The Madras High Court has appointed a Hindu couple as the legal guardians of a minor Muslim girl raised by them since birth, noting that it would best serve the child’s welfare. The Division Bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice K.K. Ramakrishnan noted that the couple had been caring for the child since birth…
Proceedings before the Delhi High Court were disrupted on Wednesday after explicit and objectionable content was displayed during a virtual hearing, raising concerns over cybersecurity vulnerabilities and the resilience of digital court infrastructure. The incident occurred before the Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia while the Court was dealing…
The Allahabad High Court has issued notice to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for allegedly exceeding its statutory mandate by directing the Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Uttar Pradesh, to investigate complaints against 558 aided madrasas in the State. The Division Bench of Justice Atul Sreedharan and Justice Vivek Saran observed that the Commission had…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to issue further directions to curb hate speech, holding that the existing statutory framework was adequate and that the creation of new offence would fall within the legislative domain. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta dismissed a batch of contempt petitions which alleged non-compliance with…
WhatsApp has banned more than 9,400 accounts linked to digital arrest scams in India starting January this year over a 12-week period as part of its coordinated enforcement effort with government agencies. The details were disclosed in the affidavit placed before the Supreme Court by Attorney General R Venkataramani in an ongoing suo-motu proceedings examining…
The Supreme Court has strongly criticised a lawyer for making abusive and scandalous remarks against judges on social media, noting that the statements amounted to an abuse of the legal process and undermined the dignity of the judiciary. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made these observations on…
The Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, allowing him temporary relief to meet his critically ill father. The decision has drawn attention for its emphasis on humanitarian considerations within the judicial process. A bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan permitted Rashid, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail, to…
The Allahabad High Court has held that transgender persons (kinnars) do not have any enforceable legal right to collect badhai, customary gifts offered during auspicious occasions. A division Bench comprising Justices Alok Mathur and Amitabh Kumar Rai dismissed this petition. A petitioner from the transgender community sought judicial intervention to prevent alleged territorial encroachment by…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cautioned an advocate during the ongoing Sabarimala reference proceedings for making submissions that were not germane to the issues under adjudication. The nine-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice R…
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, 28 April 2026, in a money laundering case linked to a housing project (Mahira Group housing), directed former MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker to explain the grounds for bail in light of the unresolved losses suffered by the buyer. The Court observed that unless such interests are safeguarded, the…