The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed residents of three jhuggi clusters near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in the Race Course area to vacate the premises within six weeks and shift to alternative accommodation allotted to them by the government. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may direct the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire land required for the development of the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan if efforts by the court-appointed High-Powered Committee to privately purchase the land continue to face resistance. A Bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice…
Four cab drivers operating through mobile-based cab aggregator platforms have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to make working knowledge of Marathi compulsory for auto-rickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers. The petition, filed through advocate Vivek Shukla, is likely to be mentioned before the Chief Justice on August 26 seeking urgent…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with an Allahabad High Court order directing the demolition of around 72 unauthorised lawyers’ chambers near the District and Sessions Court in Lucknow. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta also rejected a request to refer the dispute to mediation and advised lawyers occupying…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and district court bar associations in the National capital to jointly formulate a structured and institutionalised mechanism to ensure representation of women in their governing bodies for the 2027 Bar elections. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice…
The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a man who knowingly marries a woman with a child from her previous marriage cannot subsequently evade responsibility for the child’s maintenance merely because he is not the biological father. The Bench of Justice Alok Mahra allowed a criminal revision challenging a Family Court order and held that…
The Supreme Court’s three-day Samadhan Samaroh 2026, a Special Lok Adalat aimed at facilitating consensual and amicable resolution of disputes, concluded on August 23 with 1,712 matters settled or disposed of, including 48 cases resolved through mediation. The initiative, undertaken under the guidance of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, sought to strengthen alternative dispute…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, who was recently convicted of rape by the Bombay High Court, to surrender before the jail authorities within two weeks. A Bench comprising Justice Alok Aradhe rejected Tejpal’s application seeking exemption from surrender and made it clear that his appeal against the conviction would…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to journalist Abhishek Upadhyay in connection with a road-rage FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh, while issuing notice to the State Government on his plea seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V….
The Madras High Court on Tuesday warned that it may impose costs on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay and Sports Minister Aadhav Arjuna for seeking an adjournment to file applications seeking rejection of election petitions challenging their victories in the 2026 Assembly elections. The Single Bench of Justice V Lakshminarayanan stressed that the Court…