The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday, August 13, a plea moved by the Tamil Nadu government seeking directions to Karnataka to release its allocated share of Cauvery river water in accordance with directions issued by the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA). The application has been filed amid a renewed dispute between the…
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Delhi High Court Judge Justice V Kameswar Rao as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. The recommendation was taken at the Collegium’s meeting held on August 6, 2026. Justice Sudhir Singh is presently discharging the functions of Acting Chief Justice of the Patna High…
By Inderjit Badhwar There is something deeply appealing about the phrase “fast-track justice”. For citizens waiting years, sometimes decades, for a verdict, the promise of a court that will hear a case quickly and deliver a decision within a defined period sounds almost self-evidently just. But the experience of India’s fast-track courts raises a more…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday urged legal services institutions to treat justice not as a distant promise but as a daily practice rooted in dialogue, dignity and inclusion, as he inaugurated the West Zone Regional Conference of the National Legal Services Authority in Indore. Addressing judges, judicial officers, legal-aid counsels and…
The Bombay High Court is set to examine challenges to regulatory action taken by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) against certain alcoholic beverage products and consider whether the affected manufacturers can resume their sale while the dispute is pending. The matter assumes significance for some of India’s leading liquor manufacturers after…
The Bihar government on Friday informed the Supreme Court that Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash has been nominated as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), enabling him to continue as a member of the State Cabinet. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was…
A Mumbai Sessions Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to a Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student accused of raising slogans seeking the release of Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid during an event organised on the institute’s campus to commemorate former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba. Additional Sessions Judge V.B. Bohra, while rejecting…
By Sujit Bhar Two recent consumer court orders from Chhattisgarh have once again brought into focus a question that goes far beyond airline tickets or bus seats. At first glance, the disputes appear routine—one family missed a flight after being misled by incomplete information from an airline, while an elderly couple who had reserved seats…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The blackout on Facebook has put social media giant Meta in the dock—and triggered a confrontation that now extends far beyond a technical failure. The video message by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was intended for students protesting examination paper leaks. When it disappeared from Facebook for several hours because of what…
The nationwide Generation Z (Gen Z) protests over recurring examination paper leaks have forced the government into an unprecedented response. Among the centrepieces of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Act, 2026, is the creation of special fast-track courts to prosecute offences under the new law. The amendment requires every state and Union…