The Delhi Police has arrested two Lucknow University law students in connection with the July 10, 2026 incident in the Supreme Court, during which one of the accused allegedly used abusive language against the judges, threw case papers inside the courtroom and created a commotion during proceedings. The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Prabal…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government and the Delhi government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking immediate medical intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June 28. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking strict regulation of advocates’ use of social media for advertising, client solicitation and promotional activities, alleging that such practices violate the Advocates Act, 1961 and the Bar Council of India Rules. The petition also seeks…
The Supreme Court has notified a fresh roster with effect from July 13, implementing Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s decision to constitute four dedicated Division Benches for the exclusive hearing of the oldest pending civil and criminal matters. The move forms part of the Court’s case management strategy aimed at reducing long-pending litigation and…
The Supreme Court has come up with a comprehensive set of guidelines for courts to deal with sexual offence cases, in order to promote judicial sensitivity and compassion. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana has accepted the Expert Committee’s report and directed that the…
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat has moved the Supreme Court seeking a review of its April 29, 2026 judgment that held no cognisable offence was disclosed against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma in connection with their alleged hate speeches during the 2020 Delhi Assembly election campaign. The review petition challenges the part of the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed costs of Rs three lakh on comedian and YouTuber Samay Raina for failing to comply with its earlier directions requiring him to undertake programmes promoting disability awareness, holding that he had violated the assurances given to the Court in proceedings arising out of India’s Got Latent controversy. The Bench…
“The voice of justice must be reasoned but never cold, firm but never arrogant, constitutional, while remaining humane.” With these words, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday called for a more humane and accessible judiciary, saying India’s constitutional promise will remain hollow unless institutions “remember the human being behind the dispute”. He was…
The Supreme Court has directed the immediate freezing of the bank accounts of Parsvnath Developers Limited, Parsvnath Hessa Developers Private Limited, and the personal bank accounts of their directors and senior officials over the continued failure of the Haryana-based real estate developer to comply with orders passed by the Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA)….
The Allahabad High Court has held that the statutory age restrictions under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 cannot be applied retrospectively to intending couples who had completed the process of creating and freezing embryos before the legislation came into force. The Court observed that a rigid application of the age criteria in such cases would…