The Union Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has filed petitions seeking transfer of all cases pending before various High Courts challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Bihar and other States, holding that the poll body possessed statutory and constitutional authority to undertake such an exercise for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of electoral…
A Delhi court has issued notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Delhi Police on a revision petition filed by activist Harsh Mander seeking registration of an FIR against Sarma over alleged hate speech remarks. Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri of the Saket Courts directed the respondents to file their reply on…
The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday granted partial relief to self-styled spiritual leader Asaram Bapu in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a minor girl, setting aside his conviction under Section 376D of the Indian Penal Code relating to gang rape and certain provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The…
A petition has been filed before the Madras High Court seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Sulur, Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. Filed by P. Chockalingam, President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (North Tamil Nadu), the petition contended that the incident occurred…
The Delhi High Court will hear on May 29 a petition filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke challenging the Central government’s decision to block the party’s X (formerly Twitter) account on grounds of national security. The matter is listed before the single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav. Dipke has questioned the…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a petition challenging the decision of the University of Delhi (DU) to conduct law examination on May 28 after DU informed the Court that students observing Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) would be permitted to take the examination on a later date after July 4. The submission was made…
The Rajasthan High Court recently directed a 20-year-old man accused of child sexual harassment and online stalking to stay away from all social media platforms for a period of one year while granting him bail. The single-judge Bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain banned the petitioner from using any social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook,…
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that maternity leave availed by women employees must be treated as part of continuous service, observing that motherhood cannot become a reason for economic disadvantage or workplace discrimination. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal dismissed appeals filed by Jammu…
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday condemned the killing of Senior Advocate Khaja Moizuddin in Hyderabad, describing the incident as a “planned, brutal and shocking murder” that has raised serious concerns regarding the safety and security of advocates discharging their professional duties. Noting that the legal profession formed an essential pillar of the…