India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Orders Action Against Noida Bar Strikes

Supreme Court Orders Action Against Noida Bar StrikesIn a stern reiteration of its zero-tolerance policy towards lawyers' strikes, the Supreme Court of India has directed the Allahabad High Court's three-judge committee to takeimmediate and uncompromising actiona...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

JAOs Retain Authority for Sections 148/148A IT Notices Despite Faceless Scheme: Supreme Court Remits HC Verdicts Post Finance Act 2026 Clarification

Supreme Court Punts Massive Tax Clash Back to High Courts: JAO Powers Clarified by Parliament?In a pivotal move amid a storm of tax litigation, the Supreme Court of India has set aside High Court judgments that invalidated thousands of income tax reassessment not...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Patna

Cannot Oscillate Between Caste Identities for Reservation Benefits: Patna High Court

Panchayat Leader's Caste Flip-Flop Fails: Patna HC Draws Line on Reservation FraudIn a decisive ruling that reinforces the integrity of caste-based reservations, the Patna High Court's Division Bench ofJustice Sudhir SinghandJustice Shailendra Singhdismissed an intr...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Cautions on Religion Annihilation in Sabarimala Day 10

Supreme Court Cautions on Religion Annihilation in Sabarimala Day 10NEW DELHI – On the tenth day of hearings before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of theSupreme Court of India, justices delivered pointed warnings against judicial overreach into religious customs under the guise of reform. Ju...

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rebukes Lawyer, Stresses Management Rights

Supreme Court Rebukes Lawyer, Stresses Management Rights in Sabarimala ReferenceNew Delhi,April 28, 2026– On the ninth day of hearings in the high-stakes Sabarimala reference before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of theSupreme Court of India, the court sharply shifted focus to the identifica...

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu on Advocate's Assault

Supreme Court TakesSuo Motuon Advocate's AssaultIn a decisive assertion of its protective oversight over the legal fraternity, theSupreme Court of IndiaonApril 27, 2026, initiatedsuo motuproceedings in response to the brutal stabbing of a woman advocate allegedly by her husband in Delhi. Regi...

27 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Lists SLP Challenging Article 17 India-UAE Extradition Treaty Permitting Prosecution for Connected Offences: Delhi HC

Christian Michel's Legal Marathon Hits Supreme Court MilestoneIn a procedural yet pivotal move in the long-running AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam saga, the Supreme Court of India on April 24, 2026, directed the listing of accused middleman Christian Michel James'...

25 Apr 2026

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Supreme Court Lauds 92% Voter Turnout in Bengal Polls

Supreme Court Lauds 92% Voter Turnout in Bengal PollsIn an uncommon display of personal enthusiasm from the bench, theSupreme Court of Indiahas commended the unprecedented 91.78-92% voter turnout and largely peaceful conduct during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly Elections2026. Th...

24 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Directs SIT in Minor's Rape-Murder Case

Supreme Court Directs All-Women SIT in Ghaziabad Minor's Rape-Murder ProbeIn a stern intervention highlighting systemic lapses in a heinous child rape-murder case, theSupreme Court of IndiaonApril 24, 2025, directed theDirector General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to immediately constitute...

24 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Orders Out-of-Turn Hearings WB Voter Appeals

Supreme CourtOrdersOut-of-Turn Hearingsfor WB Voter Appeals Amid SIR ControversiesIn a significant intervention during West Bengal's ongoing assembly elections, aSupreme Courtbench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant has directedAppellate Tribunals (ATs)constituted under the state's Special Inten...

24 Apr 2026