The Bombay High Court has sought detailed particulars regarding allegations of hate speech and threats purportedly made by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and its chief Raj Thackeray against Hindi-speaking residents in Maharashtra. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekar and Justice Gautam Ankhad was hearing a petition filed by Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Sena…
The Supreme Court began its examination of a petition challenging the powers of the Income Tax (IT) Department to carry out search and seizure operations without prior notice, including the confiscation and inspection of digital devices such as mobile phones, laptops and cloud-stored data. The plea questions provisions under the Income Tax Act, 1961, as…
The controversy surrounding Manoj Bajpayee’s upcoming film Ghooskhor Pandat intensified after the Supreme Court came down strongly on the makers over the film’s title, calling it derogatory and unacceptable. Following the court’s observations, the producers have agreed to change the name of the project ahead of its release. The backlash began after the film’s title…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Law has emerged as one of the most sought-after careers among India’s youth. For some, it is the zeal to drive social change; for others, the promise of prestige and prosperity. Whatever the motivation, one examination stands at the gateway to that dream: the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). For…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Supreme Court’s recent verdict allowing the termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a minor has once again foregrounded the principle of reproductive and bodily autonomy. The ruling reinforces a core constitutional truth: forcing a woman—or a minor—to continue an unwanted pregnancy is a violation of fundamental rights, irrespective of how…
In 2025, Sessions Courts sentenced ten women to death, the highest number of female death penalty convictions recorded since 2016. In the same period, 118 men were handed capital punishment, according to the Square Circle Clinic’s The Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics Report. The latest NALSAR Square Circle Clinic (2025) report shows that the…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed caution about passing an immediate order prohibiting the pronouncement of talaq through electronic modes such as WhatsApp or email, observing that such a move could give the impression that the Court has already formed an opinion without hearing all sides. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant…
The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to a man accused of fabricating law degree certificates. A Bench comprising Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R. Mahadevan held that the High Court had not adequately considered the gravity of the allegations before granting relief. According to the Court, the material on…
The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to examine the possibility of developing a concrete framework to address the problem of excessive election spending. The direction came during the hearing of a public interest petition raising concerns about the widening gap between legally permitted expenditure limits and the actual amounts reportedly…
The Union government has informed the Supreme Court that linking WhatsApp accounts to active SIM cards could significantly reduce the incidence of so-called “digital arrest” scams, a growing category of cyber fraud in which victims are coerced through impersonation and threats of legal action. Making submissions before the Court, the Centre explained that SIM-binding—a process…