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Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Lifelong Immunity Given To Chief Election Commissioner & Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a PIL challenging the immunity granted to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner under the CEC Act 2023. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a PIL by Lok Prahari challenging S.16 of The Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office)...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Exclusion Of Creamy Layer From SC/ST Reservations
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the issue of whether reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes should be implemented excluding the creamy layer. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a writ petition seeking exclusion of the creamy layer from SC/ST reservations in the country. The bench agreed to consider the matter and issued notice in...
Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup: January 5 - January 11, 2026
Nominal Index:Saleema & Ors Vs UT Of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 1STATE OF J & K vs NAZIR AHMAD BHAT AND OTHERS 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 2State of Jammu and Kashmir vs Ahsan-ul-Haq Khan 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 3Lt. Col. Daljit Singh Dogra vs State of J&K 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 4Bharat Oil Traders Vs Assistant Commissioner & anr 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 5Rishi Kumar vs Chenab Valley Power Projects...
No Travel Restrictions In Bail Order : Allahabad HC Directs Trial Court To Grant Passport NOC To Dancer Sapna Choudhary
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) last week set aside a lower court order that refused to grant a 'No Objection Certificate' (NOC) to popular Actor-Dancer and stage performer, Sapna Choudhary, for the renewal of her passport. Allowing her application filed under Section 482 CrPC, a bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia directed the trial court to issue an NOC to her for renewal. The Court...
The Void Between Return And Retention: Deconstructing Motherhood Penalty In India
In the era of women empowerment, our country is making significant strides with progressive Constitutional amendments like the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 providing 33% reservation frameworks. India's constitutional commitment to equality and dignity, encouraging increasing women participation in the public arena has often been lauded. Yet, a persistent hindrance pervasive across sectors remains largely unaddressed. It is a matter of grave national concern that a significant number of...
Justice SC Sharma Recuses From International Arbitration & Mediation Centre's Plea Challenging Cancellation Of Free Land Allotment
Justice Satish Chandra Sharma of the Supreme Court recently recused from hearing a plea filed by the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) against a Telangana High Court judgment that quashed the free allotment of government land in Hyderabad to the IAMC.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the special leave petition may be...
Supreme Court Appoints New Judge For Trial Of Coal Blocks Allocation Scam Cases
The Supreme Court today appointed judicial officer Ms Sunena Sharma to take over charge as the presiding Special Court Judge in the ongoing trials pertaining to the Coal block scam.The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing an application by the Delhi High Court seeking directions to relieve the presiding judge, Mr Sanjay Bansal, who has conducted the trial for over...
Misuse Of Court Live-Stream: Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs YouTube, Instagram To Block Offending URLs
While hearing a PIL alleging misuse of live-streamed court proceedings through reels, clips and memes, the Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday (January 12), directed the concerned platforms, YouTube and Instagram, to block access to the offending URLs within 48 hours. The division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed; "By IA 24384/2025, the petitioner...
2026 LiveLaw (SC) 39 | KISHORILAL (D) THR. LRS & ORS. VERSUS GOPAL & ORS.
Click the link below to read the report :Appeal Won't Abate For Not Adding Legal Heirs If Interest Of Deceased Is Sufficiently Represented By Others : Supreme Court Vendor Is Necessary Party In Specific Performance Suits Even If He Has Transferred Property To Third Party: Supreme Court...
Delhi High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Patients, Attendants Sleeping Outside Hospitals Amid Cold Wave
The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the “pitiable conditions” of patients, attendants and family members forced to sleep outside city hospitals in the biting winter cold due to lack of shelter.A division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla took cognizance of a newspaper report published in The Hindu on January 11. The report is...