The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday admitted an election petition filed by former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, challenging the election of incumbent Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency. The single-judge Bench of Justice Gaurang Kanth held that the petition disclosed a valid cause of action and…
A family court in Pune has granted interim custody of a 10-year-old boy to his father, holding that the child’s welfare, emotional development and future interests would be better protected in the father’s care after observing that the mother had failed to treat her husband with respect, maintain the household and foster a harmonious family…
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a recent order of the Delhi High Court directing the premature release of Md Rashid Khan, one of the convicts in the 1993 Bowbazar blast case in West Bengal. A Bench comprising Justice PK Mishra and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva passed the interim order while hearing a plea filed by…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State of Assam on a bail petition filed by Northeast Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, arrested in connection with the death of noted Assamese singer Zubeen Garg during a yacht trip in Singapore on September 19, 2025. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
The Bombay High Court has directed a police and cyber cell inquiry into allegations that forged or fabricated court orders were circulated in connection with an ongoing family dispute involving members of the Jindal family. The single-judge Bench of Justice Arif S Doctor passed the direction while hearing an interim application filed by Shylender Jindal,…
The Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation formalized judicial cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting exchanges of legal knowledge, best practices, and court administration. Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant is on a visit to Russia. The visit marks an important chapter in the…
The Bombay High Court lambasted the Maharashtra government over the continuing drinking water crisis in the tribal regions of Melghat and Dharni in Vidarbha, observing that it was deeply disturbing that citizens were still compelled to approach constitutional courts for access to safe drinking water, even after 75 years of Independence. The Division Bench of…
The Karnataka High Court has directed major Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), including Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Indian Oil Corporation Limited, to examine and decide on a representation submitted by a distillery seeking enhancement of its ethanol allocation for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025–26. The single-judge Bench of Justice N…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined an urgent request to entertain a writ petition challenging the alleged linkage between welfare benefits and the exclusion of individuals from electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi advised the petitioners to approach the…
The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court, challenging a Madras High Court judgment that permitted the lighting of the Karthigai Deepam at the Deepa Thoon, a stone lamp pillar situated atop the Thiruparankundram Hill in Madurai district near a dargah. The Special Leave Petition (SLP) was filed on June 11 after the new…