Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Stop Caste Census, Questions 'Badtameezi Ki Language' In Petition

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Union Government to stop the proposed caste census, link redistribution of resources to population responsibility, and frame policies to provide economic incentives to families with a single child.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi refused to entertain...

'Don't Rush To Court' : Supreme Court To Advocate Who Filed 25 PILs

The Supreme Court on Friday, in a single stroke, dismissed 25 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions filed by one advocate as party-in-person.Today, as soon as the matter was taken, the petitioner, Sachin Gupta, told the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi that he wanted to withdraw the matters."You should approach...

“Right To Information Is A Fundamental Right”: Calcutta High Court Orders Expeditious Disposal Of RTI Query

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reiterated that the Right to Information is a fundamental right flowing from Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, and directed the State Public Information Officer of the West Bengal Information Commission to dispose of a pending RTI request within 15 days. Justice Rai Chattopadhyay was hearing a petition challenging the non-supply of information sought in...

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea To Prevent Screening Of "Dhurandhar 2" Movie In TN Till End Of Assembly Elections

The Madras High Court, on Friday (10th April), dismissed writ petitions filed against screening of Ranveer Singh starrer "Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge" movie in Tamil Nadu till the end of assembly elevtions in the State.The bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan noted that there was no law that prevent screening of a movie while the Model Code of Conduct was in place....

'Welfare Of Child Paramount': Karnataka HC Directs Passport Renewal For Minor Taekwondo Champion Without Estranged Father's Signature

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the insistence by the passport authorities on the signature of a minor sportsperson's estranged father for the renewal of her passport cannot be condoned when she is all set to participate in an international sports event.The writ petition was filed by a 16-year-old minor who is a class X student at a private school in Bengaluru, seeking the...

Telangana High Court Grants 1-Week Anticipatory Bail To Congress Leader Pawan Khera, Permits Him To Move Before Concerned Court

The Telangana High Court on Friday (April 10) granted anticipatory bail for one week to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR filed by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, amid allegations related to her holding multiple passports.Justice K Sujana while pronouncing the order said, "The petitioner is granted time time for one week to file an application...

Merit-Cum-Seniority; Seniority Can't Be Applied Mechanically Not Evaluating Merit: Chhattisgarh HC

A Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal held that under the principle of merit-cum-seniority, the DPC must first make a comparative assessment of merit, and seniority can be used only as a tiebreaker, not as the sole basis for promotion. Background Facts The appellant was appointed as a Jail...

West Bengal SIR | Supreme Court To Consider 'Freezing Date' Issue For Pending Appeals On April 13

The issue relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Friday, with a counsel submitting that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had frozen the electoral rolls on April 9 despite multiple appeals pending on the issue.Before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...

Telangana High Court Upholds Order Directing Inquiry Into 'Forged' Signatures On Vakalatnama

The Telangana High Court has upheld a single judge's order directing inquiry under Section 340 CrPC after finding a prima facie case that signatures of various flat-owners on the Vakalatnama filed in the writ petition–seeking demolition of alleged illegal construction, had been forged. Section 340 CrPC allows a Court to deal with offences affecting the administration of justice such as...

NLIU Hosts 1st National Symposium on Securities Law and Capital Markets 2026

The Centre for Financial Markets and Regulatory Systems, National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, successfully organised the 1st NLIU National Symposium on Securities Law and Capital Markets, 2026 on April 4–5, 2026. As the flagship initiative of the Centre, the Symposium aimed to foster academic discourse on contemporary developments in securities law and capital markets. The event witnessed participation from institutions across the country, with over 60 submissions received,...

Kerala High Court Flags 'Systemic Deficiencies' In Travancore Devaswom Board Accounts, Orders Centralised Financial System

The Kerala High Court has identified deep-rooted and systemic deficiencies in the financial management of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), and has directed for urgent structural reforms, including the rollout of a centralized computerized accounting system across temples under its control.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar was considering a suo...

UAPA | Terror Funds Received Directly From Pak, Accused Not Automatically Entitled To Bail Due To Prolonged Custody: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that prolonged custody of more than five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 does not automatically entitle an accused to bail when the prosecution has prima facie material demonstrating his direct involvement in raising and distributing terror funds, receiving money from Pakistan-based LeT handlers, and...