The Supreme Court suggested that Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, consider surrendering and face trial pending the examination of key prosecution witnesses, while indicating that it could otherwise decide the Meghalaya government’s challenge to the grant of bail on merits. The…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday proposed shifting climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, observing that there was a broad medical consensus that he required continuous hospital monitoring in view of his prolonged hunger strike. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia made the proposal…
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction of a 92-year-old man in a criminal assault case dating back to 1982, but modified his sentence to the period already undergone in custody, holding that no useful purpose would be served by sending him back to prison after more than four decades. The single-judge Bench of…
Lucknow University has taken disciplinary action against two of its law students following the disruption of proceedings inside the Supreme Court earlier this month. The university has placed both students under suspension for an indefinite period, removed them from the hostel and barred them from entering the campus, according to reports. They have also been…
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking a series of structural reforms aimed at promoting gender equality, improving working conditions for women advocates and providing financial support to junior lawyers across the country. The three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India…
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Uttar Pradesh government has submitted a sealed-cover status report before the Supreme Court in connection with the alleged theft and misappropriation of donations received at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. The report was placed before the three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya…
The Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in connection with a hate speech case registered over remarks made by her in social media videos. Justice Saugata Bhattacharya directed that no coercive steps be taken against Moitra until October 5, 2026, or until further orders,…
The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction has approached the Supreme Court challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decision recognising the merger of six of its MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The plea comes days after the Speaker approved the change in the political affiliation of the…
A lawyer has filed a letter petition before the Supreme Court seeking its immediate intervention over the alleged use of excessive force by the Delhi Police against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) demonstration in the national capital. The petitioner has urged the Apex Court to take suo motu judicial cognisance of the alleged…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain an oral request for urgent listing of a petition alleging excessive use of force by the Delhi Police against protesters during the agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) in the national capital, observing that the Court should not be drawn into every issue arising…