Noida DM Medha Roopam Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Order Slamming Her For Student's NSA Detention

Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam has moved the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court order which directed a compensation of Rs.5 lakhs from her salary over the detention of student Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act. To recap, while quashing the NSA detention of 24-year-old Delhi University law student and activist, Akriti Chaudhary, the Allahabad...

Scrap Tenth Schedule, Replace It With Simple Provision Disqualifying Legislators Changing Party Midterm: Kapil Sibal

Sibal said that the 10th schedule, which provides exception of merger, is being misused.

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest: January-June 2026 [Part 2]

Construction of DocumentsConstruction of Documents — Literal Rule vs. Purposive Construction — Supreme Court emphasized that a contract must first be constructed in its plain, ordinary, and literal meaning - If the words are clear, the intention of the parties must be derived directly from the text. Reliance on the ex-post facto conduct of parties (such as the lessor continuing to occupy...

Supreme Court Seeks Response Of Centre, States On Plea Seeking National Judicial Pay Commission For Judges

The plea also challenges inclusion of judges of Union Territories in the 8th Central Pay Commission.

'What Protection Exists For A Person Whose Likeness Is Misused But Whose Name Has No Market Value?': Justice V. Mohana

Supreme Court judge Justice V. Mohana has highlighted a crucial question that has arisen with the rampant and rapid advance of technology – What is the protection available to a common man whose name has no market value when his likeness is misused?The food for thought came up when the judge on Saturday (September 12) delivered the keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of the Seminar...

AP Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former APSBCL Managing Director & Ex-IT Advisor To YSRCP Govt

The Supreme Court has denied anticipatory bail to former IT Advisor to the previous YSRCP government, Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, in connection with the alleged manipulation of the liquor transportation tender process of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL). The Court has also denied anticipatory bail to former APSBCL Managing Director...

Explained | Controversy Surrounding UP Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar

From praising the UP Chief Minister and handing down 22 death sentences in nearly 5 months, Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar has repeatedly found himself at the centre of controversy.

Electricity Act | Past Dues Beyond Two Years Can Be Recovered Only If Continuously Shown As Arrear : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that ordinarily an electricity bill needs to be raised within two years of the consumption, and if the amount is sought to be recovered beyond the two-year limitation, then the said amount needs to be continuously treated as a recoverable arrear. A bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice NV Anjaria dismissed the appeal of an Uttar Pradesh-based...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest: January-June 2026 [Part 1]

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026Administrative LawAdministrative Law – Departure from Competitive Tendering – Requirement of Reasons – While competitive tendering is the ordinary method to secure public interest, any departure must be justified by rational and recorded reasons - Non-production of core records like tender documents and vouchers by the State is a...

Supreme Court Stays Gujarat HC Proceedings In Plea To Regulate Deepfake, AI Content, As Centre Seeks Transfer Of Case To SC

The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings before the Gujarat High Court in a PIL raising concerns about the rise in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, while issuing notice on the Union's plea for transfer of the case to the Supreme Court. Advocate Zoheb...

Suit Not Maintainable To Recover Money Paid For Illegal Purpose, Must Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that where a plaint itself discloses that the money sought to be recovered was paid for an illegal and fraudulent purpose, the suit is barred by the of in pari delicto and the plaint is liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manmohan ruled so while...

UP Govt Persistent In Using 'Goondas Act' As A 'Tool Of Oppression': Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has strongly criticized the Uttar Pradesh government's use of the Goondas Act, observing that numerous cases before the Court indicate that the State is "persistent in its approach of using the Goonda Act as a tool of oppression". A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi made the observation while quashing orders passed against a Gonda resident, declaring him a...