The Chief Justice of India on Thursday took serious objection to a Rajasthan MLA criticising in the Legislative Assembly the order granting interim bail to filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s wife. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant warned that the “law will take its own course if anybody tries to mess with the Court.” The CJI added … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thurdsay posted the petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 for hearing in the week commencing on May 5, 2026. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi were considering the petitions today for procedural directions. The matter was last listed nearly two years ago, … Read more
Developer Johnny Ronan’s RGRE Grafton Ltd company is the owner of all six Harry Clarke stained glass windows in Bewley’s cafe in Grafton Street, Dublin, the Supreme Court has ruled. The dispute over the windows had already been through the High Court, which decided only four of the six were RGRE property, and the other … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday made oral comments deprecating the trend of various State Governments announcing ‘freebies’ just ahead of elections. The Court wondered how long this trend will go, and said that it would hamper the long term economic development of the country. The Court said that indiscriminately doling out State benefits to persons, … Read more
In ED’s case against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and others over the IPAC office search, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju today submitted before the Supreme Court that the agency has been “terrorized”. The remark was a response to a submission by Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra that the agency must justify its “weaponization”. “It [ED] … Read more
The Supreme Court has set aside the controversial judgment of the Allahabad High Court which had held that allegations of grabbing a minor girl’s breast and loosening the string of her pyjama did not amount to an attempt to commit rape, but only to “preparation”. Holding that the High Court misapplied settled criminal law principles, … Read more
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte announced on Wednesday she will run for president of the archipelago nation of 116 million in 2028. Duterte, who is embroiled in a bitter feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, was impeached last year only to see the country’s Supreme Court throw the case out over procedural issues. “I offer my … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally observed that political parties must foster fraternity in the country, and that all political parties must follow constitutional morality and fight elections on the basis of mutual respect. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice BV Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a writ petition filed … Read more
The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy, who challenged his conviction on the charge of abetment to suicide in 23 years old case of the suicide of Telugu/Tamil actress Prathyushya. A bench comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan pronounced the judgment. The bench also dimissed the plea by Prathyushya’s … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday asked petitioners, who approached it under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for offences related to hate speech, to approach the Gauhati High Court. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi expressed reluctance … Read more