Legal News

Former Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, in a thought-provoking address at the 5th Convocation of VIT-AP University, revealed that his family was subjected to criminal cases as part of a strategy to “coerce” him. Reflecting on the challenges moral judges face, he observed that members of the judiciary who stood firm on constitutional […]

In a stern message upholding respect for judicial officers, the Supreme Court came down heavily on Nitin Bansal, accused of threatening a woman lawyer—appointed as a Court Commissioner—with a pistol during commission proceedings. A Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed Bansal to surrender before jail authorities by November

The Supreme Court, taking note of the worsening air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR, has directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to file an affidavit detailing the concrete measures it plans to implement to prevent pollution levels from rising further. The issue was heard by a bench led by Chief Justice of India(CJI) B.R.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran has clarified the limits of summoning lawyers during criminal investigations, marking an important step in defining advocate–client privilege and protecting the independence of the legal profession. The judgment begins with a striking quote from Shakespeare’s Henry VI: “The first thing we do,

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has held that the offence under Section 195A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), threatening a person to give false evidence is a cognizable offence. This means the police can immediately register a First Information Report (FIR) and begin investigation without waiting for a court complaint

The Supreme Court recently transferred a patent infringement suit filed by Eureka Forbes Limited before the Delhi High Court to the Bombay High Court, where a related suit by Atomberg Technologies Private Limited concerning “groundless threat of infringement” is already pending. A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar allowed Atomberg’s

In a case that brings the issue of gender neutrality under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act into sharp focus, a Supreme Court Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma has issued notice on a plea filed by Archana Patil, a woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor boy.

Expressing evident frustration in the matter of stray dogs, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice NV Anjaria summoned the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories—except West Bengal and Telangana—to clarify their failure to submit compliance affidavits detailing efforts under the Animal Birth Control Rules. Despite explicit

In a recent development, the Supreme Court Division Bench of  Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih  clarified that its landmark judgment mandating gender-neutral recruitment for the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch of the Indian Army will not have retrospective effect. The clarification came while disposing of a writ petition filed by Seerat Kaur,

In a significant ruling ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, permitted the restricted use of green firecrackers in the National Capital Region, stressing that the celebration of festivals or business interests cannot come at the cost of people’s health, clean air and