Voting for the 2026 elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) is underway today, with members of the Supreme Court Bar casting their votes to elect the Association’s new office-bearers. The election assumes particular significance as the SCBA, the representative body of advocates practising before the Supreme Court, enters a new phase of institutional…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking to declare hanging unconstitutional and replace it with a more painless method of executing the death penalty in India. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing the plea in Rishi Malhotra v. Union of India, declined to refer the earlier three-judge Bench decision…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha As the battle for the presidency of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) enters its final and crucial phase, candidates have stepped up their campaign. Ahead of Tuesday’s voting, candidates delivered their presidential speeches, highlighting their agendas and reaching out to voters. Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai , a prominent contender for…
Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, a prominent contender for President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections 2026, has placed professional advancement, welfare security and institutional reform at the heart of his campaign, promising to address some of the longstanding structural concerns confronting members of the Supreme Court Bar. Speaking at the candidates’ public debate,…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State of Assam to diligently proceed with the trial against Northeast Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, who is an accused in the case concerning the drowning death of renowned Assamese singer Zubeen Garg. A Bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan issued the direction while hearing Mahanta’s bail…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of misappropriation and irregularities concerning donations collected for the construction of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir to consider suggestions placed before it by litigants and other bonafide, public-spirited citizens. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice…
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that statutory provisions governing liability for nuclear accidents do not prevent a constitutional court from determining fair and just compensation, while hearing a challenge to the nuclear liability framework under the SHANTI Act. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana heard the…
The Supreme Court on August 17 granted interim relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), directing Meta to restore the Instagram and Facebook pages of its Gujarat unit, subject to the removal of objectionable posts. A Bench comprising Justice P. S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe passed the order on an interlocutory application filed by…
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking the use of the 1993 electoral roll as the qualifying reference date for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Sikkim, instead of the 2002 roll adopted for the exercise. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and…
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the ongoing Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for a week while examining Karnataka’s compliance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to ensure a daily flow of 12,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from August 12, 2026. Appearing for Tamil Nadu,…