Supreme Court orders release of accused detained under NSA in a caste-based humiliation case and stays Madhya Pradesh High Court’s preventive detention directions.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court stays bail granted to Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case, flags flawed POCSO interpretation on “public servant” definition.
Supreme Court flags systematic forest land grabbing in Uttarakhand, orders inquiry, restrains private parties, and directs protection of 2,866 acres.
Supreme Court grants interim bail to a woman jailed by an appellate court for changing lawyers in a cheque bounce appeal, calling the court’s approach unjustified.
Supreme Court halts further deer translocation from A.N. Jha Deer Park and orders a scientific assessment by the CEC to review wildlife management and compliance.
Supreme Court restores Crocs’ passing-off suits against Indian shoemakers, keeping key design law question open and sending the matter back for trial.
Supreme Court sets aside Bombay HC bail orders, ruling that prolonged custody cannot dilute the strict Section 37 NDPS embargo in a 50 kg cocaine case.
Supreme Court rules that a tenant cannot dispute the landlord’s ownership after paying rent for decades, reinforcing the principle of estoppel in tenancy.
SC stays Madras HC order against TN Minister Durai Murugan & wife in ₹1.4 cr disproportionate assets case, seeks state response on sanction issue.
SC declines Kangana Ranaut’s plea to quash defamation case over farmers’ protest remarks, says trial must proceed; actor withdraws petition.
SC refuses plea against use of Chennai temples’ land, ₹25 cr funds for building college, says using temple assets for education not improper.
SC rejects NCPCR plea against minor Muslim girl’s marriage, upholding HC ruling that valid marriage is possible under personal law upon puberty.
SC stays Bombay HC’s acquittal of 12 in 2006 Mumbai train blasts; says verdict won’t set precedent in MCOCA cases; no arrest for now.
SC allows M3M to substitute attached land with alternate property worth ₹317 cr under ED’s PMLA order, enabling project continuity with conditions.
TN ADGP H M Jayaram moves SC against Madras HC order directing his arrest in kidnapping case; SC agrees to hear plea, govt places him under suspension.
Delhi Karkardooma Court orders NGO to return pet dogs, flags misuse of authority, and says animal welfare must operate within the rule of law.
19 January, 2026 03:22 PM
Delhi High Court upheld Press Council of India’s rejection of Editors Guild’s claim, citing delay and non-compliance, and declined to interfere in 15th Press Council constitution.
19 January, 2026 01:39 PM
Supreme Court enforces Article 21A, mandates statutory rules for RTE Act’s 25% quota, and empowers NCPCR to monitor State compliance.
19 January, 2026 02:43 PM
Delhi High Court grants sweeping interim relief against AI deepfake pornography, orders takedown, de-indexing, disclosure and MeitY-led website blocking.
19 January, 2026 04:50 PM
Supreme Court rules accused on bail after suspension of sentence need not appear on every hearing date in appellate or revisional courts.
19 January, 2026 12:47 PM
Kerala High Court holds that a Hindu wife can claim maintenance from her husband’s immovable property, laying down a three-stage framework of rights.
19 January, 2026 02:00 PM
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