Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused herself from hearing a petition filed by Congress MP Karti Chidambaram in connection with an alleged bribery case involving Diageo Scotland. Chidambaram has approached the High Court under its writ jurisdiction seeking quashing of the FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation…
The Supreme Court of India has upheld the relocation of deer from A.N. Jha Deer Park to tiger reserves in Rajasthan, while also laying down comprehensive directions to regulate wildlife translocation across the country. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta affirmed the decision of the Delhi High Court permitting relocation outside…
The Gujarat High Court on Monday raised concerns over the attire of a student from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar who appeared before the court in connection with her case. Justice Nirzar S Desai observed that while individuals are free to choose how they dress, such choices must align with the decorum expected in…
The former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia who is a senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and has also chosen to withdraw from further participation in the excise policy case proceedings before Delhi High Court today. In a letter addressed to Justice Swarna Kant Sharma, Sisodia stated that his concerns regarding the judge’s impartiality…
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday held, that a bona fide purchaser of property cannot be prosecuted for offences such as cheating or forgery merely because the property is later found to be connected to a disputed or allegedly forged will. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta quashed criminal proceedings…
The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a fresh petition filed by a voter, seeking an inquiry into the financial disclosures made by actor-turned-politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar in his nomination affidavit for the Perambur constituency in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The Bench of Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari and Justice Arul Murugan rejected…
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved the post of Vice President in the 2026 elections of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for women advocates. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan further ordered that some other Executive Committee posts should be set aside for women candidates. The Apex…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Punjab and Haryana High Court to take up the matter related to the ongoing demolition drive in Gurugram on an urgent basis. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymala Bagchi ordered the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Sheel…
Arvind Kejriwal, national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, has formally communicated to the Delhi High Court his decision to abstain from further participation in proceedings arising out of the Central Bureau of Investigation’s excise policy case, currently pending before a single-judge Bench. In a detailed written communication addressed to Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, Kejriwal…
The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of a case involving a lawyer who was seriously injured after being stabbed by her husband. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ordered the Delhi Police Commissioner to assign the investigation to a senior police officer, preferably a woman…