LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 22 July 2026
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22 July 2026 10:29 AM IST

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- 22 July 2026 10:52 AM IST
Sr Adv Kapil Sibal files before #SupremeCourt a petition in person, questioning whether composition of Parliament can change (in the manner it is happening) and interpretation of 10th schedule
Sibal: Similar matter is pending. Some matter (Shiv Sena) is being listed today in Court 4...your lordships may just have this list as soon as possible
Bench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V Mohana
Court lists Sibal's plea on Monday.
- 22 July 2026 10:37 AM IST
The Allahabad High Court on Monday observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is not helpless and may proceed strictly in accordance with the law if its probe into a complaint alleging 'disproportionate assets' against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi reveals any "misdeed or illegal act".
Observing that the affidavit filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lacked clarity, the Court directed the agency to file a fresh affidavit in the matter.
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- 22 July 2026 10:35 AM IST
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made a veiled response to a criticism made by a Supreme Court Judge that the 2024 judgment in the 'Delhi Metro' case had caused immense damage to arbitration in India.
A bench led by the CJI was hearing the proceedings arising out of the curative petition filed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd against the Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd.
During the hearing, the CJI said : "Judgment debtor is now getting so many supporters also. Judgment debtor appears to be too influential...we never thought that he is too influential...that on public platforms, statements will come in in favor of a person who has lost...anyway."
- 22 July 2026 10:32 AM IST
Supreme Court has held that the offence of murder punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (now Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) is a "heinous offence" under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, ruling that imprisonment for life constitutes its implied minimum punishment even though the provision does not expressly prescribe a minimum sentence.
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