Lawyers Need To Be Disciplined, Can't Spoil Profession's Image: Supreme Court Affirms BCI's 7-Year Suspension Of Advocate

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 26) dismissed an appeal filed by an advocate challenging a disciplinary action taken by the Bar Counc...

26 May 2025, 04:04 PM

Air Force School Not A 'State' Under Article 12; Teachers' Writ Petitions Against Dismissals Not Maintainable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against Allahabad High Court judgments holding that the Air Force School in Bamrauli, Allahabad, i...

26 May 2025, 03:56 PM

MP High Court Upholds Removal Of Judge Accused Of Abusing, Assaulting Staff Including Women & Making Lawyers Do Sit-Ups

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of services of a judicial officer who was on probation and was found unsuitab...

26 May 2025, 02:40 PM

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Del...

26 May 2025, 02:03 PM

Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Advocates As Judges Of Various High Courts

The Central government on Monday (May 26) notified the appointments of seven advocates, including one woman, as judges of various high...

26 May 2025, 01:27 PM

SC Collegium Recommends Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi & Atul S Chandurkar As Supreme Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI BR Gavai has recommended the names of 3 High Court Judges to be elevated to Supreme Cour...

26 May 2025, 12:45 PM

Supreme Court Rejects Vidarbha Hockey Association's Challenge To Revocation Of Hockey India Membership; Reiterates 'One-State-One-Unit' Principle

"Hockey is an Olympic sport and under the Indian Olympic Association regulations, there can be only o...

26 May 2025, 10:40 AM

Dr Subramanian Swamy Files PIL In Supreme Court Seeking Centre's Decision On National Monument Status For Ram Setu

Former Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the...

26 May 2025, 10:30 AM

NEET PG 2025| Plea Against Double-Shift Exam Mentioned Again, Supreme Court Requested To List Before June 2

The NEET-PG 2025 candidates challenging the decision of the National Board of Examination (NBE) to conduct the exam in two shifts toda...

26 May 2025, 10:09 AM

If Arrest Is Made On Warrant, No Separate Grounds Of Arrest Need To Be Given : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that when a person is arrested pursuant to a warrant, the obligation to separately communicate the grounds of a...

26 May 2025, 10:05 AM

District Judges' Retirement Age Can Be Enhanced To 61 Years : Supreme Court To Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Supreme Court today (May 26) clarified that there was no impediment in raising the retirement age of District Judges to 61 years a...

26 May 2025, 08:46 AM

Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Liquidation Of Bhushan Steel & Power Ltd To Allow JSW To File Review Petition

The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the liquidation proceedings for the Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd (BPSL) before the Nation...

26 May 2025, 07:38 AM

Supreme Court Rejects RTI Application For Copies Of In-House Inquiry Report & CJI's Letter To President & PM On Justice Yashwant Verma

The Supreme Court recently rejected an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, seeking a copy of the report ...

26 May 2025, 07:10 AM

Supreme Court Bar Association Election Results To Be Re-Counted

The Supreme Court was told today that the results of the recently held elections for the posts of the Sup...

26 May 2025, 06:34 AM

Can Lokayukta Challenge Administrative Tribunal's Quashing Of Penalty? Supreme Court Leaves Question Of Law Open

The Supreme Court today left open the legal question - whether Lokayukta has locus to challenge a...

26 May 2025, 06:23 AM

Karnataka Govt Moves Supreme Court Against Direction To Release TDR To Royal Family Heirs Over Bangalore Palace Acquisition

A few days after the Supreme Court directed the Karnataka Government to release the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) certificates...

26 May 2025, 06:10 AM

Prosecution Can Be Allowed To Produce Documents Which Were Omitted To Be Submitted Along With Chargesheet : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that a bona fide omission by the prosecution to submit relied-upon documents to t...

26 May 2025, 05:00 AM

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up - May 24 & 25, 2025

25 May 2025, 02:49 PM

PC Act | Mere Recovery Of Tainted Money Not Enough For Conviction Without Proof Of Bribe Demand : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the mere recovery of tainted money is insufficient to trigger the presumptio...

25 May 2025, 09:15 AM

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's View On Suggestions To Improve Sex Education & Real-Time Tracking Of POCSO Cases

The Supreme Court has sought the views of the Central Government on the suggestions made by amici curiae on reforms in the sex ...

25 May 2025, 04:05 AM

Describing Any Court "Lower Court" Against Constitution's Ethos; Don't Call Trial Court Record "Lower Court Record" : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that the records of the Trial Court should not be called "Lower Court Records" as describing any C...

24 May 2025, 01:05 PM

CAPFs Entitled To All Benefits Of Organised Group-A Services, Gradually Reduce Deputation Of IPS Officers To CAPFs : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) must be treated as part of Organised Grou...

24 May 2025, 12:21 PM

Inside the Chambers of Justice Abhay Oka: A Law Clerk's Reflection

In the days following Justice Abhay S. Oka's (hereinafter “Sir”) retirement, much has been said about his jurisprudence, his integrity...

24 May 2025, 11:40 AM

S.141 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Complaint Need Not State Specific Administrative Role Of Company Directors : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that to make directors of a company liable for the offence of dishonour of cheque, it is not necessary that the...

24 May 2025, 10:27 AM

Supreme Court Allows Delhi Govt To Withdraw Petitions Filed By AAP-Govt Against Centre & LG, Including Challenge To Services Act

The Supreme Court on Friday (May 23) allowed the Delhi Government to withdraw seven pleas filed during the term of the previous AAP-le...

24 May 2025, 10:15 AM