The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and all State governments on a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026. The petitioners contend that the legislation is ultra vires and unconstitutional, arguing that it effectively dismantles the principles laid down…
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the functioning of its Registry, flagging a serious procedural lapse in the implementation of a judicial direction. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Registrar (Judicial) to initiate a fact-finding inquiry into the discrepancy and place a report…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has rejected Vedanta Ltd’s plea seeking to halt the implementation of Adani Enterprises’ resolution plan for Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL), paving the way for the Adani Group’s acquisition process to continue. A bench led by NCLAT Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan dismissed the appeals filed by Vedanta, which had…
A 30-year-old judicial officer posted at Karkardooma Court and currently serving as the Secretary of the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Aman Kumar Sharma, was found dead at his residence in Green Park on Saturday. As per reports, a PCR call was received at Safdarjung Enclave Police Station, following which a police team reached the…
A Mumbai court has remanded Mohammad Salim Dola, an alleged associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim, to the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) till May 8 in connection with a drug trafficking case involving the seizure of mephedrone. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate K S Zanwar recently observed that the accused had been absconding…
A sessions court in Nashik on Saturday rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by Nida Ejaz Khan, an accused in the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Nashik BPO sexual harassment and alleged religious coercion case. Additional Sessions Judge KG Joshi refused to grant pre-arrest protection to Khan, exposing her to custodial action. Earlier on April 27,…
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to introduce lessons on renowned jurist and architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, in the social science curriculum for students from Classes III to X. The single-judge Bench of Justice L Victoria Gowri directed on April 30 that the curriculum should include…
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband’s income tax details cannot be disclosed to his estranged wife under the Right to Information Act, 2005, in the context of matrimonial disputes. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav recently passed the order on a writ petition filed by a husband challenging an order…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition seeking registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged anti-national and seditious remarks made during a political event in 2025. The plea was filed by Simran Gupta, challenging orders passed by courts…
By Inderjit Badhwar There is something profoundly unsettling about a State that refuses to stop litigating. Courts are meant to be spaces where citizens seek relief against excess, arbitrariness, or injustice. But what happens when the State itself becomes the most persistent, and often the most powerful, litigant? In this issue, Prof Upendra Baxi offers…