The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday gave permission to West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari to visit Murshidabad, which recently witnessed violence during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Division Bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury further permitted the local BJP MLA to visit the…
Following the conviction of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case, a Delhi court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against her. Vinai Kumar Saxena, the current Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, had lodged a criminal defamation case against Patkar in 2001. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts observed…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji that if he did not resign from the Ministership, the bail granted to him in a money laundering case related to the ‘cash-for-jobs’ scam would be cancelled. Taking strong objection to the fact that Balaji was sworn-in as a State Minister soon after getting…
In the wake of the recent terror attack at Jammu and Kashmir’s Baisaran valley near Pahalgam that claimed 28 lives and left scores injured, a public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking safety measures for tourists. Filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, the PIL sought directions to the Union Home Ministry…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Muslim member of a State Bar Council, appointed to the State Waqf Board, could not continue as a member of the Board on expiry of his tenure in the Bar Council. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday observed that eligibility to the…
A Lucknow court has dismissed a defamation complaint filed against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over derogatory comments allegedly made against the minority community during a speech in the Legislative Council in February, 2025. Additional Civil Judge Alok Verma dismissed the complaint on the grounds that since the statements made by the Chief Minister…
The Supreme Court has formulated guidelines for the disbursal of unclaimed compensation amounts lying deposited with motor accident claim tribunals and labour courts. The Division Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan permitted the Tribunals to issue transfer orders regarding the requisite amounts directly to the bank account of the persons entitled…
The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petitions filed by the State and the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC), challenging the searches conducted by the Directorate of Enforcement at TASMAC headquarters on March 6 and 8. The Division Bench of Justice SM Subramaniam and Justice K Rajasekar observed that in money laundering cases,…
Several bar bodies across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have decided to observe a complete Bandh and suspend judicial work on Wednesday, in protest against the brutal terrorist attack that took place in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley on Tuesday, claiming 28 lives and leaving several injured. Calling it a cowardly and inhumane act of…
The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) on Tuesday condemned BJP leader and Member of Parliament (MP)Nishikant Dubey over his derogatory remarks against the Chief Justice of India. A statement issued by the association said that the comments were not only factually baseless and deeply irresponsible, but they also amounted to a direct and…