Supreme Court Earmarks 4 Posts For Women AoRs In SCAORA Elections

With regard to the ensuing elections of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, the Supreme Court today recorded in its order that the posts of Secretary and Joint Treasurer, as well as two Executive Members posts, may be earmarked for women AoRs.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order, while invoking its power under Article 142, in a plea...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 363 | NATIONAL BAL BHAWAN & ANR. V. KHAZAN CHAND & ORS.

'Justice Should Also Be Seen To Be Done' : Supreme Court Directs Another Disciplinary Authority To Decide After Employee Alleged...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 06 - April 12, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 144 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 159 NOMINAL INDEX The Vice President v. Joint Commissioner of Labour and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 144 Muthukumar v The State, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 145 Murugan Asari v. Chinnammal and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 146 P Seethalakshmi v The Commissioner, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 147 P Revathi v. The District Collector and...

'Justice Should Also Be Seen To Be Done' : Supreme Court Directs Another Disciplinary Authority To Decide After Employee Alleged Bias

Reaffirming the foundational principle of procedural fairness, the Supreme Court has held that a disciplinary authority against whom an employee has previously levelled allegations of bias must recuse from the proceedings, stressing that justice must not only be done but must also appear to be done. A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R Mahadevan upheld the invalidity of...

After 9 Failed Attempts, Gujarat High Court Rejects UPSC Aspirant's Belated Challenge To Scribe System For 'Compensatory Attempt'

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a man's plea against alleged in-built flaws in the procedure for availing scribe facility for the UPSC Civil Services Exam, after noting that the petitioner had continued to appear in the exam, exhausted the maximum number of attempts and after being unsuccessful in all of them, could not question the procedure any longer.The petitioner, who appeared in...

AP High Court Declines Party's Apology For Selling Property In Violation Of Court Order, Orders ₹10K Costs & 1-Month Imprisonment

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to accept an apology tendered by an individual contemnor (Respondent 2), who mortgaged a disputed property and sold part of it to third parties despite a Court order specifically restraining him from doing so, while holding that the disobedience was a “conscious” and “deliberate” act.Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Maheswara Rao...

Cannot Indulge Those Who Compete With 'Kumbhkarna', Delay Invites Disaster: Patna HC Dismisses Appeal In Service Regularisation Claim

The Patna High Court has reiterated that mere filing of representations does not extend limitation, holding that courts will not entertain belated claims where a litigant has approached after inordinate delay, and dismissed an intra-court appeal seeking regularisation of service.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Justice Harish Kumar was hearing a Letters...

'Investigation Tainted, One-Sided': Allahabad High Court Acquits 2 Men In 1986 Murder Case

The Allahabad High Court last week set aside the life imprisonment of 2 men convicted in a 1986 murder case as it observed that the investigation in the case was "tainted and one-sided". A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Devendra Singh-I also found faults with the trial court over its failure to examine the case of the accused-appellants in respect of the cross-case in...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Round-Up April 6 - April 12, 2026

Nominal Index:Syed Lutfullah Shah & Anr. v. A.W. Kirpak Supdt. Engineer & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 136Subash Chander Sharma v. SHO P/S Anti Corruption Bureau Jammu & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 137Ishfaq Ahmad Wani Vs Chairman Legislative Council & Ors 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 138Amit Kumar Bansal & Ors. Vs Sanjeev Kumar Gupta & connected matters 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 139Amin Allaie...

West Bengal SIR |'If Winning Margin Is 2 % & 15% Couldn't Vote?' : Justice Bagchi Raises Concerns, Says ECI Deviated From Bihar Stance

"Right to vote in a country you were born is not only constitutional but sentimental," Justice Bagchi said.

Mutt Can Claim Motor Accident Compensation For Death Of Head Priest: Karnataka High Court Recognises 'Institutional Dependency'

Observing that a religious mutt can claim compensation for the motor accident death of its head priest (mathadipathi), the Karnataka High Court underscored that 'institutional dependency' would be made applicable, similar to the concept of 'familial dependency' normally applicable in road accidents.A Division Bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Justice Tyagaraja N.Inavally allowed the...

Kejriwal Argues His Plea For Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma's Recusal : Live Updates From Delhi High Court | Liquor Policy Case

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court to hear today AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's plea seeking recusal of Justice Sharma from liquor policy case.Kejriwal to appear and argue the matter himself.Follow this page for live updates from...