The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the State of Chhattisgarh over what it described as the possible “evergreening of custody,” while hearing the bail plea of businessman Anwar Dhebar, one of the accused in the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The Court expressed concern over the registration of a fresh FIR against Dhebar at a stage…
The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, is set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, proposing an increase in the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges, including the Chief Justice of India. Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal is expected to introduce the Bill during…
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to urgently list a petition seeking protection against the demolition of a property, directing the petitioner to first avail the alternative remedy before the jurisdictional High Court. The matter was mentioned before the Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, seeking same-day listing on the ground…
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a declaration that the removal of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site to Safdarjung Hospital by the Delhi Police was illegal and unconstitutional. The PIL was mentioned for urgent listing before the…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant is set to inaugurate the Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference (CPMC) 2026, scheduled to be held in Jaipur from July 31 to August 2. The three-day international conference, centred on the theme “Peace Mediation and the Rule of Law,” will bring together judges, lawyers, mediators, policymakers, diplomats, academics and…
The Calcutta High Court has declined to grant interim relief to the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in its challenge to the Enforcement Directorate’s decision to freeze three of the party’s bank accounts. The Court refused to permit the party to operate the accounts, which were frozen in connection with an ongoing money-laundering investigation concerning…
The Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear an intra-court appeal filed by Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging the July 19 order of a single-judge Bench that refused to direct his discharge from Safdarjung Hospital and transfer to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. The appeal was mentioned for urgent listing…
Gitanjali J Angmo, the wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, has filed an intra-court appeal before a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, challenging the order of a single-judge Bench that refused to grant interim relief for Wangchuk’s transfer from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. The appeal seeks to set aside the…
The Delhi High Court on Sunday refused to grant interim relief to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk in a petition filed by his wife, Dr Gitanjali J Angmo, challenging his continued hospitalisation at Safdarjung Hospital and seeking his transfer to a private hospital of his choice. The single-judge Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna held that the…
The Calcutta High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities to immediately halt further demolition of the building housing All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Diamond Harbour parliamentary office at Amtala in South 24 Parganas, directing all parties to maintain status quo regarding the nature, character and possession of the property until the next…