The Centre is set to move the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of FIRs registered against student protesters by invoking the Court’s extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant shortly before the Bench rose for the day, seeking an urgent…
The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi has completed its investigation. However, sanction to prosecute Shah remains pending before the competent authority, with the State government’s recommendation awaiting a decision from the Governor. A Bench comprising Chief…
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central government to consider whether the retail sale of acid should be completely prohibited or allowed only under stringent regulatory safeguards. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued the direction after being informed that acid remains easily…
The Calcutta High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a man for the murder of his wife to rigorous imprisonment for life, holding that the trial court had wrongly categorised the case as falling within the “rarest of rare” category by relying on the rituals associated with a Hindu marriage. A Division Bench…
The President has appointed Chirag Bhanu Singh as a Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, while Bhupesh Sharma and Yogesh Jaswal have been appointed as Additional Judges of the court. The Ministry of Law and Justice’s Department of Justice notified the appointments on August 27, 2026. The appointments were made under Articles 217(1) and…
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue urgent directions on a plea raising concerns over the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed protest march in Delhi on September 5. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana said it could not presume, at this stage, that the…
Advocates at the Jodhpur and Jaipur benches of the Rajasthan High Court have gone on strike in protest against Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. Police were called in Jaipur to disperse protesting lawyers. Visuals from the protest showed advocates raising slogans against Justice Sharma, including allegations directed at the Acting Chief Justice. The protests…
A Delhi court has sentenced conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to 8 years’ imprisonment for impersonating a sitting Supreme Court judge and attempting to pressure a judicial officer to get bail. Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of the Tis Hazari Court had earlier convicted Chandrasekhar under Sections 170 (personating a public servant), 189 (threatening injury to a…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed its e-committee to consider a plea seeking changes to the e-courts portal to facilitate the electronic compounding of offences. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by Prabhjot Singh Dhillon. The…
An FIR has been registered against Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, over remarks he made about a religious ritual held at the Ramlila Ground. The case was registered at Haldwani Kotwali Police Station on August 30 following a complaint by Amit Kumar, a Jawahar Nagar resident and…