Bihar SIR : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court to hear today the pleas challenging Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rollsBench: Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya BagchiOn Oct 9, the Court passed an interim order to ensure free legal aid for persons excluded from the final voters' list so they can file appeals against their exclusion.Follow live-updates...

'How Can Area Declared As Forest Reserve Be Allotted For Mining?': AP High Court Orders Probe Into Allotment Of 92.40 Acres Of Village Land

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has voiced concern over the allotment of mining rights to M/s.Sri Kumara Swamy Silica Mines (Respondent 11) of an area in Mimidi Village stretching for 92.40 acres, which was otherwise earmarked as “Forest Reserve Poramboke”.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati observed,“We fail to understand as to how...

AG Refuses Consent; Plea For Contempt Action Against WB CM Mamata Banerjee Over Comments On SSC Judgment Withdrawn

The Supreme Court today was informed that the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has not given consent to initiate criminal contempt against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on the Apex Court's ruling in the teachers' recruitment scam case.The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran, NV Anjaria was hearing a petition by Aatmadeep, a public...

Supreme Court Dismisses Telangana Govt Plea Against HC Stay On 42% Backward Classes Reservation In Local Body Elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 16) dismissed the plea filed by the State of Telangana against the Telangana High Court's interim order staying the implementation of 42% reservation for Backward Classes in the local body polls.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta clarified that the High Court should decide the main matter on merits without being influenced...

NCLT Mumbai Clears Yatra Online Ltd Subsidiaries' Merger With Parent Company

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai, on Tuesday allowed a Scheme of Amalgamation involving Yatra Online Limited and six of its wholly owned subsidiaries.A coram comprising Judicial Member K R Saji Kumar and Technical Member Anil Raj Chellan allowed a plea filed under Sections 230 to 232 of the Companies Act, 2013, by the subsidiaries seeking sanction of the merger scheme....

SIT Probe Into 'Anti-Naxal Operations' By Police Undermines Federal Structure, Permitted Only In Exceptional Cases: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that anti-naxal operations, being part of regular counter-insurgency measures undertaken by State or Central Security forces, cannot be subjected to investigation by SIT, unless exceptional circumstances warrant such intervention. Permitting a SIT probe into regular field operations would not only undermine the federal structure of policing powers but also...

Hidden Doctrine In Gayatri Balasamy: How Supreme Court Used Implied Powers To Transform Arbitration Law

When the Supreme Court ruled on Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd[1] it made waves, earning the title of the “modification judgment.” Most discussions centered on a key takeaway: Indian courts can now, in certain situations, modify arbitral awards rather than just nullifying them. However, if you dig a little deeper into those 61 pages, you'll uncover a more subtle yet significant shift. For the first time, the Court tapped into the Doctrine of Implied Powers to broaden the...

'No Merit': Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking To Correct Placement Of Words 'Satyamev Jayate' In State Emblem

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the State to review and correct the Karnataka State Emblem and ensure full compliance of State Emblem of India (Prohibition Of Improper Use) Act, 2005.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha dismissed the petition filed by one Gnaneshwara M, seeking to ensure that the script...

“Why Revive The Issue? Let It Die Naturally”: Supreme Court On Pursuing Contempt Action Against Lawyer Who Tried To Throw Shoe At CJI

The Supreme Court on Wednesday wondered whether it should reopen the controversy surrounding the lawyer who attempted to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai last week, observing that perhaps it was better to allow the matter to “have a natural death.”A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made the observation after Senior Advocate and Supreme Court...

Delegating Procedure For Assessing Levy & Collection Of Cess To Executive Is Not Excessive Delegation: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that delegating the procedure for assessing, levying, and collecting cess to the executive under the Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Rules, 2014, does not amount to excessive delegation of legislative power. The Court observed that since the parent statute clearly lays down the legislative policy, taxable transaction, and...

Rajasthan High Court Quashes State's 'Blanket Ban' On NOCs For Private Pharmacy Colleges, Says Action Devoid Of Legislative Backing

Rajasthan High Court set aside the order passed by the State imposing a ban on granting of NOCs to the private colleges intending to start B.Pharmacy Course as well as for establishment of new colleges seeking to impart the B-Pharmacy Course.Justice Sunil Beniwal held that the act of the State imposing the ban was without any legislative backing or competence, and hence, unlawful. It was...

Committee For Sensitization Of Family Court Matters, High Court Of Judicature At Allahabad Organises Gender Sensitization Workshop

A Two Days' Workshop on “Gender Sensitization” was organized by the Committee for Sensitization of Family Court Matters, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, on 11th and 12th October 2025 at the Judicial Training and Research Institute (JTRI), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow. The workshop was attended by Judicial Officers posted on deputation at the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad,...