The Supreme Court on Friday issued orders for the liquidation of debt-ridden Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), after rejecting the resolution plan worth Rs 9,700 crore, proposed by JSW Steel Limited. Terming the resolution plan as unconstitutional, the Bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma ruled that the Committee of Creditors…
The Supreme Court has disposed of a batch of petitions, challenging the constitutional validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Permit for Resettlement in (or Permanent Return) to the State Act, 1982. The three-judge Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice NK Singh noted that the provisions of this Act never…
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected two petitions filed by Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale seeking recall of the verdict directing him to pay Rs 50 lakh damages in a defamation case filed by former diplomat Lakshmi Puri. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, while acknowledging that the Counsel representing Gokhale argued…
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and other agencies not to shift around 600 deer from Delhi’s AN Jha Deer Park to forest zones in Rajasthan. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the interim order on Wednesday on a petition filed by New Delhi Nature…
The Supreme Court has expunged certain remarks made by the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the Additional Advocate General of Haryana in a case related to the death of an undertrial during the pendency of bail application. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma castigated the High Court for passing…
By Annunthra Rangan On April 22, 2025, India witnessed a tragic terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, where gunfire predominantly targeted tourists, killing 26 people. The incident has considerably escalated tensions between India and Pakistan. In response, the Government of India has taken several significant measures, including the suspension of multiple bilateral agreements. Notably, India has…
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking judicial investigation by a retired Supreme Court judge into the Pahalgam terror attack, which led to the killing of 26 tourists. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh came down heavily on petitioner Fatesh Sahu for demoralising the forces at…
The Union of India has elevated seven judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court. The information was shared on Thursday by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on his official X account. The post said that in exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg “I can’t think of a fight more worthy of fighting; this is a fight worth taking as many hits as it takes to win. Each of these kids is worth it.” —Tony Kirwan, Destiny Rescue Founder So grave is the menace of child trafficking that even the Supreme Court has…
“A judiciary of undisputed integrity is the bedrock of democracy and the rule of law. Even when all other protections fail, the judiciary provides a bulwark to the public against any encroachments on rights and freedoms under the law. These observations apply both domestically—in the context of each nation-state—and globally, for the global judiciary is…