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Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, a prominent contender for President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections 2026, has placed professional advancement, welfare security and institutional reform at the heart of his campaign, promising to address some of the longstanding structural concerns confronting members of the Supreme Court Bar. Speaking at the candidates’ public debate,…

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State of Assam to diligently proceed with the trial against Northeast Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, who is an accused in the case concerning the drowning death of renowned Assamese singer Zubeen Garg. A Bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan issued the direction while hearing Mahanta’s bail…

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing allegations of misappropriation and irregularities concerning donations collected for the construction of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir to consider suggestions placed before it by litigants and other bonafide, public-spirited citizens. The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice…

The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that statutory provisions governing liability for nuclear accidents do not prevent a constitutional court from determining fair and just compensation, while hearing a challenge to the nuclear liability framework under the SHANTI Act. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana heard the…

The Supreme Court on August 17 granted interim relief to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), directing Meta to restore the Instagram and Facebook pages of its Gujarat unit, subject to the removal of objectionable posts. A Bench comprising Justice P. S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe passed the order on an interlocutory application filed by…

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking the use of the 1993 electoral roll as the qualifying reference date for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Sikkim, instead of the 2002 roll adopted for the exercise. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and…

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the ongoing Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for a week while examining Karnataka’s compliance with the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) direction to ensure a daily flow of 12,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days from August 12, 2026. Appearing for Tamil Nadu,…

The Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association (KHCAA) on August 14 unanimously resolved to pursue the immediate enactment of a Lawyers Protection Act in the State following a violent attack on the elderly parents of two advocates. The attack allegedly took place in retaliation for the advocates appearing against one of the accused in a domestic…

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Allahabad High Court to keep in abeyance further proceedings in a petition alleging that Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi holds assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and…

The Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has clarified that he never accepted an invitation from the National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) to attend its convocation as the chief guest, making it clear that there was consequently no question of his attending the event. The clarification comes amid the controversy surrounding NALSAR’s…