SC PERMITS PRAYERS BY BOTH HINDUS & MUSLIMS TODAY IN DHAR
NEW DELHI,22 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has allowed Hindus and Muslims to offer prayers at the disputed Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar town of Madhya Pradesh this Friday. Members of the Hindu community have been allowed to pray from sunrise to sunset on the Hindu festival Basant Panchami, which falls on […]
SC SEEKS EXPERT PANEL ON ARAVALLI HILLS, STOPS ILLEGAL MINING
NEW DELHI,21 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Rajasthan Government to immediately stop the illegal mining on the Aravalli range of hills. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant asked the Centre, the amicus curiae and other parties to suggest names of environmentalists, scientists and mining experts within four weeks, […]
7 YEARS WITHOUT TRIAL: SC DEFERS LAWYER SURENDRA GADLING’S BAIL PLEA
lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling NEW DELHI,21 Jan 2026: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred by one more month the bail application filed by lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surajgarh arson case. A Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi adjourned the matter after proposing that timelines could be fixed to ensure that […]
Can ED invoke Article 226? Supreme Court to examine challenge after Kerala, Tamil Nadu appeals
New Delhi, Jan. 20: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on a plea by the Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments contending that the central agency is not a juristic person entitled to move High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution for its enforcement — a provision that […]
SC TO DECIDE ON ED’S RIGHT TO FILE WRITS
NEW DELHI,20 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can approach High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution as a ‘juristic person’ to enforce its rights. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on appeals filed by the Kerala and […]
VERDICT RESERVED ON FATHER’S PLEA TO WITHDRAW LIFE SUPPORT TO HIS SON IN COMA FOR OVER 13 YEARS
NEW DELHI,16 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a plea filed by a father seeking permission to withdraw life-sustaining treatment for his 31-year-old son, who has remained in a comatose state for more than 12 years after falling from a fourth floor of a building in Noida, resulting in a […]
EMOTIONS CAN’T GO OUT OF HAND, TOP COURT ON MAMATA VS ED
NEW DELHI,15 Jan 2026: The Supreme Court today said it is “very much disturbed” by the chaos in the Calcutta High Court during the hearing related to the ongoing face-off between the Enforcement Directorate and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress. The court noted that it is a “serious issue” and that it intends to issue […]
Wasting The Court’s Time’: SC Declines To Hear PIL Seeking Removal Of Savarkar Portraits
New Delhi, Jan. 13: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking the removal of portraits of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar from Parliament and other public places, warning the petitioner that exemplary costs would be imposed for wasting judicial time. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya […]
SC SPLIT ON LAW ON SANCTION TO PROBE PUBLIC SERVANTS
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave a split verdict on whether the law that protects public servants from inquiry or investigation for decisions or recommendations made by them while on duty. Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, introduced in July 2018, bars any “inquiry or investigation” against a […]
DIGITAL ARRESTS: GOVT FORMS MULTI-AGENCY PANEL TO COMBAT MENACE
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : Digital arrests were widely reported in India in 2024 and 2025, when scamsters would impersonate a police officer/civil servant to threaten innocent people over “digital arrest”. The central government has sprung into action to curb digital arrest scams – which have looted senior citizens, youths, and the vulnerable of thousands […]
