The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing to a petition filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), alleging that a debit freeze had been imposed on three bank accounts of the party, which reportedly held funds worth approximately Rs 440 crore. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Kishore Datta…
The Bombay High Court has lambasted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over its continued failure to address the issue of pothole-ridden and poorly maintained roads in Mumbai, observing that the civic body had failed to resolve the problem for nearly two decades despite repeated judicial interventions. The Division Bench of Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has said that “Rule of Law” bakes no bread but disciplines power, ensures equality, and checks arbitrary government action. Delivering the keynote address at an event titled “Safeguarding the Rule of Law – Experiences from India and Sweden”, organised by International IDEA in Stockholm, the CJI said that…
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking disclosure of an alleged archaeological survey report and other scientific records relating to the Somnath Temple site, holding that the petition was wholly misconceived and founded on incorrect, misleading and distorted facts. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice DN…
The Meghalaya High Court on Monday dismissed the application filed by the state government challenging the trial court order granting bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the sensational 2025 honeymoon murder case involving the death of her husband, Raja Raghuvanshi. The single-judge Bench of Justice W Diengdoh pronounced the operative order after reserving…
The Gauhati High Court has referred to a larger Bench the question of law concerning whether the “reason to believe” recorded by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for initiating provisional attachment of property under Section 5(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, is required to be disclosed to the affected person, either…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant urgent listing to a petition seeking the constitution of a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged embezzlement, diversion and misappropriation of donations received by the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice…
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has rejected settlement applications filed by Reliance Infrastructure Limited, its promoter Anil Ambani and other connected entities in proceedings relating to the alleged diversion of Rs 6,526 crore of company funds, paving the way for adjudicatory proceedings under the securities laws. The settlement applications had been filed…
Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, passed away on June 28, 2026, at the age of 59 after a prolonged illness. The High Court’s third senior-most judge reportedly breathed his last at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram at around 2:50 am on Sunday. His demise marks a significant…
A Bengaluru court has issued summons to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge and Youth Congress leader Mohammed Haris Nalapad over their alleged remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), directing them to appear on July 21. Taking cognisance of a private criminal complaint against the Congress leaders, XLII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bengaluru City…