The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to journalist Saurav Das and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai in a criminal contempt petition alleging that they participated in a coordinated social media campaign against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma during the pendency of proceedings in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The Division Bench of…
The Kerala High Court has urged the State government to explore the possibility of declaring nursing services as an essential service in view of the ongoing strike by private hospital nurses across the State, observing that uninterrupted healthcare services are of paramount importance to the public. The single-judge Bench of Justice P Gopinath made these…
The Supreme Court has recalled its April 2025 order directing petitioners challenging various Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments laws in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry to approach the respective High Courts. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma allowed review petitions filed against the earlier order and restored the…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday directed that a second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma, who died under mysterious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Bhopal, be conducted by a team of doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The single-judge Bench of Justice Avanindra Kumar Singh, however, clarified…
The Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Rajdipa Behura as amicus curiae to assist the Court in contempt proceedings arising from remarks and social media content allegedly targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma by several leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The appointment was made by the…
The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the statement made by the Union Government that certain individuals allegedly deported to Bangladesh would be brought back to India for verification of their claims of Indian citizenship. Recording the submission, the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi…
The Madras High Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking action against the Tamil film Karuppu, which was accused of portraying judges and the judiciary in a negative light. The Vacation Bench of Justice G R Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan declined to interfere with the screening of the film on Thursday while dismissing…
The Supreme Court on Friday recalled portions of its earlier order that had censured three academics associated with drafting a controversial National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class VIII textbook chapter on the judiciary and corruption. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M…
The Chandigarh administration has approached the Supreme Court challenging a decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court that quashed criminal proceedings against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and several leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in a case relating to rioting and unlawful assembly. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya…
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging a circular issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on May 15, mandating the study of three languages for students entering Class IX from the 2026–27 academic session. The matter was mentioned before the Bench of Chief Justice of India…