Hate Speech: Speech Reflects Thoughts, Which Need To Be Corrected, Says SC
Hate speech: Speech reflects thoughts, which need to be corrected, says SC on plea to regulate public speeches by constitutional functionaries infringing fundamental rights New Delhi, Feb 2026: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that speech reflects the thought process, and that the real challenge in addressing hate speech lies not merely in regulating words, […]
SC TO HEAR CHALLENGE TO CAA FROM MAY 5
New Delhi, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will commence final hearing from May 5 on a batch of around 240 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi set aside […]
I-PAC RAIDS:ED BEING WEAPONISED,SAYS WEST- BENGAL;AGENCY CLAIMS IT IS BEING TERRORISED
New Delhi, 18 Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday witnessed a sharp exchange between the West Bengal government and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), with the State alleging that the anti-money laundering agency was being “weaponised” against political opponents, and the ED countering that it was, in fact, being “terrorised”. Senior Advocate Sidharth […]
WHY SC PENDENCY GREW TO 92,000 DESPITE RECORD DISPOSALS IN 2025
NEW DELHI , Feb 2026 : Last week, Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal informed the Parliament that there were 92,101 cases pending in the Supreme Court at the end of 2025. This marked an increase of 11.4% from the end of 2023, when the apex court’s pendency figure was 82,674. This number […]
SC SLAMS FREEBIES AHEAD OF POLLS
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : he Supreme Court came down hard Thursday morning on state governments’ practice of pre-election handouts, or ‘freebies’. In a series of strong statements the court demanded to know how states planned to fund actual development if they continued offering free food and free electricity. A proposal from poll-bound Tamil Nadu’s […]
ANIL AMBANI ASSURES SC NOT TO LEAVE INDIA WITHOUT PERMISSION
NEW DELHI,Feb 2026,: Industrialist Anil Ambani has filed an undertaking before the Supreme Court that he will not leave India without prior permission of the Court and will continue to cooperate with investigating agencies in connection with probe against him for large-scale bank fraud by Reliance Communications (RCOM) its group entities. He is currently being […]
SC FORMS PANEL TO GUIDE JUDGES ON SENSITIVITY, COMPASSION
Allahabad High Court Building NEW DELHI1,Feb 2026 : Over a year after an Allahabad High Court judge used explicit language to narrate a sexual assault on a minor girl in his judicial order, the Supreme Court has assigned the Director of the National Judicial Academy, Justice (retired) Aniruddha Bose, a former apex court judge, to […]
SC: NO EXCESSIVE LENIENCY IN SENTENCING CRIMINALS
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court has cautioned that courts should avoid undue leniency while sentencing those found guilty in criminal cases [Parameshwari v. State of Tamil Nadu & Ors]. A Bench of Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice Rajesh Bindal was dealing with a case where the Madras High Court had reduced a […]
SC’S 9-JUDGE CONSTITUTION BENCH TO DECIDE DEFINITION OF “INDUSTRY”
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would constitute a nine-judge Constitution Bench to determine the definition of “industry” under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and its precursor – the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and […]
TOP COURT JUNKS PLEA OVER HIMANTA SARMA’S MIYA REMARK
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court struck a displeased note Monday afternoon as it turned down petitions to file a police case, and order an inquiry by a Special Investigation Team, or SIT, against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over alleged hate speech incidents. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, […]
