The Supreme Court of India has declined to quash the Rs 215 crore money laundering case involving Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih directed Fernandez to present her defense at the trial court, emphasizing the importance of the judicial process. The…
The Supreme Court of India issued notices in the bail applications filed by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and Meeran Haider, who are seeking release in connection with the 2020 North East Delhi riots conspiracy case. A bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria scheduled the matter for hearing on October 7, 2025….
The Supreme Court of India has voiced deep concern over the selective dissemination of preliminary findings from the Air India Flight AI‑171 crash, emphasizing that assigning blame to pilot error at this stage is both premature and unjust. The tragic accident, which occurred shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025, claimed 260 lives,…
The Supreme Court’s recent assertion that the moment has arrived to decriminalize defamation cannot be dismissed as a casual aside in proceedings concerning The Wire; it stands instead as a resounding summons to dismantle a legal relic that continues to burden Indian democracy. Criminal defamation, a vestige of colonial rule crafted to shield those in…
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a spouse is entitled to institute a civil action for damages against their partner’s lover for unlawfully intruding upon the sanctity of marriage, thereby causing what is known in legal parlance as “alienation of affection.” In Shelly Mahajan v. Bhanushree Bahl & Anr., Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed…
By Kenneth Tiven Improbable: Euphoria in 1969 when the underdog New York Mets baseball team won the World Series. Improbable: Donald Trump’s improbable quest to become president in 2016. Improbable: A politician born in Uganda to Indian parents on the verge of becoming Mayor of New York City. Zohran Mamdani’s rise has upended expectations. After…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a nuanced interim order, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih upheld the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, even as it stayed or modified certain provisions deemed problematic. The bench stressed that striking down a law passed by Parliament must be…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has firmly established that the lapse of time between injury and death cannot, by itself, justify downgrading a murder charge to an attempt to murder charge. The Court underlined that what matters is whether the injury was sufficient in the ordinary course of…
By Sujit Bhar In late July, Denmark announced a radical proposal: a new law that recognises each individual’s body, facial features, and voice as their own intellectual property in the age of deepfakes. If passed, this legislation would make Denmark the first country in Europe to give everyone—not just celebrities—the right to their digital identity….
By Kumkum Chadha Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75, everyone within the country knew that the rule he had used to axe his detractors will not be applicable to him. Nor would RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent “shawl comment” do much. Yes, there would be a debate, but towards the end, it is…