Allahabad High Court Quashes Remand Over Failure to Provide Written Grounds of Arrest
The Allahabad High Court quashed a remand order after finding that police failed to communicate the grounds of arrest to the accused in writing, violating Artic…
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Parliament Clears Bill to Increase Supreme Court Judge Strength
Parliament has approved the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges,…
Supreme Court Clarifies No Blanket Ban on Reporting Court Proceedings
The Supreme Court has clarified that its earlier order restricting the sharing of courtroom audio-video recordings does not amount to a blanket ban on media rep…
Jammu Court Seeks Police Probe Report In Alleged ₹550-Crore Vaishno Devi Silver Adulteration Case, Orders Preservation Of Evidence
A Jammu court has directed the J&K Police to submit a detailed inquiry report in the alleged ₹550-crore Vaishno Devi silver adulteration and misappropriation ca…
Landslide Damage Covered Under Home Insurance; J&K State Commission Orders Reassessment Of Loss
The Jammu & Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that landslide-related damage to an insured residential property falls within the scope of…
14 special courts established in Delhi's Rouse Avenue to deal with paper leak, NIA, UAPA, NDPS and MCOCA cases
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court Complex has established 14 special courts dedicated to handling cases under the NIA Act, UAPA, NDPS Act, MCOCA, and paper leak offenc…
Air India Crash Case: AAIB Tells Supreme Court Final Report Expected by October
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has informed the Supreme Court that the draft final report into the Air India AI-171 crash is expected to be r…
Rajasthan High Court Warns Udaipur Hills Are Being Replaced by Hotels
The Rajasthan High Court has expressed serious concern over the rapid commercialization of Udaipur's hill regions, observing that natural hills are increasingly…
Supreme Court Pulls Up CBI Over Delayed Indiabulls Investigation
The Supreme Court sharply criticized the CBI and Delhi Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for failing to file a status report in the ongoing investigation into…
Supreme Court Issues Notice on Challenge to 2026 Transgender Rights Amendment
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union Government and States on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Transgender Persons (Protecti…
Supreme Court Rejects Plea for After-Hours Urgent Hearings Mechanism
The Supreme Court declined a plea seeking the creation of a permanent mechanism for urgent hearings outside regular court hours, observing that judicial functio…
Supreme Court Protects Student Protesters, Orders No Coercive Action
The Supreme Court has directed authorities not to take coercive action against student protesters involved in nationwide demonstrations over examination irregul…
Madhya Pradesh High Court Issues Guidelines Against Blanket Freezing of Bank Accounts
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued important guidelines discouraging the blanket freezing of bank accounts during cybercrime investigations. The Court emp…
Supreme Court Suggests Making “Digital Arrest” a Separate Criminal Offence
The Supreme Court has suggested that the Union Government formally define "digital arrest" in criminal law and create a standalone offence carrying stricter pun…
Supreme Court Considers Open-Court Review of 3-Year Practice Rule for Judiciary Entry
The Supreme Court is considering whether challenges to its decision reinstating the mandatory three-year legal practice requirement for entry into the lower jud…