Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam Case: Supreme Court Grants Regular Bail To Avinash Reddy Using Article 142 Powers

Invoking Art 142, the Court converted his plea for anticipatory bail into one for regular bail.

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Statutory Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Judgment: Supreme Court...

Statutory Appeals Must Be Filed With Certified Copy Of Impugned Judgment: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a statutory appeal cannot be entertained without a certified copy of the impugned judgment.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing a civil appeal filed by the Central Bank of India against a decision of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.The Court noted that an application filed by the appellant...

Kerala High Court Cancels Bail Granted To 8 Accused In Walayar Mob Lynching Case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (March 19) cancelled the bail awarded to all the accused in the Walayar mob lynching case in which Ram Narayan Bhagel, a native from Jharkhand belonging to a scheduled caste community, was brutally attacked and killed by 8 men on December 17, 2025.Justice A. Badharudeen allowed the State's appeal to cancel bail after hearing the accused, the State and the...

Legislative Gaps, Judicial Grafts: The IRC Transition

The transition to the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (“IRC” or “Code”) was far from straightforward. The Code came into force[1] on 21 November 2025, but the subsumed enactments were not immediately repealed. This created uncertainty about the functioning of existing adjudicatory bodies. When the repeal was later declared retrospectively, further questions arose regarding the validity of actions taken under the subsumed laws during the transitional phase between 21 November 2025 and 2 February...

'Await Guidelines On Press Briefings' : Supreme Court Disposes Plea To Regulate Social Media Postings By Police

The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a petition seeking guidelines on the posting of images of accused persons by the police on their official social media accounts.The Court noted that in another recent PUCL case, directions were issued to the States to frame guidelines for media briefings by the police. The Court observed that those guidelines could cover social media postings as well....

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala Court Grants Statutory Bail To Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari & Jeweller Roddam

The Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Kollam on Thursday (March 19) granted statutory bail to Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari and Jeweller Roddam Pandurangaiah Govardhan, who are arrayed in the Sabarimala gold theft case.A detailed order is awaited.Dr. C.S. Mohit, Special Judge, allowed the bail pleas of Bhandari and Govardhanan in the cases relating to misappropriation...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : March 20, 2026

Links to today's reports :Movie Can Be Flop Too; No Cheating Offence Just Because Film Investment Didn't Return Profit : Supreme CourtPlea In Supreme Court For Proper Investigation Of Rape Of 4 Year Old Girl In GurugramSupreme Court Accepts Proposal To Hold Tripura Village Committee Elections By June 2026Supreme Court Quashes Copyright Infringement Case Against Director Sujoy Ghosh Over...

Criminals Started Coming Into Legal Profession, BCI Tells Supreme Court

"What action have you taken against those who become criminals after joining the profession?" Court asked BCI.

[POCSO Act] Girl Being Friendly With Boy On Valentines Day No License For Forced Sex: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court today refused to grant regular bail to an accused booked in a case registered under the POCSO Act, observing that a girl being friendly with a boy on Valentines Day is no licence to establish forceful sexual relations with her. Justice Girish Kathpalia said that putting vermilion on her head with her consent cannot be justified even though it is not a prescribed offence...

Xavier Law School To Host 4th Xavier Mediation Competition 2026

The Xavier Society of Law and Justice (XSLAJ), established under the aegis of Xavier Law School, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, presents the 4th Xavier Mediation Competition 2026 (XMC'26).Fox & Mandal and Khaitan & Co. have been announced as the Title Partners, along with R.L. Dutt & Co., Guha & Co., and VV Law Chambers (VVLC) as Associate Title Partners.Since its inception, XSLAJ has worked towards promoting excellence in legal education, advocacy, and alternative dispute...

Blackmailing By Digital Platforms Like Digital Arrest : CJI Surya Kant

The Chief Justice of India on Friday agreed with a statement made by the Solicitor General of India that some digital platforms act like "blackmailers."CJI Surya Kant said that such blackmailing is something like "digital arrests."A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi was hearing a petition seeking to regulate the police act of posting the...