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Supreme Court's Denial Of Bail Under UAPA And The Constitutional Criminalisation Of Dissent
On 5 Jan 2026, the Supreme Court of India (SC) denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while granting bail to the other five co-accused. They were booked for the conspiracy linked to the February 2020 Delhi riots during the Citizenship Amendment Act Protests that led to 53 fatalities and widespread destruction of property. They were charged under Sections 13 and 16-18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, as well as multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code. The UAPA was...
Supreme Court Seeks UP Govt's Explanation For Reducing Minimum Distance Between Liquor Shops & Schools Fixed By SC Judgment
The Supreme Court recently observed that the Uttar Pradesh government's 2010 decision to reduce the minimum distance required between liquor shops and sensitive public places, appeared to overreach an earlier binding judgment of the Court fixing the minimum distance.“We are prima facie of the view that the State of Uttar Pradesh has overreached the judgment of this Court and the High Court...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Circular Barring Attendants Inside Ultrasound Rooms In Husband's Plea To Accompany Pregnant Wife
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (January 30) refused to grant interim relief to a husband seeking stay of a 2024 state government circular prohibiting entry of attendants, including spouse, inside ultrasound scan rooms urging that he be permitted to accompany his pregnant wife. While the court did not grant interim relief at this stage, it however told the petitioner to pursue the...
2026 LiveLaw (SC) 94 | Dr. Jaya Thakur v Union of India (Menstrual Health)
Click the link below to read the reports :Menstrual Health Fundamental Right Under Article 21; Ensure Girls Get Free Sanitary Pads In Schools : Supreme CourtMenstruation Should Not Be Source Of Shame; School Boys Also Must Be Sensitised About It : Supreme Court...
Stem Cell Therapy Can't Be Used As Treatment For Autism; Can Be Used Only For Clinical Trial : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today(January 30) held that offering Stem Cell Treatment(SCT) therapy as a clinical service for curing Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) amounts to malpractice. This is because the SCT as a treatment for ASD lacks scientific support and has not been recognised as a sound medical practice backed by empirical evidence. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R...
ED Can Arrest Even If FIRs Are Added To ECIR Later: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed two pleas filed by promoters-directors of Ramprastha Promoters & Developers Pvt. Ltd., challenging their arrest, remand, and proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA).Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya said merely because two FIRs were made part of the ECIR later, by way...
Call For Papers: GNLU SRDC ADR Magazine Invites Submissions For Volume VI, Issue II
Gujarat National Law University's SRDC ADR Magazine is a triannual student-run publication that invites submissions from experts, working professionals, academics, and students engaged in the field of Alternate Dispute Resolution. The first edition of the ADR Magazine was launched in May, 2020.This flagship publication encloses several articles employing a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to analyse and offer comments on the recent developments, judicial decisions and practices of ADR...
Delhi High Court Directs Inclusion Of Skier Manjeet For 2026 Winter Olympics, Slams IOA's “Arbitrary” Selection Process
The Delhi High Court on Friday held that the exclusion of cross-country skier Manjeet from India's Olympic contingent for the XXV Winter Olympic Games, Milano Cortina 2026, is manifestly arbitrary, unfair and contrary to the governing international qualification framework. Justice Jasmeet Singh slammed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by calling its selection process arbitrary and...