The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the Union Government’s application seeking prospective operation of its March 11, 2026 judgment laying down the parameters for determining the creamy layer status of candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC). A Bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice R. Mahadevan heard the Centre’s…
The Calcutta High Court has granted interim protection from coercive action to Anandabazar Patrika editor Ishani Datta Ray and journalist Soma Mukherjee in connection with an FIR arising from the newspaper’s use of the expression “Gerua Gundami” (saffron hooliganism) in a headline reporting violence at Jadavpur University. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed the police not to…
A Gandhinagar Sessions Court on Thursday granted regular bail to journalist Ravi Nair, who had been taken into custody following the issuance of a non-bailable warrant in a criminal defamation case instituted by Adani Enterprises Ltd. Principal District and Sessions Judge Ashish JS Malhotra allowed Nair’s bail application. Nair had been sent to judicial custody…
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought Karnataka’s response to an application filed by Tamil Nadu seeking directions for release of water to make good the alleged shortfall in Karnataka’s supply of Cauvery water to the neighbouring state. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi directed Karnataka to file its…
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Central government a last opportunity to explain the steps taken to curb the circulation of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on social media platforms. The Division Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the directions while hearing a petition by the Just…
The Supreme Court on Thursday commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of raping and murdering his six-year-old stepdaughter in Madhya Pradesh, while upholding his conviction. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Vijay Bishnoi converted the death sentence awarded to Waris into life imprisonment. Waris was convicted by the…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ajeet Bharti in a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 over his alleged remarks concerning MP Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan. Justice Saurabh Banerjee held that offences under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the SC/ST Act were prima…
The Supreme Court has revised its interim order in the petitions filed by Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Medha Roopam and the Uttar Pradesh government, clarifying that the stay is confined to the adverse observations and compensation direction issued by the Allahabad High Court against the officer. The bench of Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and…
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Central government on a plea seeking the retention of Qadeemi Masjid, situated within the premises of Krishi Bhavan, amid the ongoing Central Vista Redevelopment Project. Justice Anish Dayal issued notice on the petition filed by the mosque through its caretaking committee. Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid,…
The Delhi High Court has flagged an apparent fabrication of one of its judicial orders after finding that an additional paragraph stating “interim stay granted” appeared in a version of the order that was not part of the Court’s official record. Justice Purushaindra Kumarav was hearing a petition filed by Meena Devi and another person…