India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Asks Calcutta High Court to Examine Security Plea of Retired Judge

Supreme Court Asks Calcutta High Court to Examine Security Plea of Retired JudgeIn a significant development concerningjudicial independenceand the safety of those dischargingquasi-judicial functions, theSupreme Court of Indiaon Friday disposed of awrit petitionseeking enhanced...

08 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Rajasthan High Court Commutes Nine Death Sentences, Acquits Two in Eleven Pending References

Rajasthan High Court Commutes Nine Death Sentences, Acquits Two in Eleven Pending ReferencesIn a significant development, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has disposed of all pending death-sentence references before it. Out of 11 references, the court commuted the death pena...

08 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules out-of-state public trusts can claim MP Accommodation Control Act exemption

Supreme Court rules out-of-state public trusts can claim MP Accommodation Control Act exemptionTheSupreme Court of Indiahas held that public trusts registered outside Madhya Pradesh may still claimexemptionunder theM.P. Accommodation Control Act, 1961, when pursuing eviction proceedings. A be...

08 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Examine Blanket Ban on Personal Information Disclosure in RTI Act

Supreme Court to Examine Blanket Ban on Personal Information Disclosure in RTI ActTheSupreme Court of Indiais set to determine whether Parliament's amendment to theRight to Information(RTI) Act—which eliminated the public interest exception for disclosure of personal information—can withstand...

08 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court suggests uniform pan-India policy on compulsory rural service for medical students

Supreme Court suggests uniform pan-India policy on compulsory rural service for medical studentsTheSupreme Court of Indiaon Friday signaled the need for a uniform, pan-India policy governing compulsory rural service for medical graduates, emphasizing that students of medicine have an obligati...

07 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Consider Court Fee Exemption for Ahmedabad Sunni Muslim Waqf Committee in Tribunal

Supreme Court to Consider Court Fee Exemption for Ahmedabad Sunni Muslim Waqf Committee in TribunalTheSupreme Court of IndiaonAugust 7issued notice in aspecial leave petitionthat raises a pivotal question for waqf institutions across the country: can they be exempted from paying court fees in...

07 Aug 2026

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Chengalpattu Family Court Permits Sangeetha to Withdraw Divorce Case Against Chief Minister Vijay

Chengalpattu Family Court Permits Sangeetha to Withdraw Divorce Case Against Chief Minister VijaySangeetha, wife of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, withdrew her divorce petition on Friday before theFamily Court in Chengalpattu, bringing an abrupt end to a high-profile matrimonial ca...

07 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Introduces New MSA-PBTA Nomenclature For Benami Property Act Appeals

Karnataka High Court Introduces New MSA-PBTA Nomenclature For Benami Property Act AppealsA fresh procedural pathway has been carved out for appeals arising under theProhibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988.TheKarnataka High Courthas issued an administrative circular directing tha...

07 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Questions Shiv Sena Party Constitution During Hearing On Election Commission Symbol Dispute

Supreme Court Questions Shiv Sena Party Constitution During Hearing On Election Commission Symbol DisputeThe Supreme Court of India is currently presiding over a high-stakes constitutional challenge regarding the recognition of ...

07 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Does Income Status Overwrite Social Backwardness? The Supreme Court of India Opposes New Reservation Plea

Does Income Status Overwrite Social Backwardness? The Supreme Court of India Opposes New Reservation PleaTheUnion Governmenthas formally filed acounter-affidavitbefore theSupreme Court of India, mounting a robust defense against apublic interest petitionthat seeks the implementation of an inc...

06 Aug 2026