The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking disclosure of final authenticated data of voter turnout in all polling stations, including the number of votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 within 48 hours of voting. The Bench of Chief Justice of India []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the eruption of a major fire at NTPCs North Karanpura Superthermal Power Plant in Jharkhands Chatra District. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item dated 19.04.2024. As per the article, fire broke out at BHEL material []

The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Gopal Singh, accused of smuggling 4.03 quintals of ganja. A Single Bench of Justice Sameer Jain passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Gopal Singh. The application has been filed seeking release of the applicant on bail in Case under Sections []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the degrading quality of water in river Cauvery in Kodagu District of Karnataka. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item dated 19.02.2024. As per the news item, the statistics released by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board []

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant a stay on the results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2024 exam. However, the court agreed to issue notice on the plea seeking NEET-UG exams to be conducted afresh in light of the alleged malpractices and paper leak of the exam. The bench comprising []

Taking an empathetic view of a minor rape victim, the Kerala High Court allowed MTP even though she was 28 weeks pregnant, thereby giving her the right to live with dignity as per the Constitution

In a new twist to the definition of rape, the Delhi High Court said that if consensual sex occurs between two adults, then there is no wrongdoing even if they are married

The dangers lurking online were emphasised by the Delhi High Court when it warned that minors should be educated about virtual touch so that they exercise caution and recognise predatory behaviour

With a growing number of women alleging sexual assault by powerful politicians and even the governor of West Bengal, it raises the issue of identity secrecy granted to a rape victim as a protective mechanism enshrined in statute books to prevent any further trauma or indignity

Former President Donald Trumps criminal trial in New York City finally heard testimony from his lawyer-fixer Michael Cohen who worked with the National Enquirer editor David Pecker to capture and kill the Stormy Daniels sexual encounter story. Cohens testimony is critical for the prosecutions case

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its judgement in the petition filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi Excise Policy case. The Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta, after going through the written records of the case, directed the national agency []

The Calcutta High Court on Friday stayed the first information report (FIR) lodged against former judge and BJP leader Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who was booked by the West Bengal police for allegedly assaulting protesting teachers. The single-judge Bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh stayed the FIR and other proceedings against both Gangopadhyay and BJP general secretary []

The Allahabad High Court has allowed the petition of Faizan Khan alias Raja Babu, lodged in Bareilly District Jail under the NDPS Act and ordered his immediate release if he is not required in any other case. The Division Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra passed this order while []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the clogging of Buckingham canal in Chennai with plastic waste and sewage flowing in from storm water drains. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item dated 19.02.2024. The news item discloses that the original depth of []

The Supreme Court today stayed the ex-parte injunction order passed by a District Court in Andhra Pradesh restraining Andhra Pradesh Congress Committe President YS Sharmila and others from speaking against the YSR Congress Party and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in connection with the murder of YS Vivekananda Reddy. A bench of Justice BR []

The Supreme Court today ordered the Maharashtra government to release the first tranche of land necessary for the construction of the new Bombay High Court building. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice BR Gavai and Justice JB Pardiwala stressed that the state government need not wait until December 2024 to []

The Supreme Court has ruled that under the fundamental right to health, a consumer had the right to know about the quality of products being offered by the manufacturers and those advertising them. Taking a serious view of the dismal implementation of guidelines against misleading advertisements, the Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin []

The Delhi High Court has directed the Union of India to grant citizenship to a 17-year-old girl, who was born and raised in India to parents holding Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards and US citizenship at the time of her birth. The single-judge Bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh noted that the petitioner-girls case []

The Supreme Court today issued a criminal contempt notice to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice Chairman in the matter concerning the rampant felling of trees in Delhi Ridge Forest area in violation of its previous orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors. Referring to the DDA Vice Chairman, the top court []

The Allahabad High Court has said that a list of gifts to be given in a wedding should be made. It should also be signed by the bride and bridegroom. This will help people avoid useless dowry cases. A Single Bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan heard an application under section 482 filed by Ankit []

The Allahabad High Court while deciding a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution for expeditious disposal of cases before the Family Court, observed that directions to the Trial Courts cannot be passed routinely to decide cases expeditiously as they are burdened with heavy dockets themselves. A Single Bench of Justice Alok Mathur passed this []

The Gauhati High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed essentially raising a grievance that the Waqf properties in the State of Assam have been encroached by various persons and the authorities concerned are not taking any action for removal of encroachment. In the petition, the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Welfare of []

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to take action against the statements made by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that if votes were given to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), he would not have to go back to jail. The Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta passed the comments while hearing Kejriwals []

The Supreme Court on Thursday has adjourned to July 10 the bail plea of former Minister Senthil Balaji. The adjournment was sought on behalf of the Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta as he was engaged in the matter of CM Arvind Kejriwal before the bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna. Senthil Balaji has moved the []

The Gauhati High Court closed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed for a direction to the respondent authorities to investigate the money laundering aspect in APPSC Cash for Job Scam. It is contended that the Special Investigation (vigilance) has investigated the criminal act. Thereafter, the matter was transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). []

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and its officers cannot arrest an accused exercising powers under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after the Special Court has taken cognizance of the money laundering complaint. The court added that if the ED wants custody of such an []

The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has granted bail to four office bearers of the Halal Council of India (HCI) accused of issuing fraudulent Halal certificates without the authority of law. A Single Bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Muhammed Tahir Zakir []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to illegal sand mining which is going on on the Bank of Gulfula river near Kusumi in Balrampur District of Chhattisgarh. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item dated 21.02.2024. As per the news item, illegal mining []

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of the writ petition lodged before the Kerala High Court against a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order after the same was upheld by the top court earlier. The decision was passed after Senior Advocate R Basant, representing the Kerala government, informed the apex court that the state was withdrawing []

The Supreme Court has held that an accused, who has not been arrested by the ED during a money laundering probe, while appearing before a special court pursuant to summons issued by such court, need not satisfy the stringent twin test for bail under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The []

The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned all mining operations going on within 1 km radius of the Critical Tiger Habitat (CTH), a protected area of Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice SVN Bhatti further directed the State of Rajasthan to formulate a closure plan or []

The Calcutta High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging the constitutional validity of Section 4(C) of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act. There is also a challenge to the order of conversion passed during the year 2015 by the District Land and Land Reforms Officer permitting conversion of land from existing classification []

Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, who is contesting for the post of President, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), promised medical insurance, new chambers, world-class library and canteen for the bar if he is elected the SCBA President. Participating in the debate for SCBA President and Secretary election organised by the SCBA on Wednesday, Senior Advocate Pradeep []

Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai, who is contesting for the post of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President, has filed a police complaint against Kumud Lata AOR for circulating baseless and malicious information against him at Tilak Marg police station on Wednesday. Kumud Lata AOR is said to have spread rumours around a case in which []

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the bail petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji to tomorrow. The former Minister has challenged a Madras High Court order denying him bail in a money laundering case over the cash-for-jobs allegations. The bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted the adjournment []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the illegal sand mining in Janjgir Champa District of Chhattisgarh. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item dated 27.02.2024. The news item discloses that on the joint action by the Mining and Police Departments from different []

The Allahabad High Court while rejecting a bail application said that the offence of criminal conspiracy is an exception to the general law, where intent alone does not constitute crime. It is the intention to commit a crime and join hands with persons having the same intention. A Single Bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery []

The Delhi High Court has issued a show cause notice to a lawyer for posting contemptuous comments on the chat box during the course of hearing a case through video conference. The single-judge Bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta asked Advocate Sanjeev Kumar to show cause why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated []

The Calcutta High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging an advisory dated 1st April, 2024 issued by the Government of West Bengal, Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal to the State aided universities in the West Bengal under the administrative control of the Higher Education Department, West Bengal. The petitioner is []

The Supreme Court today closed contempt of court cases against two National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) members who had issued non-bailable warrants against a realty companys directors despite the apex courts stay order. A bench comprising Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah closed the case after Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani read out []

The Allahabad High Court has allowed the anticipatory bail application of 17 years- nine months-old boy accused of committing rape and kidnapping. A Single Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Krishna. The applicant seeks anticipatory bail in Complaint Case under Sections 363, 376(3) []

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till May 30, the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, who was arrested in connection with the Delhi excise policy case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue court extended Sisodias custody after he was produced before the court through video conference on the expiry of []

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has said that the courts in India have come a long way from being more than just opaque physical spaces and have become democratic spaces of discourse. Speaking during the at the J20 summit in Brazil on Tuesday, CJI Chandrachud stressed that Covid-19 pushed the frontiers of Indian []

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared NewsClick founder and Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayasthas arrest by the Delhi Police and his remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 as illegal. The apex court noted that a copy of the remand application was not provided to Purkayastha or his counsel before passing the remand []

The Allahabad High Court while allowing the petition held that a license fee cannot be retrospectively charged from the licensee prior to the date of grant of license and any penalty that is sought to be imposed for want of license can only be imposed in due course following procedure of law. The Division Bench []

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the illegal mining in Rajasthan. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item appearing in the daily newspaper dated 18.01.2024. As per the article, State Authorities had initiated a campaign against illegal mining and about 676 sensitive []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its order in the interim bail petition of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. The Apex Court is likely to hear the matter on May 9. Earlier in the day, the top court of the country []

The Delhi High Court recently observed that educating minor children about sexual harassment by teaching them about good touch and bad touch might not be sufficient to protect them from the threats of the virtual world. Mentioning that the minors should be taught about virtual touch as well, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma explained that educating []

The Telangana High Court recently directed that no coercive action be taken against Congress workers in a matter involving a fake video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Justice B Vijaysen Reddy ordered both the state and Delhi police to refrain from taking any coercive steps against the Congress workers. The court directed the state []

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the proposal to construct the new building of the Bombay High Court at Goregaon, noting that it was not a convenient location. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice BR Gavai and Justice JB Pardiwala observed that the name of Goregaon apparently arose out of []