The Supreme Court-constituted Committee on reforms concerning the use of “stock witnesses” held its South Zone Consultation in Bengaluru on September 5 and 6, bringing together judges, prosecutors, police officials, lawyers and administrators to examine ways to curb the practice in criminal investigations. At the valedictory session, Justice Vivek Agarwal of the Madhya Pradesh High…
A Delhi court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by YouTuber and commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case registered against him under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act). Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler of Patiala House Court passed the order. Bharti is facing an FIR…
PB Agro, the maker of Vimal Elaichi, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging show-cause notices issued by the Maharashtra Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over advertisements for the product. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Monday reserved her judgment on the preliminary issue of…
The Supreme Court has declined to grant the High-Powered Committee a six-month extension sought for completing its final report on the scientific definition, delineation and protection of the Aravalli Hills and Ranges. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday granted only a limited extension, directing the Committee to submit its…
Former Supreme Court Justice Krishna Murari has been appointed as a member of Vantara’s independent governing council, which will oversee the animal rescue centre’s conservation, rescue and compliance-related work. Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation centre backed by Reliance Industries, is located in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The governing council has been constituted as an independent body…
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on September 9, 2026, a batch of petitions challenging the legal exception that protects husbands from prosecution for rape against their wives. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant with Justice Joymala Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana indicated on Monday that it would consider the…
The Calcutta High Court on Monday indicated that it may restrain the registration of further FIRs against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee without prior permission of the Court, amid allegations that multiple criminal complaints were being filed against him despite earlier interim protection. The Calcutta High Court, presided over by…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Attorney General for India to communicate with the Advocate Generals and Standing Counsels of all States and Union Territories and seek updated information on old-age homes and the facilities being provided to senior citizens. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are some crimes that shock us because they are exceptional. And there are others that should shock us precisely because they are not. Dowry deaths belong to the second category. For decades, India has had laws specifically designed to confront dowry-related violence. The Dowry Prohibition Act criminalised the giving and taking…
The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the urgent listing of a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, which claimed six lives and left several others injured. The matter was mentioned before a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, with a…