'Can't Presume Anything Untoward Will Happen' : Supreme Court Refuses To Stop CJP's September 5 Protest

The Court said that the petitioner can raise his concerns before the Police.

Goa Nightclub Fire: Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Bombay High Court's Cancellation Of Owners' Bail

The Supreme Court today(August 31) refused to interfere with the Bombay High Court's order cancelling bail granted to Saurabh Luthra, Gaurav Luthra and Ajay Gupta, the co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane, a nightclub in North Goa's Arpora area, which was engulfed in a massive fire, killing 25 people.It may be recalled that on August 18, a single judge, Justice Neela Gokhale, cancelled the grant granted to the trio, observing that the Sessions Court failed to properly exercise its discretionary...

Supreme Court Stays FIR Against Gym Owner 'Mohammed' Deepak Over Bajrang Dal Confrontation

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed proceedings arising from an FIR against Dehradun gym owner 'Mohammed' Deepak Kumar, who had approached the court seeking quashing of the case over allegations stemming from a confrontation involving Bajrang Dal members and a Muslim shopkeeper.The Court also stayed the operation of the order passed by the High Court that had restrained Deepak from making social media posts about the incident and the case.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Disclosure Of Ethanol Percentage In Petrol Pump Nozzles & Bills

The petitioner also proposed the constitution of an expert committee to study the impact of E20 program.

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 31 August 2026

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Ex-Madras High Court Judge V Sivagnanam Missing In Nepal Floods; Bar Body Appeals For Help

The Delhi Tamil Advocates Association has made an urgent appeal to the Government of India and the Chief Justice of India seeking immediate assistance to trace former Madras High Court judge and Senior Advocate Justice Veerasamy Sivagnanam (Retd.), who has remained untraceable in Nepal since August 26, when severe floods and landslides struck parts of the country.In an appeal addressed to the Chief Justice of India, the Association said Justice Sivagnanam was travelling in Nepal as part of a...

Regrettable That No One From Legal Academia Has Ever Been Appointed As Supreme Court Judge: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

"It is not necessary for a person to practise law before a court to be acknowledged as a distinguished jurist", the judge opined.

We Must Shed Excessive Deference To Judiciary: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

While addressing a convocation event at NLU Delhi, Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan today underlined the critical role of law universities in a constitutional democracy, noting that these are places where students first encounter ideas different from their own.The judge also said that we must "shed excessive deference" to authority, including the judiciary. "Initially I had thought...

Students Cannot Be Punished For Asking Questions; Intolerance Is At Odds With Constitution: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan

Threatening students for holding different views is a misuse of power, J Bhuyan said, adding that Universities must encourage free thought.

CBI Finds Advocate's B.Com Degree Prima Facie Fake, Supreme Court Records

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found prima facie evidence of cognizable offences including forgery and fabrication of public documents in connection with the B.Com degree produced by an advocate, the Supreme Court has recorded.A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, in an order passed on August 17, 2026, recorded that the CBI had submitted a status...

Stamp Duty Valuation Based On Nature Of Land's Use & Not Its Classification In Master Plan : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that the classification of a property under a master plan is not determinative of stamp duty liability, as the actual use of the property is the relevant consideration while determining its valuation. A bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran set aside the Rajasthan High Court's judgment, which had classified the property as commercial...

CJI Surya Kant Cites Judgment In Delhi Tree-Felling Case As Example Of 'Judicial Creativity' Balancing Development & Environment

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant recently cited the Supreme Court judgment passed by a bench led by him in the Delhi Ridge illegal tree-felling case as an example of “judicial creativity” to balance environmental protection with developmental needs.Addressing the High-Level Commonwealth Policy Dialogue on Climate Justice at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London on August 28, the...