The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to identify one ward each for conducting pilot camps for the sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs, with an aim to streamline the implementation of animal birth control measures in the national capital. A Division Bench of…
The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to Karnataka to implement a decision of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directing the release of Cauvery River water to the State. In its application, the State, represented by the Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government, has sought enforcement of the CWMA’s decision dated…
Actor Shruti Haasan has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection of her personality and publicity rights against the unauthorised use of her name, image and likeness through AI-generated content, deepfakes, fake endorsements and unauthorised merchandise. The commercial intellectual property suit, came up before Justice Abhay Ahuja, who on Monday granted the actor leave under…
The Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over what it described as the growing influence of a builder-politician-bureaucrat nexus in shaping urban development across India’s major religious cities, observing that unauthorized construction has become an organized and politically enabled phenomenon rather than a consequence of poverty or ignorance. The Bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar…
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that State governments are empowered to close investigations or withdraw criminal cases registered against students who participated in recent protests, provided such decisions are taken strictly in accordance with the procedure established by law. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V…
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man in a live-in relationship can be prosecuted for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if the relationship was in the nature of marriage and there was a clear intention between the parties to marry. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday informed the Supreme Court that the Full Court has constituted a committee to examine concerns raised by advocates over the frequent changes in the sequencing of cases listed for hearing. The issue was raised by Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia, who pointed out the difficulties faced by lawyers…
The Supreme Court on Monday explored the possibility of granting the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) limited access to its frozen bank accounts to meet day-to-day expenses while its challenge to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) action is pending before the Calcutta High Court. A Bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B. Varale asked…
By Neeraj Mishra It is the season of protest. From student marches in Delhi to demonstrations across the country, India’s streets have become arenas of public dissent. Chhattisgarh, too, has joined this wave of agitation—but with a markedly different grievance. Here, the rallying cry is not against examination paper leaks or the NEET controversy. It…
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition filed by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat challenging its earlier judgment that found no cognizable offence against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma over speeches delivered during the 2020 Delhi Assembly election campaign. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, which considered the review…