The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a strong rebuke to the Allahabad High Court, directing that Justice Prashant Kumar be removed from all criminal case assignments after he controversially allowed criminal proceedings in what was clearly a civil dispute. The top court called the decision a “travesty of justice” and expressed deep concern over the…
In a major win for environmental regulators, the Supreme Court has ruled that pollution control boards across the country have the legal authority to demand compensation and guarantees to prevent or remedy environmental harm — even if actual pollution hasn’t taken place yet. The verdict came in a case filed by the Delhi Pollution Control…
The Supreme Court will hear the petition seeking directions to the Central government to restore the statehood of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on August 8. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai. The Counsel requested that the matter, listed for hearing on August…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court ruling that restrained Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from sending OTP verification messages to the mobile numbers of persons under its ‘Oraniyil Tamil Nadu’ scheme running across Tamil Nadu. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar appreciated the High Court for…
Expressing serious displeasure over the mounting ecological crisis in Himachal Pradesh, the Support Court has issued notice to both the state government and the Central government, demanded urgent action from them. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan observed that if the current state of affairs continued, then the entire state of Himachal…
A Patiala House Court has recently refused to grant interim relief in a suit filed by a former president of the Union Academy, Delhi, which runs a Delhi govt-aided senior secondary school in Gole Market area of the city, who had sought a stay on the academy’s election conducted on July 26, 2025, and restraining…
Terming the access to proper, well-conditioned footpaths as a fundamental right of pedestrians, the Supreme Court has granted four weeks time to the Centre as the last opportunity to frame necessary guidelines on the matter. Noting that the instant litigation had something to do with the safety of pedestrians, the Bench of Justice J B…
The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government over the haste in which it promulgated the Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025, to take over the management of the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Mathura. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi pulled up the…
The Tamil Nadu has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the interim order passed by the Madras High Court prohibiting the use of names and photographs of former Chief Ministers, party leaders living personalities or political parties, in government welfare schemes. The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi before a Bench…
By Annunthra Rangan While mainstream media reports estimate the death toll in Gaza at around 60,000, several credible sources and on-ground reports suggest that the actual number of casualties may exceed 200,000. The humanitarian crisis has intensified significantly in recent weeks. Many residents are afraid to leave their tents due to the fear of being…