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NSE Co-Location Scam: Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Chitra Ramakrishna's Prosecution Under Prevention Of Corruption Act
The Supreme Court today (September 15) refused to interfere with the Delhi High Court's recent order, which held that the National Stock Exchange performs a vital economic function in the public interest, and therefore its officers are said to be performing public duty for the application of the Prevention of Corruption Act.The Delhi High Court had dismissed the plea of the former CEO of the...
Supreme Court Asks Ex-Mayor To Approach Delhi Police For FIR Against UP Police Over Raid For Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by former Delhi Mayor Farhad Suri seeking an FIR against Ghaziabad Police officials for allegedly conducting an illegal raid at his residence in search of journalist Abhishek Upadhyay.The Court asked the petitioner to avail the regular statutory remedies seeking FIR instead of invoking Article 32 of the Constitution at...
Supreme Court Urges Centre To Extend Terms Of Present Tribunal Members Till Fresh Appointments
The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Centre to consider extending the terms of existing tribunal members on an ad hoc basis until fresh appointments are made, cautioning that tribunals should not become defunct due to vacancies.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing the Madras Bar Association matter concerning...
'100% Case For Dismissal': Supreme Court On Ex-Punjab DIG HS Bhullar's Bail Plea In Corruption Case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday prima facie indicated that it may dismiss the bail plea filed by suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who is accused in a corruption case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing Bhullar's challenge to an order of the Punjab...
Judiciary Cannot Seek Public Confidence By Placing Itself Beyond Scrutiny: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday stressed that the Judiciary cannot seek public confidence by placing itself beyond scrutiny and must remain willing to be examined, questioned and criticised.Delivering the 6th Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on “Justice Seen to Be Done: Transparency and Public Trust as Pillars of the Legal System”, Justice Kant highlighted that...
PIL Moved In Karnataka High Court Against State Govt Order Directing Singing Of Only First-Two Stanzas Of 'Vande Mataram' Song
A PIL has been moved before the Karnataka High Court challenging the State Government's recent order mandating that only the first two stanzas of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' shall be sung at State Government functions, except those attended by the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, or Governor.The matter is expected to be mentioned today before the high court for listing. The...
LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 15 September 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
Centre Prohibits Charges On UPI Transactions Up To Rs 2,000 & RuPay Debit Card
The Centre has prohibited banks and system providers from imposing any charges, directly or indirectly, on persons making or receiving payments through RuPay-powered debit cards and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for transactions up to Rs 2,000.The Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, issued a notification on September 14, 2026, under Section 10A of the Payment...
'Free Umar Khalid' Is A Valid Statement For Those Who Understand Constitution & Believe In Democracy : Adv Vrinda Grover
Advocate Vrinda Grover recently said that student activist Umar Khalid has been incarcerated for six years without trial in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots for the ideas that he holds. "What is clear and on which there is no dispute, he[Umar Khalid] has been put behind bars for his ideas, for his thinking, for the active exercise of his citizenship, rather than to be a passive person who...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Vimal Elaichi's Plea Challenging FDA Notice To Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff
The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea filed by makers of Vimal Elaichi seeking to quash show-cause notices issued to their brand ambassadors, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff, by the Maharashtra FDA for alleged misrepresentation of the product in their advertisement. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 840]Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected the plea filed by P.B. Agro LLP, the...
On Hindi Diwas, Supreme Court Announces Service To Give Judgment Summaries, Audio-Video Bulletin In Hindi
The Supreme Court today announced the launch of a new public information service in Hindi to provide citizens with simple summaries of important judgments and orders of the Court.The announcement was made on the occasion of Hindi Diwas.Under the new service, selected important judgments and orders of the Supreme Court will be accompanied by simple Hindi summaries. A daily Hindi audio and...
