The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench an important question concerning the scope of powers exercised by a third judge hearing a criminal appeal under Section 392 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, after expressing doubts about the correctness of its earlier decision in Sajjan Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh…
The Delhi High Court has quashed the FIR registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police and the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against news portal NewsClick and its Editor-in-Chief, Prabir Purkayastha, in connection with allegations of illegal foreign funding and money laundering. The single-judge Bench of…
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over growing threats and attacks directed at judges and their family members, particularly in view of the reported threats being faced by former Bombay High Court judge Justice GS Patel and his family, observing that such incidents have the potential to undermine judicial independence and adversely affect the administration of…
Three leading bar associations in Mumbai have approached the Bombay High Court through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking enhanced security for former Bombay High Court judge Justice Gautam Patel and his family, along with a court-monitored investigation into a series of threats and attacks allegedly linked to his 2024 judgment in the long-running Dawoodi…
The Central government on Wednesday notified the appointment of seven advocates as judges of the Patna High Court, acting on recommendations made by the Supreme Court Collegium earlier this year. As per a notification issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Advocates Ranjan Kumar Jha, Kumar Manish and Raj Kumar have…
The Delhi High Court has observed that social media intermediaries cannot remain passive when content hosted on their platforms interferes with judicial independence or seeks to malign judges, public institutions and individuals. The Division Bench of Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain held on Monday that intermediaries are under a statutory obligation to…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez in a terror-funding case investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja ordered Parvez’s release on certain conditions, while allowing…
The Patna High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by YouTuber Faizal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, seeking quashing of the First Information Report (FIR) registered against him in connection with the recent firing and violence incident at his coaching institute in Patna. After hearing preliminary submissions,…
A Special MP/MLA Court in Varanasi on Wednesday set aside a Magistrate Court order that had dismissed a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remarks on Lord Rama during an interaction in the United States in 2025. Additional District and…
The Madras High Court has directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide election-related records of Tamil Nadu Minister and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to an unsuccessful candidate who intends to challenge the result of the Chepauk–Thiruvallikeni Assembly constituency election through an election petition. The Division Bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and…