The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s passport, allowing him to travel abroad for work. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh, following the completion of probe against the YouTuber in connection with the alleged obscene remarks made by…
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on a petition filed by the Muslim side, challenging the Allahabad High Court order, which permitted the Hindu side to amend their plaint and add the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) as a party in the Shahi Idgah-Krishna Janmabhoomi matter. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
A Delhi court on Monday extended for 12 more days, the NIA custody of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. The order was passed by Special NIA Judge Chander Jit Singh of Patiala House Court. NIA produced Rana before the Special Court on expiry of his 18-day…
The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a petition filed by a Pakistani woman, married to an Indian citizen, seeking a long-term visa in India. Petitioner Sheena Naz had applied for a long-term visa on April 23. On April 24, following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Union government decided to suspend visa services to…
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over its recent verdicts directing the supply of grounds of arrest to the accused booked under special laws, such as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), being misused by the accused to demand such rights even in obvious offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Bench…
In a world increasingly engulfed by conflict and cruelty, the cold-blooded murder of unarmed tourists in Kashmir’s Pahalgam region marks a grim resurgence of terror in a land that was cautiously rediscovering peace and political expression. There are some moments so brutal, so unprovoked, that they slice through the fabric of daily life and silence…
The Delhi High Court has held that original compositions based on Hindustani classical music traditions could be protected under copyright law, provided they exhibited sufficient creativity and originality. The interim order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh in a copyright infringement suit filed by Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar (plaintiff) against…
The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to collect data from all states and Union Territories (UTs) across the country on the implementation of laws governing organ transplantation. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih directed the Union of India to convene a meeting of Chief Secretaries and Public Health Secretaries…
The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 did not infringe the religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution as it confined itself to secular dimensions such as record management, procedural reforms and administrative structure. In a preliminary affidavit filed before the Apex Court in response to the petitions…
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has expressed her strong displeasure over the alleged ‘male chauvinist’ remarks passed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during a Supreme Court hearing. Jaising was presenting her arguments before the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday in a case filed by Radhika Vemula and Abeda Salim…