The Supreme Court has held that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is not vested with adjudicatory powers and cannot issue binding or enforceable directions while examining complaints. Its constitutional role is confined to investigating grievances, monitoring safeguards for Scheduled Castes and making recommendations to the competent authorities. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Karol…
Businessman Raj Kundra has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to set aside a special court’s order taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) supplementary prosecution complaint and the summons issued to him in an alleged Bitcoin-linked money laundering case. The petition, filed before Justice Ashwin D Bhobe, questions the legality of the January 5…
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has summoned Meta’s global head of public policy after the company briefly removed a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed to the nation’s youth. The government is treating the incident as a serious compliance issue under the Information Technology (IT) Rules governing the handling of…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the challenge to the eligibility criteria prescribed for determining beneficiaries under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation in the All India Quota (AIQ) for NEET admissions, observing that the annual family income ceiling of Rs 8 lakh appeared, at first glance, to be a reasonable criterion. A Bench of…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that the Union government define “digital arrest” as a standalone offence under criminal law with stringent punishment and provisions to freeze the assets of accused persons once a prima facie case is established. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to transfer a court-directed police inquiry from the administrative supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East) Sandeep Lamba, rejecting a plea that sought his removal on the ground of an alleged apprehension of bias following viral videos purportedly showing him slapping a woman during the recent Cockroach…
The Union government on Tuesday raised a preliminary objection before the Delhi High Court to the maintainability of applications seeking a stay on the show cause notice issued by the Estate Officer on June 29 under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. Appearing before Justice Avneesh Jhingan, the Centre contended that the…
CPI (M) leader and Rajya Sabha MP AA Rahim has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance measures during the July 2026 student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, the public interest litigation (PIL) sought a declaration that…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that election-related duties assigned to school teachers do not impose an unbearable burden or subject them to excessive stress, while observing that the Commission’s constitutional powers under Article 324 of the Constitution must be exercised without adversely affecting classroom teaching….
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of allegations of excessive force used by the Delhi Police against student protesters during the July 20 demonstration at Jantar Mantar and issued a notice to the Delhi Police Commissioner seeking a detailed response. In an order passed on July 25, the Commission acted…