The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and district court bar associations in the National capital to jointly formulate a structured and institutionalised mechanism to ensure representation of women in their governing bodies for the 2027 Bar elections. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice…
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a man who knowingly marries a woman with a child from her previous marriage cannot subsequently evade responsibility for the child’s maintenance merely because he is not the biological father. The Bench of Justice Alok Mahra allowed a criminal revision challenging a Family Court order and held that…
The Supreme Court’s three-day Samadhan Samaroh 2026, a Special Lok Adalat aimed at facilitating consensual and amicable resolution of disputes, concluded on August 23 with 1,712 matters settled or disposed of, including 48 cases resolved through mediation. The initiative, undertaken under the guidance of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, sought to strengthen alternative dispute…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, who was recently convicted of rape by the Bombay High Court, to surrender before the jail authorities within two weeks. A Bench comprising Justice Alok Aradhe rejected Tejpal’s application seeking exemption from surrender and made it clear that his appeal against the conviction would…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to journalist Abhishek Upadhyay in connection with a road-rage FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh, while issuing notice to the State Government on his plea seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V….
The Madras High Court on Tuesday warned that it may impose costs on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and Sports Minister Aadhav Arjuna for seeking an adjournment to file applications seeking rejection of election petitions challenging their victories in the 2026 Assembly elections. The Single Bench of Justice V Lakshminarayanan stressed that the Court…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to direct the reopening of the CBSE Class XII examination verification and re-evaluation portal for students who had raised concerns over evaluation of their answer sheets through the newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice…
The Allahabad High Court has declined to interfere with the enforcement of a prescribed school uniform, dismissing a writ petition filed by a Muslim student who sought permission to wear a hijab or headscarf as an additional component of her institutional attire. The Court held that the petitioner had failed to establish, either on the…
The Supreme Court was informed that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has already issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on petitions seeking their disqualification for allegedly defecting from the party. The disclosure was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during the hearing of a plea filed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, who…
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended interim protection to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, directing the investigating authorities to refrain from adopting any coercive measures against him in connection with three FIRs registered in the aftermath of the political transition in West Bengal on May 4. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya passed the order while entertaining…