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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to issue directions making virtual hearings mandatory for the next three months in miscellaneous matters over concerns relating to fuel consumption, traffic congestion and environmental impact, observing that such issues should be addressed through cooperation between the Bar and court administration rather than through judicial orders. The petitioner urged…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a detailed response from the Union Government, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on a batch of petitions challenging the CBSE’s revised mandatory third-language policy for students from the 2026–27 academic session. The Bench comprising Chief Justice of…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stressed the need for expeditious completion of trials arising out of the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur and sought a status report regarding investigation, prosecution and progress of trial in the pending criminal cases connected with the unrest. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya…

A Singapore court has sentenced Byju Raveendran to six months’ imprisonment for contempt of court in proceedings concerning disclosure of his assets and financial interests, marking a significant escalation in the cross-border litigation involving the ed-tech company and its promoters. According to reports, the court found that Raveendran had wilfully disobeyed multiple orders issued since…

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) newly implemented On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class XII Board examination answer sheets for the 2025–26 academic session. Filed by Advocate Mohit Ashok, the petition alleged that the digital evaluation mechanism was…

The Rajasthan High Court has observed that protection under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution extends not only to Indian citizens but also to foreign nationals, while directing the release of the passport of a Thai woman accused in a gold smuggling case. The single-judge Bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that continued withholding…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Rs 202 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Amazon in connection with its 2019 investment in Future Coupons Private Limited (FCPL), holding that the regulatory action initiated against the e-commerce major was legally unsustainable. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice…

The Union Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has filed petitions seeking transfer of all cases pending before various High Courts challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Bihar and other States, holding that the poll body possessed statutory and constitutional authority to undertake such an exercise for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of electoral…

A Delhi court has issued notice to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Delhi Police on a revision petition filed by activist Harsh Mander seeking registration of an FIR against Sarma over alleged hate speech remarks. Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri of the Saket Courts directed the respondents to file their reply on…