Security officials keep vigil during a raid, in Pulwama. The National Investigation Agency carried out raids at eight locations in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of Kashmir in connection with a “white-collar” terror module that was behind a car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort. | Photo Credit: PTI A Delhi court on Monday (December 8, … Read more
The Bench termed as “national shame” the prolonged delay in Shaheen Malik’s own case, which has been pending since 2009 before a Rohini court in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 4, 2025) directed all the High Courts to submit details of pending trials related to acid … Read more
The court acquitted the accused of charges under the Indian Penal Code and the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Thane court has acquitted all seven accused in a 2019 case of dacoity at a cable company’s godown, noting that the prosecution failed to establish their identity, involvement, and the … Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (November 13, 2025) disqualified senior political leader Mukul Roy from membership of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly following his defection to the Trinamool Congress after winning the Assembly polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket over four years ago. A Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice … Read more
The Supreme Court of India | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) said High Courts should put it out in the public domain, for the world to see, how long their judges take to pronounce judgments in pending cases. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was … Read more
The Supreme Court had directed the Centre to constitute a committee to monitor such incidents of racial violence and hate crimes, and to recommend preventive measures. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 11, 2025) expressed strong disapproval of the recent incident in which two students from Kerala were allegedly … Read more
A council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother’s wishes. Islington Council faced a legal challenge by one of its residents after it arranged for her eight-month-old daughter to receive routine vaccinations while the child was in its care. The mother, known only as Ms S, had refused the … Read more
In a huge win for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Centre’s petition that challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order directing the resumption of MGNREGA, a 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme, in the state, after over three years. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, launched by the UPA … Read more
The Bench was hearing a plea of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking contempt action against 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore, who hurled an object towards the CJI on October 6 during court proceedings. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (October 27, 2025) voiced its preference to treat advocate Rakesh … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy In an attempt to rid the Western Ghats of harmful plastics, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to convene a meeting with all stakeholders, including brand owners who sell eatables, drinking water, and other such products in plastic packets, sachets, and PET … Read more