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The Supreme Court has sharply criticised the Union Government and several State Governments for failing to comply with its 2020 order directing the installation of functional CCTV cameras—with night-vision capability and audio recording—in all police stations and offices of central investigating agencies. Background: A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing […]

In a significant ruling, a bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Supreme Court clarified that the requirement of giving a seven-day advance notice to a client before withdrawing a vakalatnama, as mandated by the Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960, and the Civil Manual, does not apply in cases

When a young Surya Kant walked into the Hisar district courts in 1984, fresh out of law school, there was little to suggest he would one day lead the Indian judiciary. Decades later, that journey has come full circle. Today, he is sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, the highest honour in

In an important ruling, the Supreme Court recently held that a trial court does not become functus officio after granting permission for further investigation. Instead, it must ask investigating agencies to explain any unreasonable delay in filing supplementary charge sheets. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N Kotiswar Singh applied this principle to

Amid the noise that usually surrounds a Chief Justice’s farewell, one line from Justice B. R. Gavai stood out for its startling honesty. Long before taking charge, he had already made it clear: “I do not have any political ambition… I will not take any post-retirement assignments.” And in the final days of his term, he

In a hearing marked by sharp criticism and tough questions, a Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Surya Kant, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, and Justice N. Kotiswar Singh expressed strong displeasure over the lack of regulatory action in the high-profile case involving Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd., now renamed Sammaan Capital. The matter concerns serious allegations made against

The Supreme Court recently indicated a possibility of abolishing Talaq-e-Hasan, a Muslim practice where a man can divorce his wife by uttering the word "talaq" once a month for three months. Background: The case arose from a 2022 Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by journalist Benazeer Heena, who challenged Talaq-e-Hasan as unconstitutional, arguing that the

A hearing in the Supreme Court, recently, in the dispute involving Rajasthan electricity distribution companies (discoms) and a JSW Group subsidiary took an unusual turn after Senior Advocate Shyam Divan raised concerns over the matter being de-listed from the roster bench without any reasons being provided. Background: The case concerns lignite mining in Rajasthan, operated

In a significant ruling reinforcing passenger rights, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria has directed the Railways to pay a compensation of Rs. 8 lakhs, along with 9% interest, to the parents of a man who lost his life in a railway accident after mistakenly boarding the wrong train.

In a significant judgment in Raj Kumar @ Bheema v. State of NCT of Delhi, the Supreme Court introduced an important safeguard to make trials fairer when witnesses testify through video conferencing. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed that whenever a witness is examined via video conferencing, the trial court