The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to permit authorised street vendors in Shalimar Bagh to continue running their weekly market, while warning that any violation of vending rules will invite criminal proceedings. A division bench of Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Anish Dayal made it clear that the…
The Madras High Court has taken a significant step forward in Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s long-pending defamation suit by formally ordering the commencement of trial proceedings. The former India cricket captain in the year 2014 filed a ₹100 crore lawsuit against several media entities and individuals for allegedly linking him to the IPL spot- and betting…
The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has formally accepted a motion seeking the removal of Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma.The LS speaker also announced the formation of a statutory three-member panel to probe allegations arising from the discovery of unexplained cash at his official residence. The motion, backed by 146 Members of Parliament, was…
The Supreme Court of India has struck down a gender-based quota in the Indian Army’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch, ruling that reserving six vacancies for men and only three for women is unconstitutional and discriminatory. The bench, comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, emphasized that once women are legally permitted to join the JAG…
By Kenneth Tiven Donald Trump is America’s first “Hip Hop” president not in a musical sense, but in his ability to hop from one thought to another, seamlessly mixing fact and fiction to answer a reporter’s question or fire off a social media post. His behaviour on tariffs for trading nations is like watching someone…
The Supreme Court of India on August 11, 2025, declined to overturn the criminal defamation conviction of activist and Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, which had been lodged by Vinai Kumar Saxena, currently serving as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi A bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh upheld Patkar’s conviction…
The Supreme Court of India has given instructions to the Delhi government along with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD),and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to capture and relocate stray dogs from all neighborhoods, particularly those considered most vulnerable. The Apex Court gave directions under the bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R….
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has apprised the Supreme Court that it was not obliged under the applicable Rules to publish a separate list of persons, who were not included in the draft electoral roll, during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Citing Rules 10 and 11 of the…
By Sujit Bhar In the structured formality of courtrooms and the solemnity of legal proceedings, a seemingly small interaction can sometimes carry the weight of great meaning. This was recently illustrated in the Supreme Court, in an incident involving Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and a young lawyer. The event, though brief and…
By Kumkum Chadha Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, Mukul Rohatgi also served as India’s Attorney General. His friendship with the late Arun Jaitley, who was also Union minister, is well-known. What is not is his proximity to Narendra Modi: the association that began when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat and one that…