The Supreme Court of India recently dealt with a petition filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash a criminal defamation complaint pending against her in Punjab. The matter arose from a social media post made during the farmers’ protest in 2020, in which Ranaut misidentified protester Mahinder Kaur as another activist and added commentary…
Proceedings before several benches of the Delhi High Court were disrupted on Thursday morning after the court administration received an email warning of a bomb inside the premises. The threat, which created panic among litigants and lawyers, forced the benches to adjourn hearings until the afternoon session. As soon as the message was flagged, court…
Delhi court has rejected a petition that sought the registration of a criminal case against Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, in connection with allegations that her name was unlawfully entered into the electoral rolls in 1980, three years before she acquired Indian citizenship. The matter was heard by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasiya of the…
The Supreme Court of India has ordered the creation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to examine allegations of wrongful arrests and assault connected to the 2023 Akola riots in Maharashtra. The bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Satish Chandra Sharma emphasized that police officers are duty-bound to act without prejudice and must not allow…
The Supreme Court of India has declined to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of the much-anticipated Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan scheduled for September 14 in Dubai. The matter came before a bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi, who firmly refused to take up the case on priority and remarked that…
The President of India appointed six Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court as Permanent Judges, exercising powers under Article 217(1) of the Constitution. This step follows the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium on 25 August 2025, under the leadership of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, after assessing the performance and suitability…
A Delhi court has reserved its order on a criminal complaint seeking action against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, alleging that her name was included in the voters’ list in the national capital even before she formally acquired Indian citizenship. The matter came up before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Vaibhav Chaurasia at the Rouse…
Families of six victims of the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast have approached the Bombay High Court, challenging the recent acquittal of seven accused, including BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit. The appeal comes in response to the verdict delivered on July 31, 2025, by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court,…
Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid has once again knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court of India, filing a Special Leave Petition to challenge the Delhi High Court’s September 2, 2025 order refusing him bail in the “larger conspiracy” case tied to the 2020 North East Delhi riots. His move follows…
The Delhi High Court on 10 September 2025 raised serious concerns over a notification issued by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi that permitted police officers to testify from police stations through videoconferencing. A bench led by Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela remarked that the move prima facie compromises the concept of…