The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a writ petition seeking the registration, recognition and regulation of all institutions imparting religious education to children below the age of 14, directing the petitioner to await a decision on the representation already submitted to the Union Ministry of Education. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice…
The Supreme Court on Monday launched the ‘One Case, One Data’ system, a digital initiative aimed at strengthening judicial case management through integrated access to case-related data across courts and government departments throughout the country. Launching the initiative, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said that the new case management system would, for the first…
The Supreme Court on Monday kept in indefinite abeyance the criminal contempt conviction and sentence on Senior Advocate Yatin Oza by the Gujarat High Court in 2020, while cautioning that any future misconduct of a similar nature could lead to revival of the punishment. The Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar…
The Madras High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on a petition filed by DMK leader and former Co-operatives Minister KR Periakaruppan, who alleged that a postal ballot was wrongly processed between two Assembly constituencies sharing the same name, allegedly affecting the final result by a margin of one vote in the 2026 Tamil Nadu…
The Supreme Court on Monday proposed a series of measures aimed at ensuring expeditious disposal of bail applications across High Courts and expressed concern over mounting pendency and repeated delays in listing and adjudication of such matters affecting personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has praised Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for his courtroom-themed writings, observing that courtroom humour often reflects the realities of legal practice, institutional functioning and the human dimension underlying the justice delivery system. Speaking during the launch of two books authored by Mehta – ‘The Bench, the Bar and the…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has emphasised maintaining harmony between the judiciary and the executive, observing that the Indian constitutional framework was designed to preserve institutional balance rather than confrontation between organs of the State. Speaking during the launch of two books authored by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta – ‘The Bench, the Bar and the…
The Madras High Court on Sunday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition filed by DMK leader and former Co-operatives Minister KR Periakaruppan, who alleged that a postal ballot was wrongly processed between two Assembly constituencies sharing the same name, allegedly affecting the final result by a margin of one…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has strongly condemned a fabricated caste-related statement falsely attributed to him on social media platform X and warned that strict legal action would be initiated against those responsible for circulating the post. The controversy arose after an X account identified as @UnreservedMERIT allegedly shared a post carrying a…
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has called for a reimagining of governance that corrects historical disadvantage, observing that a model of development leaving large sections of society behind cannot be regarded as sustainable. Delivering the inaugural Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture at NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, Justice Gavai emphasised that sustainable…