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CJI Declares Sikkim India's First Paperless State Judiciary

CJI Declares Sikkim India's First Paperless State JudiciaryIn a momentous announcement that underscores India's accelerating judicial digitization, Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant declared Sikkim the nation's first fully paperless state judiciary during the inauguration of the two-d...

02 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Age Restrictions under Section 4(iii)(c)(I) Surrogacy Act Not Retrospective for Pre-2022 Couples: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Shields Pre-2022 Surrogacy Dreams: Age Caps Don't Retroactively Block ParenthoodIn a landmark ruling blending constitutional rights with medical realities, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled that age restrictions under theSurrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, do not apply retrospect...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Judicial Directions on Regularisation Attain Finality; State Can't Dilute via Temporary Schemes: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Delivers Justice to ISRO's Forgotten Ground Force: Regularisation Ordered After 30-Year FightIn a landmark ruling on April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through a bench comprisingJustice Vikram NathandJustice Sandeep Mehta, has directed the regularization of daily-wage "...

30 Apr 2026

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No Historic Record of Saraswati Temple Demolition, Muslim Body Tells MP High Court in Bhojshala Dispute

Echoes of History: MP High Court Grapples with Bhojshala's Temple-Mosque DivideIn a packed virtual and physical courtroom at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Indore, Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi oversaw intense arguments on April 29, 2026, in the...

30 Apr 2026

India - National Company Law Tribunal

Retd. Justice Grewal Appointed NCLT President

Retd. Justice Grewal Appointed NCLT PresidentIn a significant development for India's corporate adjudication landscape, retired Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, formerly of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has been appointed as the President of the National Company Law ...

30 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Existing Laws Suffice for Hate Speech

Supreme Court: Existing Laws Suffice for Hate SpeechIn a landmark decision underscoring the doctrine of separation of powers, the Supreme Court of India has firmly declined to issue additional judicial directions or guidelines to combat hate speech. A bench comprising Justices ...

29 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Holds Corporate Guarantees as IBC Financial Debt

Supreme Court Holds Corporate Guarantees as IBCFinancial DebtIn a landmark judgment that fortifies lender protections under India'sInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled that liabilities arising from corporate guarantees executed by a corporate debtor u...

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 - High Court of Allahabad

No Legal Backing for Transgenders' 'Badhai' Collection; Courts Can't Legitimize Without Law: Allahabad HC

Allahabad HC: Transgenders Can't Claim Legal Turf for 'Badhai' Gifts – Custom Can't Trump LawIn a stark rejection of longstanding community traditions, theAllahabad High Court'sLucknow Benchhas ruled that transgender persons, often referred to as Kinnars, holdno enforceable legal rightto coll...

29 Apr 2026

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Limiting Crop Damage Compensation to Specific Wild Animals Excluding Birds Violates Article 14: Bombay HC

Parrots Peck at Farmer's Dreams, But Bombay HC Ensures Compensation Bites BackIn a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench has struck a blow for farmers battling wildlife woes. A Division Bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita P. Mehta declared that government polici...

28 Apr 2026