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Does Lokpal Act Envisage Separate Sanctions For Chargesheet & Prosecution? Supreme Court To Examine In Plea Against Mahua Moitra
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on a petition filed by the Lokpal of India challenging the Delhi High Court's judgment, which held that separate sanctions for the filing of a charge sheet and initiating prosecution are not contemplated by the Lokpal and Lok Ayuktas Act, 2013.Holding that Section 20 of the Lokpal Act did not contemplate the...
Supreme Court Upholds Claim Of Candidates With Learning Disability & Mental Illness To Join CAG Auditor Post
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 12) held that government authorities cannot deny appointment to persons with benchmark disabilities by relying on outdated identification of posts, and must apply the latest notification issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed the appointment of candidates...
To Dismiss Public Servant Without Dept Enquiry, Sufficient Cause Must Be Shown : Supreme Court Reinstantes Delhi Police Officer
The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 12) observed that the power to dismiss a government servant from service without holding a departmental enquiry cannot be exercised on mere presumption that conducting such an enquiry is not reasonably practicable. The Court added that the decision of the authority to dispense with the requirement of holding an enquiry before dismissing a government...
Supreme Court Asks Petitioners Challenging Plaster Of Paris Idol Immersion To Approach Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court recently disposed of the special leave petitions challenging the interim orders of the Bombay High Court, which permitted the use of Plaster of Paris(PoP) for idol manufacture and immersion of it in artifical ponds during religious festivals. The special leave petition challenged the two interim orders of the High Court as well as the State Government's Idol Immersion...
Supreme Court Asks States To File Affidavits On Forming Animal Welfare Boards
The Supreme Court recently heard a writ petition seeking the establishment of fully functional State Animal Welfare Boards across all States and Union Territories to effectively regulate animal welfare issues.The matter was heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. It stated that despite ample opportunity given, 12 States and 2 Union...
3 Year Practice Mandate : Law Colleges Suggest Alternatives For Special-Abled Candidates
Several law universities and institutions have suggested that the meaning of “practice at the Bar” be broadened to include alternative forms of legal experience while responding to the Supreme Court's call for suggestions on whether persons with disabilities should be exempted from the mandatory three-year practice requirement for entry-level judicial service posts.Their suggestions have...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 12, 2026
Links to today's reports :Supreme Court Urges Union To Bring Law On Passive EuthanasiaSupreme Court Expresses Strong Displeasure At Railways For Not Properly Explaining Investments On SafetyRailway Travel Insurance Cannot Be Limited To Online Tickets, Must Be Available To Counter Ticket Passengers Too: Supreme CourtSupreme Court Dismisses Lawyer's Plea Seeking Rs 1 Crore Fees For Filing Cases...
From Aruna Shanbaug To Harish Rana: How India's Passive Euthanasia Law Evolved
India's conversation on the right to die with dignity has evolved slowly, cautiously, and often through deeply tragic human stories. Two such stories, separated by more than a decade, mark the arch of this evolution: the case of Aruna Shanbaug, and the decision in Harish Rana allowing passive euthanasia for the first time.While the former set up the legal framework, the latter demonstrates...
Supreme Court Closes 40-Yr Old MC Mehta Case; Registers Suo Motu Case On NCR Air Quality Issue
The Supreme Court today formally closed the 40-year old MC Mehta v. Union of India case pertaining to air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region. In its place, it ordered registration of a suo motu case as well as separate writ petitions to deal with the remaining issues/applications.The suo motu case shall be titled "Re: Issues of air pollution in NCR".A bench of CJI Surya Kant,...
Some High Courts Support Relaxing 3 Year Practice Mandate To Join Judicial Service For Specially Abled Candidates
Several High Courts have supported retaining the mandatory requirement of three years' practice at the Bar as a uniform eligibility condition for entry-level judicial service posts while responding to the Supreme Court's call for suggestions on whether the May 2025 judgment should be relaxed for specially abled candidates.Some High Courts, however, suggested limited relaxation for persons...