The President has appointed Chirag Bhanu Singh as a Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, while Bhupesh Sharma and Yogesh Jaswal have been appointed as Additional Judges of the court. The Ministry of Law and Justice’s Department of Justice notified the appointments on August 27, 2026. The appointments were made under Articles 217(1) and…
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to issue urgent directions on a plea raising concerns over the Cockroach Janta Party’s proposed protest march in Delhi on September 5. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana said it could not presume, at this stage, that the…
Advocates at the Jodhpur and Jaipur benches of the Rajasthan High Court have gone on strike in protest against Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. Police were called in Jaipur to disperse protesting lawyers. Visuals from the protest showed advocates raising slogans against Justice Sharma, including allegations directed at the Acting Chief Justice. The protests…
A Delhi court has sentenced conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to 8 years’ imprisonment for impersonating a sitting Supreme Court judge and attempting to pressure a judicial officer to get bail. Chief Judicial Magistrate Harshita Mishra of the Tis Hazari Court had earlier convicted Chandrasekhar under Sections 170 (personating a public servant), 189 (threatening injury to a…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed its e-committee to consider a plea seeking changes to the e-courts portal to facilitate the electronic compounding of offences. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by Prabhjot Singh Dhillon. The…
An FIR has been registered against Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, over remarks he made about a religious ritual held at the Ramlila Ground. The case was registered at Haldwani Kotwali Police Station on August 30 following a complaint by Amit Kumar, a Jawahar Nagar resident and…
The Supreme Court has granted interim protection to gym owner Deepak Kumar, popularly referred to as “Mohammed Deepak”, by staying the criminal proceedings arising from his confrontation with members of the Bajrang Dal in Uttarakhand’s Kotdwar. The matter stems from an incident in January 2026, when Deepak intervened after a group of Bajrang Dal members…
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition seeking mandatory disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol sold at fuel stations, while granting the petitioner liberty to pursue the grievance before the appropriate High Court. A Bench comprising Justices MM Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale was hearing a petition filed by advocate Narendra…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) is set to hear on Tuesday an appeal challenging the National Company Law Tribunal’s approval of a repayment plan under which Essel Group chairman emeritus Subhash Chandra would contribute ₹6.25 crore towards claims admitted at approximately ₹22,006 crore in his personal insolvency proceedings. The appeal comes from creditors…
Former Madras High Court judge Justice V Sivagnanam has reportedly been untraceable in Nepal since August 26, following floods and landslides that disrupted movement across several parts of the country. The Delhi Tamil Advocates Association has approached Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, seeking urgent intervention to facilitate efforts to locate the retired judge and…