Kolkata I-PAC Raids : Bengal Questions ED’s Article 32 Plea; SC Flags Need For Remedy In ‘Unusual’ Situation
New Delhi, 19March 2026: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the West Bengal government if the Enforcement Directorate was remediless and was expected to ‘look and watch’ after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee brags and obstructs the raids on the I-PAC – a political consultancy firm based in Kolkata, as State said that the ED’s petition […]
US Court Divorce On ‘Irretrievable Breakdown’ Not Enforceable In India; SC Grants Relief Under Article 142
New Delhi,19 March 2026 : The Supreme Court has held that a divorce decree granted by a United States court on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage is not enforceable in India where the parties are governed by the Hindu Marriage Act, which does not recognise such a ground. At the same time, the […]
SC EXHORTS CENTRE TO BRING LAW ON PATERNITY LEAVE FOR THE SHARED PARENTING OF EARLY & HOLISTIC CHILDCARE
NEW DELHI,18 March 2026 : Highlighting the importance and need for paternity leave, the Supreme court on Tuesday exhorted the Central government to bring a law on the paternity leave recognising the role of father in the early childhood caregiving, in balanced understanding of shared parenting, and dismantling the gendered role attributed to the mother […]
Kejriwal Moves SC Seeking Transfer Of Excise Policy Case From Delhi HC Judge
New Delhi,17 March 2026: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approached the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Delhi High Court Chief Justice declining his request to transfer the excise policy case from Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to another judge. The petition also challenges Justice Sharma’s March 9 order which stayed a trial […]
FB Post On Operation Sindoor : Haryana Tells SC It Will Not Prosecute Ashoka University Professor
New Delhi,16 March 2026: The Haryana government on Monday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided not to grant sanction to prosecute Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his social media posts relating to Operation Sindoor, India’s cross-border military action following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. Taking note of the State’s stand […]
SC Seeks Centre’s Response On Plea To Ban Animal sacrifice In Temples, Amendment To PCA Act Provision
New Delhi, 13March 2026: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central government on a PIL by advocate Shruti Bisht seeking a ban on animal sacrifice in temples as part of religious practices and amendment to Section 28 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, which provides that the killing of […]
SC Declines To Entertain PIL Against Tax Raid Provisions, Petitioner Withdraws Plea
New Delhi, 10March2026: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest litigation challenging provisions of the Income Tax Act that allow tax authorities to conduct search and seizure operations without prior notice, including access to digital devices and virtual spaces while investigating suspected tax evasion. The petition questioned provisions under the existing […]
West Bengal SIR: SC to hear plea against exclusion from the final electoral rolls
New Delhi, Mar. 9: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday two petitions challenging the exclusion of names from the final electoral rolls published on February 28, despite the petitioners stating that their names figured in the electoral rolls prior to the SIR and that they had submitted all the required documents in support of […]
SC Pulls Up Lawyer For Seeking FIR Against PM,HM Over CAA ; keeps ₹50,000 Costs In Abeyance
New Delhi, Feb2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply admonished a practising advocate who had sought registration of an FIR against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and others over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). The Court, however, kept in abeyance the ₹50,000 costs imposed on him by the Rajasthan High […]
WB SIR:SC Clarifies Class-10 ‘Admit Card’ Valid Only With Pass Certificate
New Delhi, Feb. 25: The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that Madhyamik (Class 10) admit cards can be used for the verification of identity and parentage during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, but only when accompanied by the corresponding pass certificate. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant […]
