'Citizens Being Made Slaves Of Indian Govt; If People Protest, Cases Slapped', Says Bombay High Court

"Petitioner has just raised slogans like BJP Government Murdabad, Amit Shah Murdabad... Why citizens can't raise such slogans? Why externment orders for such slogans?" Court asked.

Justice BV Nagarathna Appointed Chairperson Of Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

The Chief Justice of India has nominated Supreme Court Judge Justice Bangalore Venkataramiah (BV) Nagarathna as the Chairperson of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) with effect from June 29, 2026.This follows the retirement of Justice JK Maheshwari, who was heading the SCLSC earlier. As per convention, the third senior judge of the Supreme Court heads the SCLSC.The Supreme...

Citing AI-Generated Fake Precedents Is Advocate Misconduct; Judgments Based On Them Are Void : Supreme Court

It will be a serious lapse on the part of the judges to rely on such non-existent precedents, the Court cautioned.

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Manipur High Court's Extension Of Panchayat Election Deadline To October 16

The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 2) declined to entertain a plea challenging the extension of the deadline for conducting Panchayat elections in the State of Manipur until October 16, 2026, observing that the High Court had already issued a specific direction requiring the State Election Commission to complete the electoral process within the stipulated period. A partial court working...

Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Madras High Court Order Setting Aside Recruitment Of 17 PAs To Judges

The Supreme Court today declined urgent listing of a plea challenging the Madras High Court order which set aside the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants to its Judges. In the impugned order, the High Court had held that the entire selection process was arbitrary and without consideration of merit.The matter was mentioned before a partial Court working days bench of Justice MM Sundresh...

Calcutta High Court Questions 'Hot Haste' In Freezing Three TMC Bank Accounts, Seeks Account Statement Before Deciding Interim Relief

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the speed with which the bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) were frozen following the registration of an FIR, observing that the complaint appeared "omnibus" and did not contain specific allegations. However, the Court declined to grant immediate interim relief, directing the bank to place before it the corpus of the...

Is Habeas Plea Maintainable Against Detention Due To Successive Arrests After Bail Rejection? Supreme Court To Decide

The Supreme Court is set to consider whether a habeas corpus petition challenging the continued detention of a person due to successive arrests is maintainable after bail has been denied to him. A partial Court working days bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu on July 1 issued notice on the plea of one Haji Abdul Razzak, who is stated to be in custody since August 2021 despite...

Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLT Judgment For Using AI-Hallucinated Citations, Asks BCI To Examine Issue

The use of AI-generated fake judgments is "like the release of methyl isocyanide in the province of law and justice", the Court observed.

Honeymoon Murder Case : Meghalaya Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Sonam Raghuvanshi's Bail

The State of Meghalaya has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Meghalaya High Court's order upholding the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime suspect in the chilling May 2025 "honeymoon murder" of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi.Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta mentioned the State's petition before a partial working days bench led by Justice MM Sundresh for...

'Advocate Cannot Compromise Without Client's Authorisation', Supreme Court Explains Law On Compromise Decree

The Court upheld the setting aside of the 28-year-old compromise decree, as it was signed by the advocate without the client's express authorisation.

Human Dignity Extends To Every Accused, State Must Prevent Egg-Throwing, Mob Violence: Calcutta High Court

Dignity and security that the law affords are not privileges conferred at the discretion of those in authority; they are rights inherent to every individual, regardless of station, circumstance or means, the court said.

Representation Of People Act Doesn't Apply To Municipal Elections : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the penal provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) do not apply to municipal elections, clarifying that candidates accused of filing false affidavits in local body polls can instead be prosecuted under the Indian Penal Code where the applicable municipal law does not provide a penal provision. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and...