The Delhi High Court has asked the Union government to present its stand on a petition seeking mandatory accessibility features in television programming for persons with disabilities. The plea, moved by disability-rights lawyer Rahul Bajaj, argues that millions of viewers who are blind, low-vision, deaf, or hard of hearing are effectively excluded from television content…
The Karnataka High Court has, for the moment, allowed the State’s menstrual-leave policy to remain in force, declining to grant an interim stay despite objections raised by several industry associations. The decision came after the State government strongly defended the measure, describing it as a progressive step intended to promote dignity, health, and workplace equity…
The Supreme Court has expressed deep concern over the declining quality of news reporting in the country, remarking that both television channels and newspapers are increasingly failing to present facts accurately or objectively. The observation came while the Court was hearing a plea by Sakshi TV, which claimed that the Andhra Pradesh government had restricted…
A group of retired judges have condemned what they describe as a “motivated and misleading” campaign allegedly being carried out against Chief Justice of India Surya Kant following the Supreme Court’s recent observations in matters concerning Rohingya migrants. In a strongly-worded public statement, the former judges said the criticism directed at the CJI was based…
Members of Parliament (MPs) from several opposition parties on Tuesday submitted a formal notice to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha seeking impeachment proceedings against Madras High Court judge Justice GR Swaminathan. Submitted under Article 217 read with Article 124 of the Constitution, the impeachment motion bore the signatures of 107 MPs, including TR Baalu,…
The Supreme Court has made it clear that individuals seeking citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) cannot be treated as voters until their applications are officially approved. Hearing a petition that sought to include CAA applicants in West Bengal’s electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision, a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya…
The Karnataka High Court has put a temporary halt to the state government’s recent order that required all registered industrial establishments to grant one paid day of menstrual leave each month to women employees. The stay was issued after industry representatives challenged the legality of the notification and questioned the manner in which it was…
A Delhi court has issued notice to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi after a petition sought criminal proceedings against her over allegations that her name was entered into the voter list before she became an Indian citizen. The plea claims that her inclusion on the electoral rolls in the early 1980s occurred at a time when…
The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India to file its response to a petition demanding that Central Armed Police Forces be deployed in West Bengal during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The matter was taken up by a bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, which noted that if…
The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025. The petition came up before the court on December 8, when the bench issued notice to the state government and linked the case with several ongoing challenges to anti-conversion…