The Gauhati High Court has ruled that an adult woman’s mental disability or an assessment of her “mental age” cannot, by itself, establish that she lacked the capacity to give valid consent to sexual intercourse. The Court stressed that such a conclusion must be supported by specific and reliable expert evidence concerning the woman’s ability…
The Supreme Court has examined a significant constitutional question in the ongoing Shiv Sena name-and-symbol dispute: whether a division within a party’s legislative wing can subsequently manifest itself in the broader political organisation and among its primary members. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was…
A three-member judicial inquiry committee has concluded that all three charges levelled against former Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma stand established, including the alleged possession of a substantial quantity of unexplained cash at his official residence, failure to safeguard material evidence and the submission of evasive and misleading explanations. The report of the…
A Delhi court on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the alleged disclosure of the CBI’s chargesheet in the NEET-UG paper leak case to the media, particularly after reports published the identities of witnesses, including minors. Special Judge Ajay Gupta of the Rouse Avenue fast-track court termed the reported publication of contents from the chargesheet, before…
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea raising concerns over the disruption of essential services and public movement during protests and strikes. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana directed that the petition be tagged with an existing matter concerning the…
The Delhi High Court was informed on Wednesday that the Delhi Police will challenge the acquittal of six accused in the case relating to the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots. The submission was made before a Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan, which…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned Meta over its policy for granting access to its Rights Manager tool, after an established content creator alleged that scammers were misusing the system to issue fraudulent copyright strikes against his original videos while genuine creators were denied access. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani directed Meta to place on…
The Allahabad High Court has ordered an inquiry against senior police officers in Ghaziabad, including the Police Commissioner, over their alleged failure to register an FIR despite a complaint disclosing allegations of digital rape, molestation and other offences. The Bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh passed the order while hearing a petition. The Court took…
President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI). The legislation received presidential assent on August 11 and has since been notified in the Gazette of India….
The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the probe into the custodial death of a 34-year-old man in Chhattisgarh, taking serious note of the State police’s failure to register an FIR for over two years despite a judicial inquiry finding that he had suffered a fatal head injury while…