The Supreme Court of India, in its recent order, has declined to consider the plea filed by P. Varavara Rao, an 85-year-old poet and activist facing prosecution under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Bhima Koregaon case, seeking modification of one of the conditions imposed upon his medical bail. The condition in question mandates…
A tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, presided over by Justice Sachin Datta of the Delhi High Court, has upheld the Central Government’s notification declaring the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeem (JKIM) as an “unlawful association.” The government notification, issued on March 11, 2025, under Section 3(1) of the Act, was subjected…
The Supreme Court has again delayed hearing the bail applications of former JNU students Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, along with three other accused, in the case connected to the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. On Friday, the matter came up before a bench consisting of Justices Aravind Kumar and Manmohan. However,…
The Supreme Court of India recently declined to stay the Madras High Court’s judgment that quashed a Tamil Nadu government order permitting the construction of marriage halls using funds from five temples. The original government order had authorized the use of surplus temple funds for building marriage halls, but the High Court held that this…
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has addressed the controversy surrounding remarks he made during the hearing of a petition concerning the restoration of a damaged idol of Lord Vishnu in the Javari Temple at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh. The petition had sought directions from the Supreme Court to restore and reinstall the beheaded idol, which…
A Delhi court has overturned a gag order that had restrained journalists Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta, Ayaskant Das, and Ayush Joshi from publishing allegedly defamatory content about Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL). The order, issued by a sessions court, was challenged on the grounds that it was passed without granting the journalists an opportunity to be…
The Kerala High Court recently dealt with a public interest litigation questioning the legality of the cover of Arundhati Roy’s book Mother Mary Comes to Me, which features the author smoking a bidi. The petitioner contended that the depiction amounted to a violation of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation…
Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Fali Nariman has called for a nationwide prohibition on the use of loudspeakers and bells in religious practices, asserting that such noise intrusions directly affect public health and disturb societal harmony. Justice NarimanSpeaking at the K.M. Bashir Memorial Lecture in Thiruvananthapuram on September 1, Justice Nariman observed that the amplified…
The Rohini District Court in Delhi has reserved its judgment on a petition filed by senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, who has challenged an injunction restraining him from publishing or circulating articles about Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL). The order under challenge was passed ex parte on September 6, directing that certain publications, websites, and online…
The Supreme Court has dismissed the State of Rajasthan’s attempt to assume control of the estate of Raja Bahadur Sardar Singh of Khetri, a distinguished member of the Constituent Assembly, affirming instead the validity of his will in favour of the Khetri Trust. A Bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma held that…