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Welcome to LiveLaw Daily for Monday, May 25, 2026. Today we cover the Supreme Court's anguish over NEET-UG 2026's cancellation, life imprisonment for 12 convicts in the Madhu lynching case, the Cockroach Janata Party back in court and more.
Deepfakes & Deception
Deepfakes are no longer a technological curiosity. Traditionally, the law has relied on the trustworthiness of what people hear and see, but deepfakes fundamentally challenge that assumption. Synthetic audio, video, and images can now imitate real people and real events with enough precision to mislead viewers before any verification is possible. That is what makes deepfakes more than a technological novelty. The emergence of deepfakes presents a distinct regulatory challenge, as the existing...
Supreme Court Questions Centre's Delay In Notifying Commercial Court Rules 2021, Says HCs May Consider Setting Up District Execution Cells
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) took serious note of the Union Government's failure to notify the draft Commercial Courts Rules, 2021, observing that the country is facing a “huge challenge” in the effective and expeditious disposal of execution petitions. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Pankaj Mithal took suo motu notice of the fact that the draft Commercial Courts...
Abhijeet Dipke Moves Delhi High Court Against Blocking Of Cockroach Janta Party's X Account
Abhijit Dipke, the founder of 'Cockroach Janata Party' has moved the Delhi High Court against blocking of the party's X account. 'Cockroach Janata Party' is a satirical social media movement which emerged in response to an oral comment made by the CJI during a hearing, where he equated unemployed youth attacking systems under the garb of online activism as 'cockroaches'. The CJI later clarified that he was referring to persons with fake degrees. The social media handles of 'Cockroach Janata...
“Her Story An Eye-Opener”: Convicting Husband For Wife's Murder, Supreme Court Warns Against Forcing Women Back Into Abusive Marriages
While upholding the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife and for subjecting her to domestic cruelty, the Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) drew attention to the societal failure to recognise the distress faced by married daughters in their matrimonial homes. The Court noted that the deceased victim's repeated complaints of domestic violence and dowry harassment were ignored or trivialised, with pressure placed on her to reconcile with her husband and resume matrimonial life.The...
Permitting Law Students With Low Attendance To Take Exams Will Bring Lawlessness In Colleges: Uttarakhand HC
The Uttarakhand High Court observed last week that permitting a Law student who fails to meet the minimum attendance standard to take exams would be 'counterproductive'. A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari added that it would bring 'lawlessness' to the educational institutions and would 'diminish' the standard of education. The bench thus refused to interfere with the petition of a Law Student from a private university who was barred by the administration from taking the 8th...
Interfaith Couples Must Show Clear Proof Of Threat To Seek Continuous Police Protection, General Apprehensions Not Enough: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed an inter-faith couple's petition seeking round-the-clock (24-hour) police protection including specialized security during night hours, observing that every plea for continuous police protection must demonstrate clear proof of threat rather than general apprehensions or isolated incidents. The petitioners had specifically sought quashing or...
Supreme Court Chides Delhi Govt Over Delay In Constituting Selection Committee For DERC Appointments, Seeks Timeline In 2 Days
The Supreme Court today questioned the Delhi Government over delay in constitution of a Selection Committee for appointments to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), observing that the process appeared to be going “nowhere” despite the Commission remaining without a Chairperson for nearly a year.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a plea filed by NGO Energy Watchdog seeking regular appointments to DERC and constitution...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Pulls Up Police For Declaring Family Members Of Cheating Accused “Innocent” Despite Money Trail
The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while hearing a third regular bail petition in a cheating case, expressed strong displeasure over the manner in which the investigation was conducted, particularly the exoneration of the petitioner's family members despite allegations of their involvement in receiving the cheated amount.Justice N.S Shekhawat said, "it is shocking to note that the...
Supreme Court Asks Nagpur Parsi Panchayat If Woman Who Married Outside Community Can Be Permitted To Offer Prayers At Aghyari
The Supreme Court on Monday explored the possibility of granting limited interim permission to a Parsi woman who had an interfaith marriage to offer prayers at Nagpur's only Agiary and participate in funeral and Muktad prayers.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi, however, made it clear that it would avoid passing any order that could indicate a prima facie view on the larger constitutional issues pending before the nine-judge bench in...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 18 - May 24, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 173Nominal IndexShashikant Jatav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 161But Singh Bhanwar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 162Akhilesh Nimawat v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 163Rajendra Prasad Sharma v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 164Ajay Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw...