Absurd Case Against Ali Khan Mahmudabad & Perils Of Chilling Effect

Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, Ashoka University was arrested on 18 May 2025 on t...

22 May 2025, 03:26 AM

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 21, 2025

The links of today's Supreme Court stories are given below :

21 May 2025, 04:15 PM

CJI BR Gavai Urges Bar Associations To Follow SCBA Model Of Raising Group Insurance For Lawyers From CSR Funds

The Chief Justice of India, Justice BR Gavai, today (May 21) urged Bar Associations across the country to consider possible way...

21 May 2025, 03:57 PM

'No Test For President Of Commissions, Ensure 5 Yr Tenure' : Supreme Court Directs Centre To Make New Rules On Consumer Forum Appointments

The Supreme Court today (May 21) issued several directions, instructing the Centre to notify new Rules g...

21 May 2025, 03:50 PM

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Denial Of Chamber Allotment To Allahabad HC Advocate Convicted For Contempt

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 19) refused to interfere with the decision of the Allahabad High Court, which held that an advocate c...

21 May 2025, 03:08 PM

IAS Officers Can't Write ACRs Of Indian Forest Service Officers Up To APCCF Rank : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) ruled that officers in the Indian Administrative Service cannot write the Annual Confidential ...

21 May 2025, 01:07 PM

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notices To Chief Secretaries Of Six States Over Non-Compliance With Orders On Retired Judges' Benefits

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) issued contempt notice to Chief Secretaries of six states over non-compliance with its directi...

21 May 2025, 12:33 PM

Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Partition Suit Can't Be Dismissed At Preliminary Stage If Benami Exception Is Pleaded : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a suit filed seeking partition of joint family property cannot be dismissed ...

21 May 2025, 12:19 PM

“Spine, Spine, Spine” – A Tribute To Justice Oka

At a program organized by 'The Leaflet' in December last year, Justice Gautam Patel, former judge of the Bombay High Court asked noted...

21 May 2025, 12:07 PM

Supreme Court Asks Committee To Identify Agama Temples In TN, Allows State To Appoint Priests In Non-Agama Temples

The Supreme Court has recently directed the Tamil Nadu government to fill up the vacancies of priests in 'Non-Agama' Temples within a ...

21 May 2025, 11:15 AM

'If They Dare To Do Anything, We'll Pass Orders' : Supreme Court Warns Academicians For Protesting Against Ali Khan Mahmudabad's Arrest

During the hearing of the challenge to the arrest of Ashoka University Professor over Operation Sindoor remarks, the Supreme Court tod...

21 May 2025, 11:04 AM

Waqf Amendment Act Challenge : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Hearing On Interim Order]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 on the question of interim order.<...

21 May 2025, 10:57 AM

'Waqf Not An Essential Practice Of Islam' : Centre Tells Supreme Court, Opposes Stay Of Waqf Amendment Act 2025

The Supreme Court today (May 21) heard for over three hours the arguments made by the Union Government opposing any interim stay of th...

21 May 2025, 10:43 AM

'Can't Put Someone In Jail For Ideology; This Trend We Find' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Ex-PFI Member In RSS Worker's Murder Case

The Supreme Court today granted bail to Abdul Sathar, a former Secretary General of the Popular Front of...

21 May 2025, 10:01 AM

NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad's Arrest, Seeks Report From Haryana DGP

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today took suo motu cognisance of a media report rega...

21 May 2025, 08:34 AM

Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Probationary Officer Puja Khedkar In Fake Certificate Case

The Supreme Court today (May 21) granted anticipatory bail to ex-IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of submitting fake...

21 May 2025, 08:29 AM

Consider Permanent Forum For Consumer Disputes With Sitting Judges; Frame New Rules On Appointments : Supreme Court To Union

In a significant development, the Supreme Court today (May 21) issued directions to reform the appointme...

21 May 2025, 07:56 AM

BREAKING| 'First Approach President & PM' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea For FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Row

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) dismissed a writ petition filed by a few advocates seeking regis...

21 May 2025, 07:27 AM

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad; Forms SIT To Probe Posts On Operation Sindoor

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) granted interim bail to Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad in the Haryana Police ...

21 May 2025, 06:45 AM

'Not Permissible In Civilised Society': After Delhi High Court Rap, Abhijit Iyer Mitra Agrees To Take Down Tweets Against Newslaundry Journalists

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra in the defamation suit filed by nine women employees ...

21 May 2025, 06:12 AM

Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against Union Withholding Funds Over Not Implementing NEP; Seeks Release Of Rs 2291 Crores

The State of Tamil Nadu filed an original suit in the Supreme Court against the Union Government, alleging that the Centre was withhol...

21 May 2025, 02:55 AM

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh Elected As SCBA President

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has won the elections for the post of President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) 2025-26...

20 May 2025, 04:39 PM

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 20, 2025

The links of today's reports are given here :

Minimum Pra...

20 May 2025, 04:15 PM

Minimum Practice Condition For Judicial Service : What High Courts & States Told Supreme Court

While the Supreme Court in a significant judgment today (May 20) restored the

20 May 2025, 04:08 PM

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Validity Of S. 50 & 63 Of PMLA On ED's Summoning Powers

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of S.50 and S.63 of the Prevention of Mone...

20 May 2025, 03:02 PM