The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Kolkata Police to grant permission to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) to hold its Shahid Diwas (Martyrs’ Day) rally on July 21 at Cathedral Road near Birla Planetarium, subject to strict conditions to ensure maintenance of law and order, crowd management and smooth vehicular movement. While disposing…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking directions to curb the circulation of allegedly derogatory remarks made by a social media influencer against Prophet Muhammad and a comprehensive regulatory framework governing the publication, dissemination and circulation of such content on digital and social media platforms. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and…
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that the State is liable to pay Rs 30 lakh as compensation for deaths caused by manual scavenging, even when the deceased workers were employed by private individuals and not by government authorities. The Division Bench of Justice Nitin Suryawanshi and Justice Vaishali Patil-Jadhav relied…
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has informed the Supreme Court that it is fully competent to investigate the June 12, 2025 Air India Flight AI171 crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives, and has opposed petitions seeking an independent, court-monitored inquiry. In a counter affidavit, the AAIB stated that it is a specialised statutory…
The Supreme Court has questioned the constitutional validity of laws that disqualify individuals with more than two children from contesting Panchayat and other local body elections, observing that such policies may no longer be justified in light of India’s declining fertility rate. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe passed the order…
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a decision by an apartment owners’ association that prohibited children from playing in the apartment’s designated play area, highlighting the importance of playing games in a child’s physical and mental development. The single-judge Bench of Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar held that children have a fundamental right to play and…
The Delhi Police has arrested two Lucknow University law students in connection with the July 10, 2026 incident in the Supreme Court, during which one of the accused allegedly used abusive language against the judges, threw case papers inside the courtroom and created a commotion during proceedings. The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Prabal…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government and the Delhi government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking immediate medical intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 28. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking strict regulation of advocates’ use of social media for advertising, client solicitation and promotional activities, alleging that such practices violate the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Bar Council of India Rules. The petition also seeks…
The Supreme Court has notified a fresh roster with effect from July 13, implementing Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s decision to constitute four dedicated Division Benches for the exclusive hearing of the oldest pending civil and criminal matters. The move forms part of the Court’s case management strategy aimed at reducing long-pending litigation and…