India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi Court Grants Bail to Pooja Rajput in Fake ED Raid Case: No Fruitful Purpose Served by Continued Detention

FakeEDRaid Case:Delhi CourtGrants Bail to Pooja RajputIn a significant development in the investigation surrounding a brazen extortion attempt involving the impersonation ofEnforcement Directorate(ED) officials, theSaket Courtsin New Delhi have granted bail to Pooja Rajput. Addressing thebail...

12 Jun 2026

India - Central Information Commission

CIC Imposes Penalties on Deemed CPIOs for 'Atrocious' RTI Mismanagement at Dr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya

A "Sordid Mockery": CIC Penalizes University Officials for RTI Defiance In a sharp rebuke to the administrative culture atDr. Harisingh Gaur Vishwavidyalaya, theCentral Information Commission (CIC)has imposed a penalty of ₹10,000 each on three deemed Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs...

11 Apr 2025

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Plea Challenges Advocates' Degree Verification Transparency

Supreme CourtPlea Challenges Advocates' Degree Verification TransparencyThe integrity of the Indian legal profession faces a foundational challenge as theSupreme Courtof India grapples with a petition demanding a comprehensive and uniform verification mechanism for advocates' educational cred...

26 May 2026

India -

Bail Jurisdiction Under Section 483 BNSS Limited to Petitioner's Liberty: Supreme Court

The Limits of Liberty: Supreme Court ChecksJudicial Overreachin Bail PleasIn a significant clarification on the scope of judicial power, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled thatHigh Courtscannot exercise theirbail jurisdictionto issue broad administrative directions regarding the functioning o...

19 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Absence of Public Witnesses and Videography in NDPS Cases Relevant for Bail: Delhi High Court

Missing Witnesses and Camera-less Raids: How Delhi HC is Redefining NDPSBailStandardsIn a judgment that underscores the tension between stringent narcotics laws and the constitutional protection ofpersonal liberty, theHigh Court of Delhihas clarified the importance ofprocedural...

19 May 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Tenant Must Prove Applicability of UP Rent Control Act to Claim Protection: Allahabad High Court

AllahabadHigh CourtClarifies Burden on Tenants Claiming Rent Act ShieldIn a significant ruling that reinforces procedural rigor in rent control matters, theAllahabadHigh Courthas made it clear that tenants cannot invoke the protective umbrella of theUttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation o...

06 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe into Society Land Fraud

Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe into Society Land FraudIn a significant intervention addressing organized land scams plaguing public welfare societies, theSupreme Court of Indiahas set aside anAllahabad High Courtinterim order that restrained police from filing a chargesheet in a forgery and c...

14 May 2026

India -

Blanket Stay on Charge-Sheet Filing Under BNSS S.193(3) Impermissible: Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order, Orders SIT Probe in Society Land Fraud

Supreme Court Unleashes SIT to Safeguard Maharishi's Spiritual Legacy from Land Mafia GripIn a decisive blow against alleged organized land fraud, the Supreme Court of India has overturned an Allahabad High Court interim order that stalled a police charge-sheet i...

12 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Disciplinary Body Can't Punish on New Charge Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Shields Doctor from Harsher Penalty: No Fresh Notice, No New ChargeIn a nuanced ruling onMay 6, 2026, theSupreme Court of Indiapartially allowed an appeal by 76-year-old paediatrician Dr. Nigam Prakash Narain, faulting the National Medical Commission (NMC, successor to theMedica...

06 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Unverified Derogatory Remarks Against Judges via YouTube Videos Amount to Criminal Contempt u/s 2(c): Delhi High Court

YouTuber's Reform Crusade Turns Contempt: Delhi HC Draws Sharp Line Between Criticism and ScandalIn a strongly worded judgment, the Delhi High Court has convicted YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja ofcriminal contemptfor uploading videos and inflammatory banners o...

21 Apr 2026