The Delhi High Court has set aside a regulation that imposed a complete ban on inter-college migration of undergraduate medical students, holding that such an absolute restriction is arbitrary and unconstitutional. The Court ruled that the impugned provision violates Article 14 of the Constitution as it fails to account for exceptional and compassionate circumstances. A…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a writ petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, challenging the legality, timing, and manner of implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to constitute a dedicated Special Investigation Team (SIT) to comprehensively investigate allegations of large-scale bank fraud involving Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM), its group entities, and industrialist Anil Ambani. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, and Justice Vipul M…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest petition questioning the legality and constitutional propriety of the decision of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science to substantially lower the qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination cycle. The Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe passed…
In an effort to tackle mounting case pendency, the Supreme Court Collegium has decided to invoke Article 224A of the Constitution to strengthen the Allahabad High Court by appointing five retired judges as ad hoc judges. The decision was taken during the Collegium’s meeting held on February 3, where it approved the proposal to appoint…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended interim bail to former Chhattisgarh Excise Minister and sitting Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma in proceedings arising out of the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi took into consideration the prolonged period of incarceration…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the failure of the Uttar Pradesh Police to promptly register a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with an alleged hate crime incident in Noida, raising questions about systemic police inaction and compliance with settled criminal law principles governing mandatory registration of cognisable offences. The Bench…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Meta Platforms Inc. and its subsidiary WhatsApp LLC over their data governance practices, observing that the commercial exploitation of Indian users’ personal data under the guise of contractual consent warranted close judicial scrutiny. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg John Walsh, creator and former host of America’s Most Wanted, once said: “One missing child is one too many.” In India, that statement resonates not as a warning, but as a grim daily reality. The crisis of missing children in India is not merely a matter of numbers. It is…
By Kumkum Chadha Today he sits smug: like many times he has in the past. It is yet another day of “a win” in Court. The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a defamation case filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede against director Aryan Khan and his debut serial Ba***ds of Bollywood that was streaming on…