Chambal Sanctuary | Supreme Court To Hold Officials Vicariously Liable For Wildlife Destruction Due To Illegal Sand Mining

The Court said that the officials would be held liable for their lethargy and inaction in preventing the illegal sand mining.

Wildlife Surveillance & Tribal Privacy: Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Approach Ministry

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL alleging that surveillance technologies such as camera traps and drones deployed in forest and tiger reserve areas across the country are capturing identifiable images of tribal communities without notice or consent.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi permitted the petitioners...

[Advertisement] 1st NLU Delhi – Khaitan & Co Certificate Course on Taxation Laws

The Centre for Tax Laws (CTL) at National Law University Delhi, in collaboration with Khaitan & Co, is organising the 1st National Law University Delhi – Khaitan & Co Certificate Course on Taxation Laws, scheduled to be held on 3rd–4th April 2026.About the Course:This two-day certificate course on Direct and Indirect Tax is a practice-oriented academic initiative designed to bridge academic learning with the realities of commercial tax practice. The programme will feature lectures and...

Railways Liable To Pay Compensation For Loss Of 'Unborn' Child Aged 5 Months Or More In An Accident: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that an unborn child aged five months or more in the mother's womb is treated as equal to a child in existence and the Railway would be liable to pay separate compensation for the accidental death of such an unborn child, distinct from the compensation awarded for the death of the mother. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar thus allowed an appeal...

DBRANLU Concludes 3rd National Moot Court Competition 2026 In Collaboration With NHRC

The Moot Court Society of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Law University (DBRANLU), Sonepat, successfully concluded the 3rd DBRANLU National Moot Court Competition, 2026, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Spanning three intellectually vibrant days, the competition stood as a testament to legal excellence, rigorous scholarship, and the spirit of advocacy, bringing together some of the finest budding legal minds from across the country.From intense courtroom exchanges...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stop BMC From Cutting 46K Mangroves For Versova-Bhayander Coastal Road

The High Court has imposed sufficient safeguards to ensure compensatory afforestation, the SC noted.

'Unfortunate': MP High Court Laments IAS Officer Blindly Passing Order In Illegal Mining Case Without Verifying Facts, Imposes Costs

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed a penalty order passed by the Chhindwara Collector, holding that the authority acted mechanically by blindly accepting the Mining Officer's report without verifying the underlying facts, thereby wrongly fastening the liability on an unrelated person. The division bench of Justice Viviek Rusia and Justice Pradeep Mittal observed; "The petitioner has...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Man's Discharge In Adultery Case Citing SC Judgment Striking Down S.497 IPC As Unconstitutional

The Gujarat High Court has upheld an order discharging a man accused of committing adultery with another's wife in view of Supreme Court's 2018 judgment where Section 497 IPC was struck down as unconstitutional. Prior to being struck down as unconstitutional in Joseph Shine v Union of India (2018), Section 497 stated that whoever has sexual intercourse with a woman who is wife of another...

1st NLUJ-CCLRP National Essay Writing Competition, 2026

National Law University, Jodhpur – through the Centre for Consumer Law Research and Practice (CCLRP) – is organising the 1st NLUJ-CCLRP National Essay Writing Competition, 2026 to commemorate World Consumer Rights Day on 15th March, 2026. Focusing on the theme for World Consumer Rights Day, 2026 – “Safe Products, Confident Consumers”, the competition aims to promote research and academic discourse on crucial issues such as product quality, safety, and reliability. The competition is open to...

'People Have Right To Criticise Our Judgments': Supreme Court On Plea Against Old NCERT Chapter On Verdicts About Slums

'It's a view point, why the judiciary should be so oversensitive about that?? CJI asked.

Compliance With S.41A CrPC Notice Ordinarily Bars Arrest: MP High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In Police Constable Recruitment Scam

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of acting as a middleman between Police Constable Recruitment candidates and impersonators to facilitate the illegal selection, observing that compliance with the notice under Section 41A CrPC generally operates as a bar to arrest. For context, Section 41A of the CrPC mandates a police officer to issue a notice...

Supreme Court Bench With No CJI Or Future CJI To Hear Plea Challenging Law On Election Commissioners' Appointment

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today recused from hearing writ petitions against the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, which dropped the CJI from committee to appoint Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice...