The Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the YouTube channel of digital news platform 4PM has been blocked for allegedly spreading conspiracy theories regarding the Pahalgam terror attack. According to the government affidavit, the channel propagated claims suggesting involvement of Indian authorities in the incident and functioned as part of a digital…
The Supreme Court recently expanded the horizon of fundamental rights by declaring that the right to safe and motorable roads is an integral part of the Right to Life under Article 21 of the Constitution. A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AS Chandurkar in its order dated April 13, 2026 issued comprehensive directions…
The Bombay High Court has asked the Central Government to lay down a uniform national judicial litigation policy to avoid multiple litigation across all High Courts referring to same issue. The division bench comprising Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Aarti Sathe asked for “rational litigation strategy” and to prevent the waste of judicial resources. The Court held…
The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh government for unlawfully detaining a minor in a regular prison facility meant for adults, directing it to pay ₹5 lakh in compensation to the affected individual. The case concerns a person who was a juvenile at the time of the alleged offence but was nonetheless placed in…
The Gauhati High Court has issued notices in a set of public interest litigations that accuse Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of making remarks alleged to be inflammatory and targeted at certain communities. A division bench led by Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar, along with Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, asked the Chief Minister, the Union…
The Delhi High Court on Monday declined the petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and others seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing the excise policy case. Justice Sharma held that the allegations of bias were not supported by any evidence. Noting that judges were presumed to…
The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in a pending case where approval of resolution plans has been stalled for over two years. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan issued direction to the Principal Bench of NCLT, New Delhi and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board…
Justice Abhay S. Oka has recently said that there is an urgent need to develop scientific temper to protect the environment. Speaking at a lecture in Chennai, he drew attention to practices that harm the environment in the name of tradition. He observed that acts such as pouring milk into rivers, carried out as religious…
The Supreme Court of India on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation that sought to recognise Subhas Chandra Bose as the “National Son” and to officially credit the Indian National Army with securing India’s independence, while warning the petitioner against repeatedly filing similar pleas. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Monday expressed his concern over new age “digital arrest” scams where educated citizens are being lured into digital arrests, where scammers often use Whatsapp video calling feature and impersonate themselves as high officials like police officers, judges, and other bureaucrats to extort money. The said observation was…