The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its previous judgment related to the mining activities in the Aravalli Hills, observing that further clarification was required in respect of the definitions governing the mountainous range. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Augustine George Masih observed that the recommendations forming…
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the recent verdict of the Delhi High Court, which suspended the life sentence imposed on former Uttar Pradesh legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case and directed his release on bail. The Vacation Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari, and Justice Augustine…
By Inderjit Badhwar As we step into 2026, with hope, apprehension and a renewed sense of constitutional responsibility, it is worth pausing to reflect on the singular institution that continues to hold the moral and structural architecture of the Republic together—the judiciary. Our courts were envisioned as the sentinel on the qui vive over the…
The Central government has directed all concerned states to impose a blanket prohibition on the grant of new mining leases across the entire Aravalli range, extending from the National Capital Region to Gujarat. The directive was issued by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) on Wednesday, following the Supreme Court’s November…
Taking strong displeasure over Punjab’s low forest cover, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the immediate suspension of all tree-cutting activities across the state, directing that no tree of any species or age shall be cut without prior permission from the Court until further orders. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu…
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) over Mumbai’s deteriorating air quality, holding that the civic body failed to discharge its statutory and constitutional obligations to safeguard public health and the environment. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad indicated that, as an interim…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to urgently deliberate upon the issue of reduction or complete exemption of GST on air purifiers, in view of the persistent deterioration in air quality across the National Capital Region. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice…
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to Anil Ambani, founder and chairman of the Reliance Group, by staying all present and future coercive measures initiated against him by the Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank and the Indian Overseas Bank on the basis of a forensic audit report prepared by BDO India LLP…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed its strong displeasure over the Union government’s failure to effectively address the recurring air pollution crisis in the national capital, indicating that at the very least, fiscal relief should be extended to citizens compelled to rely on air purifiers for basic respiratory safety. The Division Bench of Chief…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking a stay on the scheduled release of the web series UP 77, which claimed that the programme allegedly drew from the life of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, who was killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh in July 2020. The single-judge Bench of Justice…