The Supreme Court has stayed an interim order passed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, allowing the release and sale of equity shares of Som Distilleries Breweries & Wineries Limited (SDBWL) worth around Rs 350 crore, allegedly the benami assets of the company. Expressing serious concern over the High Court verdict, which also allowed the…
As the tenure of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna comes to an end, let’s take a look at some of the major judgments delivered by the 51st CJI that not only altered the course of history but also shaped the destiny of the country. Challenge to the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution Soon after…
The Bombay High Court has ordered the takedown of six videos from YouTube, allegedly defaming Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan. It further restrained the two YouTubers, who uploaded the videos, from making, publishing or circulating, any defamatory/libellous/slanderous statements, video or articles, pending the determination of a civil defamation suit filed by Mahajan. The single-judge…
Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai, who is scheduled to take oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, on Sunday supported the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan after four days of military action heavy from both sides on land, air, and sea. Speaking during an informal conversation with mediapersons…
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court against the filing of multiple trademark applications for the term ‘Operation Sindoor,’ the name of India’s ongoing military operation against Pakistan. Soon after the Government of India made the name of the operation public, 12 entities or persons, including Reliance, moved the Trademark…
President Draupadi Murmu has nominated Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice said that in exercise of powers under Section 3(2)(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, thePresident of India has nominated Justice Surya…
Legal, political, and social realities are colliding with President Donald Trump’s efforts to rule the United States as though he were a monarch—his reign marked by deportation crusades, trade wars waged by whim, and a relentless disdain for constitutional boundaries. When asked whether everyone in the US—citizen or not—is entitled to constitutional protections and due…
By Dilip Bobb Last week’s declaration of assets by 21 of the 33 Supreme Court justices on the apex court’s website follows the decision of the full court to make assets public. The move comes in response to renewed scrutiny over the wealth of constitutional court judges following the alleged discovery of a large sum…
By Sujit Bhar The disaster called demonetisation, suddenly imposed on unsuspecting Indians nearly a decade ago, still shows up sometimes, fangs bared. Having destroyed umpteen human dreams and even lives in its heydays, the spectre of demonetisation doesn’t seem to have run out of appetite, yet. Even today individuals and companies continue to suffer under…
By India Legal Correspondent Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, member of Parliament from Srinagar and a prominent face of the National Conference, is no stranger to the political churn in Jammu and Kashmir. Once a close ally of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Ruhullah now finds himself distanced from his party’s core leadership—a shift he attributes to…