One Bench, One Voice: Supreme Court Warns High Courts Against Rewriting Interim Orders
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line on courtroom discipline, cautioning High Courts against allowing a later bench to effectively undo or override an...
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Second Marriage, Final Call: Supreme Court Reinstates CISF Constable’s Dismissal
The Supreme Court has put its stamp of approval on the dismissal of a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable who entered into a second...
Policy First, Names Later: Supreme Court Scraps Rajasthan’s Person-Named Villages
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Rajasthan government for breaking its own rulebook, striking down the naming of two newly created revenue villages after...
No Last-Minute Mute: Bombay High Court Lets ‘Saat Samundar Paar’ Remix Sail Ahead—for Now
The Bombay High Court on Monday declined to hit the pause button on the use of the iconic song Saat Samundar Paar in the soon-to-release...
Three New Faces at the Apex Court: Centre Names Fresh ASGs
The Union government has reshuffled its legal frontline at the Supreme Court, appointing three senior advocates as Additional Solicitors General to argue its cases before...
Why the Delhi High Court Put Kuldeep Sengar’s Life Sentence on Hold
The Delhi High Court has suspended the life sentence awarded to former legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, resting its decision on...
Court Rejects Mehbooba Mufti’s Prisoner PIL, Calls It a Political Script Disguised as Public Cause
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has thrown out a public interest petition filed by former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti seeking the return...
No Prosecution in the Dark: Delhi High Court Tells SEBI to Share Its Investigation File
SEBI cannot build a criminal case on an investigation report and then keep that very document out of the accused’s reach. The Delhi High Court...
285 That Cost a Career: Allahabad High Court Refuses to Reopen 35-Year-Old Misconduct Case
The Allahabad High Court has declined to interfere with the dismissal of a state transport bus conductor found to have collected fares from passengers without...
Deadlines Aren’t Default: Supreme Court Draws a Line on Court-Mandated Investigation Timelines
The Supreme Court of India has cautioned courts against routinely fixing deadlines for criminal investigations, making it clear that such directions are meant to be...
No Shortcuts in Cheque Bounce Cases: Trial, Not Pre-Trial, Is the Battleground
The Supreme Court of India has drawn a firm line around the limits of inherent powers, making it clear that cheque dishonour prosecutions cannot be...
Sending Money Home, Tracking Household Spend Not Grounds for Criminal Case, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has drawn a clear line between marital friction and criminal wrongdoing, setting aside a cruelty and dowry harassment case filed against a...