Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday underscored that the legitimacy of the judicial process rests not merely on the correctness of adjudication, but equally on its visible fairness, transparency and institutional credibility, observing that justice must not only be done but must also be demonstrably seen to be done. Delivering the 6th Ram…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR in connection with the 2020 death of Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, nearly two weeks after the Bombay High Court directed the central agency to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death. On September 2, a Division Bench of Justice S…
The Supreme Court on September 10, 2026, sought further information from the Centre and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on its proposal to introduce phased front-of-pack labelling (FoPL) for packaged food products, with particular emphasis on protecting children from uninformed dietary choices. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K….
Patiala House court on Monday reserved its order on the bail plea filed by Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a teenage Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar in July. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of the Patiala House Courts is scheduled…
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on Monday surrendered before a court in Goa, bringing him into custody after the Supreme Court declined to grant him exemption from surrender in connection with the 2013 sexual assault case involving a former junior colleague. Tejpal’s surrender follows a decisive turn in the prolonged litigation, which has traversed the…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called for a recalibration of the relationship between law and infrastructure development, emphasising that the Rule of Law must operate not merely as a remedial mechanism once disputes arise, but as an integral component of project architecture capable of preventing conflicts at the implementation stage. Addressing the FIDIC…
The Singapore High Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Chander Agarwal, CEO and Managing Director of logistics company TCI Express, seeking to recover nearly Rs 3.5 crore that he claimed to have spent on his former girlfriend, Felicia Lee, holding that the money was largely given as gifts and there was no evidence that…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are days that pass almost unnoticed into the news cycle, and there are days that acquire a second life in the constitutional imagination of a nation. July 20, 2026, may prove to be one of the latter. The images were striking in their simplicity: students gathered before Parliament, separated from the…
The Calcutta High Court has expressed concern over the lack of an access road to two schools in South 24 Parganas, observing that students were being forced to cross marshy land to reach a newly constructed school building where midday meals are served. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Tapabrata…
The Supreme Court has intervened in the long-running dispute concerning land allotment in Sikar, Rajasthan, directing the Rajasthan High Court to reconsider the matter in accordance with the applicable legal framework and the issues arising from the allotment process. The dispute pertains to the legality of the land allotment and the manner in which the…