The Supreme Court of India has intervened to prevent the Assam Police from taking coercive action against senior journalists Karan Thapar and Siddharth Varadarajan. The court’s decision follows the issuance of fresh summons under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a provision addressing acts that endanger India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity. A bench…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a sweeping set of interim directions revising its earlier mandate on stray dog management, making the guidelines applicable across India. A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath clarified that these instructions are temporary until a comprehensive national policy is formulated. Justice Nath stated that the court has impleaded all…
The Supreme Court of India declined a request for an expedited hearing on a plea challenging the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) directive to round up stray dogs in the capital. The plea was presented before Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi, who dismissed it and issued no interim orders. This dispute centers on a…
By Shatakshi Vyas The legal profession in India is not an exception to the way Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing businesses worldwide. The Indian legal industry, which has historically relied on manual procedures, copious amounts of paperwork, and human judgment, is currently undergoing a technological transformation. American computer scientist John McCarthy coined the phrase artificial…
In the edifice of jurisprudence, access to justice cannot be the exclusive domain of socio-economically privileged litigants. As emphasized by Justice Surya Kant, the equitable dispensation of justice mandates the obliteration of elitist bottlenecks—every threshold, from courthouse porches to appellate benches, must be permeable to the meritorious, irrespective of fiscal leverage, and never wielded as…
The Supreme Court on August 20, 2025, questioned the very logic of allowing Governors to withhold assent to bills indefinitely without returning them to the legislative assembly. The court discussed how unchecked power could reduce democratically elected governments to mere subordinates beholden to the Governor’s discretion. During hearings on the Presidential Reference, a constitution bench…
Today, senior executives are expected to do more than just lead teams or oversee operations. They need to understand finances deeply, drive growth, and make smart money-related decisions. That’s why many executives are now enrolling in Chief Financial Officer (CFO) courses to stay ahead. In this blog, we will discuss five reasons why executives should…
By Mohd Farhan On August 11, 2025, in In Re: Stray Dog Menace in Delhi-NCR (Suo Motu Writ Petition, 2025), the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment directing the immediate capture, sterilization, vaccination, and sheltering of all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR. The ruling emerged from suo motu cognizance of a media report titled “CITY HOUNDED…
The Delhi High Court has reproached the Public Works Department (PWD) for failing to resolve chronic sewer drainage problems at Tihar Jail, accusing it of treating the court like a municipal commissioner rather than an arbiter of justice. A Division Bench led by Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela heard a public…
The Supreme Court has granted six months’ interim bail to a builder facing a multitude of criminal cases, while simultaneously ordering the consolidation of 81 separate FIRs into one comprehensive case. The Court noted that the decision was essential to prevent duplication of proceedings and to safeguard the interests of home buyers caught in prolonged…