personal liberty remain largely confined to judicial seminars.

To Say Passport Is Only A Travel Document Is Complete Misreading Of Law: Justice Lokur Criticises MEA Stand

Justice Lokur said the legal position should be made clear that "a person who holds an Indian passport is a citizen of India."

Court Denies Bail To Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday rejected the bail pleas filed by Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the case alleging larger conspiracy into the commission of 2020 North East Delhi riots registered under UAPA.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma Courts dismissed the bail pleas filed by both the accused persons. The Court has said that the judgment of Gulfisha Fatima and Syed...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Delhi HC Order Allowing Wife To Seek Husband's Hotel, CDR Records To Prove Adultery

The Supreme Court refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court ruling permitting a wife to summon hotel records and the call detail records (CDRs) of her husband in matrimonial proceedings to substantiate allegations of adultery.A partial court working days bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed the appeal filed by the husband, declining to interfere with...

Bhang Doesn't Fall Within Definition Of 'Cannabis (Hemp)' Under NDPS Act: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that possession of bhang does not constitute an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, as it is excluded from the statutory definition of “cannabis (hemp)” under Section 2(iii) of the Act. Setting aside the conviction of the appellant under the NDPS Act, the Court held that once the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)...