The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed costs of Rs three lakh on comedian and YouTuber Samay Raina for failing to comply with its earlier directions requiring him to undertake programmes promoting disability awareness, holding that he had violated the assurances given to the Court in proceedings arising out of India’s Got Latent controversy. The Bench…
“The voice of justice must be reasoned but never cold, firm but never arrogant, constitutional, while remaining humane.” With these words, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday called for a more humane and accessible judiciary, saying India’s constitutional promise will remain hollow unless institutions “remember the human being behind the dispute”. He was…
The Supreme Court has directed the immediate freezing of the bank accounts of Parsvnath Developers Limited, Parsvnath Hessa Developers Private Limited, and the personal bank accounts of their directors and senior officials over the continued failure of the Haryana-based real estate developer to comply with orders passed by the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA)….
The Allahabad High Court has held that the statutory age restrictions under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 cannot be applied retrospectively to intending couples who had completed the process of creating and freezing embryos before the legislation came into force. The Court observed that a rigid application of the age criteria in such cases would…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), upholding the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance granted for the construction of two additional residential floors at actor Shah Rukh Khan’s Mumbai residence, Mannat. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi…
The Supreme Court will hear on July 21 a petition filed by the Meghalaya government, challenging the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, during their honeymoon in Meghalaya. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB Varale took up the Special Leave Petition…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg A recent judgment of the Supreme Court is set to resonate through the annals of constitutional law and criminal jurisprudence by reaffirming a foundational principle: the governor’s constitutional powers under Article 161 stand above statutory remission policies framed under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). In Parveen Kumar @ Parveen…
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the proposed demolition of several mosques, madrasas and dargahs located within a 50-kilometre radius of the India-Pakistan border, holding that the matter primarily concerns national security and regulatory compliance rather than religious discrimination. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sameer Jain observed on Monday that…
By Sujit Bhar The recent judgment of the Calcutta High Court in the dowry death case involving Sajal Parui may, at first glance, appear to be a routine affirmation of a conviction. A woman died by suicide after years of harassment, her husband was convicted, his parents were acquitted for lack of evidence, and the…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Supreme Court has set in motion what could become the most significant overhaul of the legal profession’s disciplinary framework in decades. In a landmark move, it has directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to undertake a comprehensive performance audit of its disciplinary machinery and constitute a committee to review…