The Supreme Court has sought the Union Government’s response to a batch of petitions raising questions over the suspension and blocking of social media accounts, agreeing to examine the legal issues surrounding the exercise of powers under the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the safeguards available to affected users. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of…
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking permission to join an investigation through video conferencing in connection with an FIR registered over an alleged provocative Facebook post, observing that the relief sought did not warrant the Court’s intervention. A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the maintainability of an election petition challenging the election of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from the Patan Assembly constituency, holding that the issues raised by him can be adjudicated during the trial before the High Court. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya…
The Supreme Court has refused to suspend the life sentence imposed on Narayan Sai, son of self-styled preacher Asaram, in a 2013 rape case, while directing the Gujarat High Court to make an endeavour to dispose of his pending criminal appeal within three months. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale declined to…
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings pending before various High Courts challenging the Union government’s Sahyog portal and the legal framework governing online content takedown requests, while agreeing to examine whether the constitutional issues raised in the cases should be heard by the apex court itself. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya…
The Madras High Court has held that while advocates are entitled to peacefully protest the arrest of fellow members of the Bar, they cannot interfere with the statutory duty of the police to produce an arrested person before the jurisdictional court for remand. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while partially allowing a petition…
Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, has moved a Pune court seeking a structured timeline for the completion of his cross-examination in the criminal defamation proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, contending that the exercise has continued for over seven months and is causing him considerable mental anguish. The application, filed before Judicial…
The President has given assent to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Act, 2026, bringing into force legislation that extends statutory protection to Vande Mataram by making intentional obstruction or disruption of its rendition a punishable offence. With the amendment coming into effect, Vande Mataram, India’s National Song, now enjoys legal safeguards similar…
The Union Government has informed the Supreme Court that it is formulating a comprehensive scheme for the modernisation of police forces across the country, while extending the existing Assistance to States and Union Territories for Modernisation of Police (ASUMP) scheme until March 31, 2027. The submission was made before a Bench of Justice Vikram Nath…
The Union Government has informed the Supreme Court that reservation benefits available to members of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) cannot be curtailed on the basis of economic status, contending that the concept of a “creamy layer” is inapplicable to these constitutionally recognised communities. In its written submissions before a Constitution Bench…