The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to exercise its writ jurisdiction to prescribe uniform, binding guidelines for crowd management at political rallies and large public congregations across the country, holding that such matters predominantly fell within the executive and administrative domain and were best addressed by subject-matter experts and law enforcement authorities rather than through…
A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two complaint cases instituted by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), alleging wilful non-compliance with summons issued during the agency’s investigation into the Delhi Excise Policy matter. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue Courts refused to proceed against Kejriwal…
The Supreme Court on Thursday framed an interim administrative framework to ensure the peaceful observance of Basant Panchami rituals by the Hindu community and the conduct of Friday Juma Namaz by the Muslim community at the disputed Bhoj Shala–Kamal Maula complex in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, amid a continuing contest over the religious character of…
The Supreme Court has directed all States and Union Territories to formulate clear policies regulating media briefings by police authorities, taking guidance from the “Media Manual” prepared by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). A Bench comprising Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh observed that the absence of uniform norms governing police interaction…
The Supreme Court has asked the Delhi government to submit its response to a curative petition filed by Mohammad Arif, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist sentenced to death for his role in the 2000 Red Fort attack. The matter was taken up by a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, along with Justices…
The Supreme Court has directed that its existing interim orders in the Aravalli Hills matter will continue and has issued notice to the concerned parties as it proceeds to examine the issues involved in the long-pending environmental case. The matter relates to the identification, definition, and protection of the ecologically sensitive Aravalli range, which spans…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday signalled a decisive move from deliberation to enforcement, underscoring the urgent need for immediate implementation of long-term structural interventions to combat the worsening air pollution crisis in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi examined a…
The Supreme Court of India has expressed concern over the misuse of Article 32 of the Constitution, warning that petitioners are approaching the apex court even when similar matters are already pending in High Courts. A Bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that Article 32 is being invoked “for everything,” often bypassing the judicial…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday examined a bail petition filed by human rights lawyer Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh mine arson case, expressing prima facie concern over prolonged stagnation of the trial and signalling judicial intervention to arrest further procedural inertia. The Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Vijay Bishnoi took…
The Delhi High Court has ordered a comprehensive review of staff vacancies and workload distribution across courts in the capital following the suicide of a court employee, who reportedly took the extreme step due to excessive work pressure. The Court took note of the incident on the administrative side and stressed the need to address…