The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of 19 persons as judges of the Madras High Court. Of them, 10 are advocates and the rest are judicial officers. The decision was taken at the Collegium meeting held on May 18, 2026, where proposals forwarded on different dates in November and December 2025 were considered…
The Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber and advocate Gulshan Pahuja to six months simple imprisonment in two criminal contempt cases for allegedly scandalising the judiciary and undermining the authority of courts through videos targeting judicial officers. A Division Bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja observed that Pahuja had displayed no remorse…
The Supreme Court on Monday revived a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of laws governing the administration of Hindu temples and religious endowments in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry. The bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma recalled its April 2025 order, which had asked the petitioners to…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that criminal proceedings should ordinarily not be initiated against authorities or officials tasked with implementing its directions aimed at curbing stray dog attacks across the country. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV Anjaria further held that rabid, incurably ill, or demonstrably dangerous and…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday indicated that the Supreme Court will soon constitute seven-judge Constitution Benches to hear long-pending references awaiting consideration before such larger benches. The remark came while the CJI was adjourning the hearing of a matter. He observed that he may not have sufficient time to continue hearing the…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and others in a suo motu criminal contempt case over alleged defamatory and vilifying remarks made against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Court. The Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja…
The Judges Inquiry Committee, constituted under the provisions of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968 to examine allegations of corruption against Justice Yashwant Varma, submitted its report to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday. According to an official statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the report was handed over at Parliament House by…
The Supreme Court on Monday constituted two additional election tribunals for speedy adjudication of disputes arising out of elections to various state Bar Councils, while hearing petitions alleging irregularities in the election process and issues concerning reservation for women candidates. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi noted that…
Robert Vadra, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband, unconditionally withdrew his plea before the Delhi High Court on Monday. The plea had challenged proceedings initiated against him in the Shikohpur land deal money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The matter came up before Justice Manoj Jain of Delhi High Court after…
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Mohammad Kashif in a money laundering case involving allegations that he impersonated a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Union ministers to extort money from people. A Bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh set aside the Allahabad High Court order…