India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Haryana Ad-Hoc Regularization Policy

Supreme Court Strikes Down Haryana's Arbitrary Ad-Hoc Regularization PolicyIn a significant reinforcement of constitutional mandates on public employment, theSupreme Court of Indiahas struck down Haryana'sJuly 7, 2014notifications aimed at regularizing ad hoc, contractual, and daily wage empl...

20 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi Court Convicts CBI Officers After 26-Year Raid Case

Delhi Court Convicts CBI Officers After 26-Year Raid CaseIn a landmark ruling that underscores the long arm of justice, a Delhi court has convicted a servingCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI)Joint Director and a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police for assault,criminal trespass, and mi...

20 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Binding Timelines in SOP for Translation & Filing of Legal Aid Appeals Mandatory: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Cracks Down on Legal Aid Delays: SOP with Ironclad Timelines to Fast-Track JusticeIn a landmark move to dismantle bureaucratic hurdles in legal aid, theSupreme Court of Indiahas issued a detailedStandard Operating Procedure (SOP)mandating strict timelines for translating and tra...

17 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Patna

Absence of FSL Report & Section 50 NDPS Non-Compliance Vitiate Conviction: Patna High Court Acquits After 27 Years

'Beyond Imagination': Patna HC Frees Man After 27 Years, Slams NDPS Case SansFSLReportIn a scathing rebuke to sloppy policing and prosecution lapses, thePatna High Courthas acquitted Tilakhdhari Yadav, overturning his 2010 conviction under theNDPS Actafter a grueling 27-year legal battle. Jus...

28 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Patna

Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof: Patna HC Acquits Most in Ara Court Bomb Blast Conspiracy, Sets Aside Death Sentence Under Section 302 IPC

"Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Take Proof's Place": Patna HC Demolishes Ara Court Bomb Blast ConvictionsIn a scathing 176-page verdict that echoes the timeless legal mantra"suspicion, howsoever strong, cannot take the place of proof", the Patna High Court has acquitted five men in the sen...

28 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

Systemic Discrimination in ACRs & Opportunities Bars Fair PC Denial to Women SSCOs Despite Vacancy Cap: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Systemic Barriers: Women Army Officers Win Permanent Commission BattleIn a resounding verdict for gender justice, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that denying Permanent Commission (PC) to women Short Service Commission Officers (SSCWOs) stemmed from deep-rooted...

24 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC Stays Trial Remarks in Excise Policy Case

Delhi HC Stays Trial Remarks in Excise Policy CaseIn a pivotal development in the protracted Delhi Excise Policy corruption saga, theDelhi High Court, presided over by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, has stayed adverse observations made by a trial court against theCentral Bureau of Investigatio...

10 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL on Crash Report

Delhi High Court Rejects PIL Seeking 'Reading Down' of Air India Crash Preliminary ReportIn a decisive ruling that underscores the boundaries of judicial intervention in expert-led investigations, a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court ...

25 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi HC Questions Justiciability of Rajya Sabha Nomination PIL

Delhi HC Questions Justiciability of Rajya Sabha Nomination PILIn a pointed hearing that underscores the limits of judicial intervention in executive discretions, aDelhi High Courtdivision bench has questioned thejusticiabilityof aPublic Interest Litigation (PIL)challenging the nomination of ...

25 Feb 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Closes Suo Motu on Polluted Rivers

Supreme CourtClosesSuo Motuon Polluted RiversIn a decisive ruling that underscores the boundaries of theSupreme Court's jurisdiction in environmental matters, a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna has closedsuo motuproceedings initiated in2021over rising pollution levels i...

24 Feb 2026