The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while expressing its strong displeasure over the recent incident of a lawyer allegedly hurling a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during court proceedings, said that such incidents warranted the formulation of preventive and regulatory mechanisms to preserve the sanctity of court proceedings. Noting that the episode…
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has moved the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry into reports that female sanitation workers at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak, Haryana, were allegedly subjected to ‘period checks’ to verify whether they were menstruating. Filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, the writ petition mentioned the October 22 incident…
The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to file its response to a set of petitions challenging the “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. The Court, while issuing notice, also questioned the petitioners on their apprehensions regarding the process. A Bench comprising Justices Surya…
Justice Atul Sreedharan on Tuesday took oath as a judge of the Allahabad High Court.The oath of office and secrecy to Justice Sreedharan was administered by Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Arun Bhansali. The Centre requested the Collegium not to transfer Justice Sreedharan to the Chhattisgarh High Court. The Collegium then recommended his name for…
The Supreme Court of India while hearing a public interest petition, emphasised that India is one country and warned about the dangers of singling out individuals simply because of their culture, language or background. The bench observed that the essence of India’s constitutional promise lies in embracing diversity, not penalising it. The judges cautioned that…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted Surendra Koli in a murder and rape case related to the infamous Nithari killings that took place in 2005-2006 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath allowed Koli’s curative petition and set aside its February 2011…
By Manish Dixit On November 12, 2025, the Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear one of the most sensitive and far-reaching issues of our time — whether sexual activities between adolescents aged 16 to 18 years, undertaken with “consent,” should be treated as a criminal offence. The case currently before the Supreme Court…
A Delhi sessions court has overturned a magistrate’s earlier order that directed the Delhi Police to investigate the alleged role of Delhi Law and Justice Minister Kapil Mishra in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court observed that the April 1 order passed by the magistrate was…
During a recent hearing, a bench led by Chief Justice B. R. Gavai expressed concern that in India, “we have seen our morphed pictures” being used to mislead or misrepresent actual judicial discourse. The bench underscored that while adopting advanced digital platforms may improve accessibility, the same platforms also expose the system to misuse, including…
By Kumkum Chadha From tweeting “Thank you Prime Minister for fulfilling Ladakh’s long standing dream” to “My arrest will awaken the nation more than my freedom”, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s relationship with the ruling dispensation has undergone a dramatic change: from being hailed as a hero, he is suddenly a villain; from being a game changer…