India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Debates Sabarimala Customs Under Article 25

Supreme Court Grapples with Religious Customs in Landmark Sabarimala ReferenceNEW DELHI – In a high-stakes constitutional showdown, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of theSupreme Court of Indiahas begun dissecting the fragile balance between religious freedom and gender equality, centering on ...

24 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Questions Writ Maintainability in Sabarimala Reference

Supreme Court Questions Writ Maintainability in Sabarimala Reference HearingNew Delhi:On the seventh day of the landmark Sabarimala reference hearing before a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, the court delved into profound questions of judicial final...

23 Apr 2026

India - Securities and Exchange Board of India

SEBI Appoints KVR Murty as Whole-Time Member

SEBI Appoints Corporate Law Veteran KVR Murty as FourthWhole-Time MemberIn a significant move for India's capital markets regulation, theSecurities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)has appointed KVR Murty as itsWhole-Time Member(WTM), with him assuming charge in Mumbai on Wednesday,April 15,...

16 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Land Acquisition for Non-Existent Entity is Monumental Fraud, Quashed with CBI Probe: Karnataka High Court

'Monumental Fraud': Karnataka HC Quashes 53-Acre Land Grab, Orders CBI Probe into State-Business CollusionIn a scathing verdict exposing deep-rooted collusion between state officials and private interests, theHigh Court of Karnatakahas quashed the acquisition of over 53 acres of prime land ne...

15 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Patna

S.107 CrPC Invocable Only For Overt Acts Threatening Public Peace At Large, Not Individual Fears: Patna High Court

RTI Activist's Threats to Officials Don't Warrant Section 107 CrPC Bond: Patna HC Sets Preventive LimitsIn a landmark ruling emphasizing the boundaries of preventive justice, the Patna High Court quashed proceedings under Section 107 CrPC against Lalan Prasad Singh, a resident of Bhagalpur, B...

10 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Cannot Compel Uprooting of Differently-Abled Students from Special Schools Sans Policy Roadmap: Bombay High Court

Bombay HC Slams Brakes: No Forced Shift of Special-Needs Kids to Regular Schools Without a PlanIn a significant intervention for disability rights in education, the Bombay High Court has stayed a Zilla Parishad notice directing the absorption of differently-abled stu...

08 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Subsequent Tree Growth on Master Plan Land Doesn't Create 'Deemed Forest' Under 1980 Act: Supreme Court

Trees vs. Terminals: Supreme Court Shields Urban Master Plans from 'Deemed Forest' ClaimsIn a landmark verdict balancing urban growth with green concerns, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal challenging the redevelopment of a key railway land parcel near Delhi's Bijwasan statio...

23 Mar 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Farmers Can't Be Denied PMFBY Benefits for Bank's Data Entry Error on NCIP: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court Shields Farmers from Bank's Digital Blunder in Crop Insurance PayoutsIn a landmark ruling for India's agrarian heartland, theHigh Court of Judicature at Jodhpurhas ordered theNagaur Central Cooperative Bankto release long-pending crop insurance claims to dozens of small f...

14 Mar 2026

India - Consumer State

Refusal to Accept Demonetised Notes in KYC-Compliant Account Amounts to Deficiency in Service: NCDRC

NCDRC Slaps Axis Bank with ₹3.19 Crore Payout Over Demonetisation Deposit DebacleIn a scathing verdict delivered on March 10, 2026, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) held Axis Bank liable fordeficiency in serviceafter it refused to accept demonetised notes from Procu...

11 Mar 2026

India -

Non-Compliance with Court Summons Amounts to Contempt: Allahabad HC Issues Warrant Against HDFC Life Branch Head in Cheating Bail Case

Hide-and-Seek with Justice: Allahabad HC Slaps Warrant on HDFC Life Boss Over 'Deathbed' Insurance Scam ProbeIn a scathing rebuke that exposed potential systemic flaws in life insurance issuance, theAllahabad High Courtissued abailable warrantagainstHDFC Life Insurance's Moradabad branch head...

02 Mar 2026