The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to a man accused of murdering his wife and staging the crime as a suicide by hanging her body. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan dismissed the husband’s appeal against the Gauhati High Court judgment, which had affirmed his…
The Supreme Court, while noting that larger questions concerning judicial appointments and recruitment were already pending before a three-judge Bench, recently observed that it may examine the broader issue of prescribing minimum qualifying marks in viva voce examinations for judicial service recruitment. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice N…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a portion of the Delhi High Court’s 2025 judgment, which had ruled that law students cannot be barred from appearing in examinations solely on account of low attendance. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta stayed the operation and effect of paragraph 249 of the impugned…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the bail plea of Athar Khan, booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, over his alleged involvement in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain orally observed during the hearing that…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused urgent listing of a plea seeking enforcement of anti-cow slaughter laws ahead of Eid al-Adha (Bakrid), scheduled for May 28. The matter was orally mentioned before the Vacation Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi by Advocate Barun Kumar Sinha, who sought immediate…
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday orally indicated that it was not inclined to cancel the bail granted to senior thantri Kandararu Rajeevaru in the alleged Sabarimala gold misappropriation case. The single-judge Bench of Justice A Badharudeen observed during the hearing that while the Court may expunge adverse remarks made by the vigilance court against…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief against the Central government’s order directing the Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3-acre premises at Safdarjung Road in Lutyens’ Delhi by June 5. The single-judge Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan passed the order on two civil suits filed by club members and the…
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the full court to constitute a committee of judges to examine the proposal for enhancing the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi district courts from Rs 2 crore to Rs 20 crore. DHCBA President N Hariharan mentioned the matter before…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of uploading allegedly anti-India and pro-Pakistan content on social media platforms, including posts targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The single-judge Bench of Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla passed the order on Monday while allowing the bail application filed by Tahir Mewati, a resident of Bulandshahr…
The Supreme Court has notified the composition of 23 Vacation Benches that will function during the Court’s summer vacation period from June 1 to July 12, 2026. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant constituted the Benches to hear urgent matters and miscellaneous proceedings during the partial court working days scheduled throughout the vacation period….