The Supreme Court has directed government authorities to ensure that pedestrian spaces along roads are clearly demarcated and protected from encroachments, emphasising that citizens must be able to walk with a reasonable assurance of safety and uninterrupted access. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe issued the direction on Monday while hearing…
The Lok Sabh passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, without discussion, paving the way for increasing the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India. Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Bill during the post-lunch sitting of…
The Supreme Court on Monday released a report prepared by an expert committee headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Aniruddha Bose, recommending that courts adopt gender-sensitive and survivor-centric language while deciding sexual offence cases. The report, “Judgments and Gender: Sensitivity and Compassion in Writing Judgments,” advises judges to avoid expressions such as “prosecutrix,” “lost…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on another petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act,2026, and tagged it with the batch of pending petitions assailing the legislation. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order while…
The Delhi High Court directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to identify one ward each for conducting pilot camps for the sterilisation and vaccination of stray dogs, with an aim to streamline the implementation of animal birth control measures in the national capital. A Division Bench of…
The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions to Karnataka to implement a decision of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directing the release of Cauvery River water to the State. In its application, the State, represented by the Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government, has sought enforcement of the CWMA’s decision dated…
Actor Shruti Haasan has approached the Bombay High Court seeking protection of her personality and publicity rights against the unauthorised use of her name, image and likeness through AI-generated content, deepfakes, fake endorsements and unauthorised merchandise. The commercial intellectual property suit, came up before Justice Abhay Ahuja, who on Monday granted the actor leave under…
The Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over what it described as the growing influence of a builder-politician-bureaucrat nexus in shaping urban development across India’s major religious cities, observing that unauthorized construction has become an organized and politically enabled phenomenon rather than a consequence of poverty or ignorance. The Bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar…
The Supreme Court on Monday clarified that State governments are empowered to close investigations or withdraw criminal cases registered against students who participated in recent protests, provided such decisions are taken strictly in accordance with the procedure established by law. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V…
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man in a live-in relationship can be prosecuted for cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) if the relationship was in the nature of marriage and there was a clear intention between the parties to marry. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice…