The Delhi High Court has indicated that it will determine whether Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra should be permitted to visit her pet Rottweiler, Henry, amid an ongoing custody dispute with her estranged partner, Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta made these observations on Wednesday while hearing an interim application…
The Central Government has appointed Justice (Retd) Yogesh Khanna, former Judge of the Delhi High Court and Judicial Member of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), as the officiating Chairperson of the appellate tribunal. He will head the NCLAT following the completion of the tenure of Justice (Retd) Ashok Bhushan on July 4, 2026,…
The Madras High Court has granted interim relief to DMK MLA and former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji and his brother V Ashok Kumar in a criminal case alleging an attempt at political horse-trading, which was registered on the complaint of a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA. The single-judge Bench of Justice P Velmurugan passed…
The Supreme Court has questioned the constitutional validity of a 1993 Office Memorandum (OM) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) that bars pregnant Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers from undergoing training. The Court observed that a welfare measure meant to protect women cannot be used to deprive a medically fit officer of her…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a petition challenging a state government circular directing government schools to recite Saraswati Vandana, Gayatri Mantra, Guru Mantra and other prayers during morning assemblies, holding that the challenge was premature as there was no evidence that students were being compelled to participate. A single Bench of Justice Amitendra Kishore…
The Bombay High Court has observed that Mumbai’s recurring monsoon flooding and chronic waterlogging cannot be attributed solely to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), holding that widespread illegal encroachments, blocked stormwater drains and the misuse of public infrastructure by citizens have substantially contributed to the city’s flooding woes. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice…
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State government to conduct inspections of major dairy cooperatives, including Saras, Amul, Lotus and Mother Dairy, to examine the measures they have put in place to prevent the sale of synthetic milk and other adulterated dairy products. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and…
The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court judgment that struck down a 2024 Government Order allowing certain persons who convert to Islam to avail reservation as Backward Class (Muslim). The impugned judgment was delivered by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice G.R. Swaminathan and…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that the mere filing or circulation of an adjournment slip did not automatically entitle a party to the postponement of a listed matter, emphasising that the power to grant or refuse an adjournment vested exclusively with the Court and was to be exercised in its judicial discretion. The Bench…
A Delhi court has directed the Commissioner of Police to initiate departmental and disciplinary proceedings against police officials who allegedly treated a case of murder as one of rash and negligent driving, holding that serious lapses in the investigation resulted in the irreversible loss of crucial evidence and could adversely affect the prosecution during trial….