By Sanjay Raman Sinha Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has forcefully flagged the ethical dilemma of judges accepting post-retirement roles in government, warning that such practices can undermine public trust in the judiciary and create damaging perceptions of judicial bias and quid pro quo. While speaking at a high-profile roundtable at the Supreme Court…
Supreme Court denies urgent hearing to plea challenging Bombay High Court order allowing animal sacrifice at Kolhapur Dargah on Bakri-Eid The Supreme Court on Friday denied urgent hearing to a petition challenging the June 3 Bombay High Court order that permitted animal sacrifice in a Dargah at the Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur on the occasion…
The United States Supreme Court has held that a USD 1.29 billion arbitral award enforcement suit filed by Mauritius-based CC/Devas and India-based Devas Multimedia (plaintiffs) against India’s Antrix Corporation can be proceeded in the US courts without the plaintiffs having to show that Antrix had ‘minimum contacts’ with the United States. The verdict set aside…
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the National Board of Examination to hold the NEET-PG exam in a single shift on August 3, 2025. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Augustine George Masih allowed the application filed by the Board for extension of time to conduct the NEET exam till August 3,…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has appreciated the Bar Council of India (BCI) for permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to handle international commercial arbitration and non-litigious matters in India, saying that the move would have a positive impact on resolution of international commercial disputes. Speaking at the International Conference on Arbitrating Indo-UK Disputes,…
The Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka on Thursday apprised the Delhi High Court that it has withdrawn its decision to suspend 32 students over non-payment of hiked fees. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sachin Datta was set to deliver its decision on the issue today when it was informed that the school has withdrawn its…
Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai has expressed his strong reservation against judges accepting government posts or contesting elections immediately after retirement/resignation on the grounds that such practices not only raise significant ethical concerns, but invite public scrutiny. Addressing a high-powered roundtable on judicial independence at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on…
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday agreed to hear in the later part of the day, a petition related to the stampede that took place outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru on Wednesday, claiming 11 lives and leaving several injured. The matter was mentioned this morning before the Bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar…
A Delhi court has allowed a petition filed by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking a no-objection certificate (NOC) for full-term renewal of his passport, which expired in 2018. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts noted on Wednesday that since Kejriwal was not currently seeking permission to travel abroad and was…
The Bombay High Court has allowed animal slaughter during the festival of Bakri Eid on June 7, 2025, and during the Urs from June 8 to 12, 2025. The Division Bench of Justice Neela Gokhale and Justice Firdosh P Pooniwalla passed the order on Tuesday on an interim application filed by Hajrat Peer Malik Rehan…