LiveLaw Academy Launches Comprehensive Course On The Constitution Of India, Taught By Adv. Avani Bansal

LiveLaw Academy has announced a new 21-week live course, "Comprehensive Course on Constitution of India," designed to help lawyers, students, policy professionals, and citizens at large build a structured, working understanding of India's Constitution. The course will be taught by Adv. Avani Bansal, Advocate, Supreme Court of India. Register for the course at the LiveLaw Academy website The course begins on 5 September 2026 and will run through 6 February 2027, with live weekly sessions every...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Enquiry Into How BCI Chairman Issued Orders Against NALSAR Students

Two NALSAR University of Law alumni have approached the Supreme Court seeking an enquiry into the manner in which Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra issued letters directing the university to identify students involved in a campaign against the invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to its convocation, and barring enrolment of students belonging to the 2026 graduating...

'Please Think Of Peace Now': Supreme Court Asks Kuki, Meitei Groups To Furnish Proposal To End Manipur Highway Blockades

In a plea seeking removal of blockade over National Highway 2 in Manipur, the Supreme Court today called on two organizations representing the Kuki and Meitei groups to furnish proposals for clearing of blockades across all highways in the state.Calling on the parties to "think of peace now" and not take the case as "adversarial litigation", the Court further impleaded the National...

JJ Act | Conviction Not Vitiated Because Regular Court Tried Juvenile As Adult, But Sentence Cannot Operate : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a conviction on the merits need not be set aside merely because a juvenile was tried by a regular criminal court. Accordingly, while affirming the conviction of an accused who was tried as an adult, the Court set aside the sentence imposed on him after finding that he was a juvenile on the date of the offence. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul...

SCBA Urges Meghalaya Bar Associations To Withdraw Resolution Against Advocate General Amit Kumar

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has urged the High Court of Meghalaya Bar Association and the Shillong Bar Association to reconsider and withdraw their joint resolution against Meghalaya Advocate General Amit Kumar to expel him.In a resolution dated August 14, the SCBA said it had taken note of the joint resolution reportedly passed by the two Meghalaya-based bar associations...

Substantial Compliance With S.42 NDPS Act Sufficient In Situations Requiring Immediate Seizure : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that where narcotics-related information is received in circumstances requiring the immediate interception of a moving vehicle, the requirements of Section 42 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, have to be assessed in the context of the urgency of the situation. On the facts of the case, the Court found substantial compliance with the...

Does Tenancy End On Execution Of Agreement To Sell Between Landord-Tenant? Supreme Court Answers

The Court has laid down principles on tenancy determination post-agreement to sell.

Supreme Court Quashes FIRs Against Samay Raina & Others Over Disability Jokes, Appreciates Their Efforts To Make Amends

The Court recorded that the comedians had taken efforts to spread awareness about persons with disabilities.

Supreme Court Allows Declaration Of Delhi Bar Council Election Results, Directs To Preserve Records & CCTV Footage

The Supreme Court today allowed the Bar Council of Delhi election results to be declared with a caveat that the results will remain subject to outcome of the cases pending before Election Tribunals.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana referred all BCD election disputes to the Election Tribunals, including those which were constituted by the Court.The order...

Supreme Court Affirms Quashing Of FIR Against Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu & Ex-Minister Over Amaravati Land Pooling

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment which quashed the 2021 criminal case against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister Ponguru Narayana in connection with alleged irregularities in the land pooling scheme for Amaravati.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V...

Supreme Court Quashes Hate Speech Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over Comments Against Savarkar Due To Absence Of UP Govt Sanction

The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a private criminal complaint pending in Uttar Pradesh against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition, accusing him of spreading communal disharmony by defaming right-wing ideologue VD Savarkar.A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu quashed the proceedings after noting that no sanction has been granted by the State...

Jantar Mantar Protest: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks SIT Probe Into Incidents Of Gender-Based Violence By Police Personnel, Vigilantes

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list on Tuesday a plea seeking a Special Investigation Team probe into incidents of targeted gender violence against participants and witnesses of the July 30 'Sansad Chalo' protest at Jantar Mantar, Delhi.Mentioning the matter before the Chief Justice of India, Advocate T Bhalla, for the petitioners, said there was an “urgency” in view of...