#BREAKING Supreme Court uploads the order directing the Election Commission of India to accept Aadhaar card as a "12th document" as a proof of identity, in addition to the eleven documents specified for the Bihar SIR exercise. #BiharSIR #Bihar #ElectionCommission

The Supreme Court recently flagged the growing practice of High Courts pronouncing operative parts of its verdicts but uploading detailed judgment on its website months or even years later. The bench said this practice was a matter of grave concern, and such delays deprive

#BREAKING Counsel mentions PIL seeking cancellation of the India-Pakistan #cricket match scheduled to be held on Sept 14 in #AsiaCup2025 Bench: Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi J Maheshwari: What is the urgency? It's a match, let it be. Match is this Sunday, what can

The Supreme Court has directed High Courts and trial courts across the country to take up bail and anticipatory bail applications for disposal within a short time frame, preferably within two months. The Court also directed High Courts to come up with mechanism to avoid

#BREAKING Delhi Court quashes ex-parte gag order restraining journalists from reporting on #Adani group. In my opinion, civil judge ought to have granted opportunity of hearing before passing an order which has impact of directing removal of articles, Court said.

Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sept 19 urged arbitral institutions to foster diversity and embrace technology. Justice Chandrachud underlined that institutional arbitration is not merely a substitute for courts but incorporates the strengths of judicial system.

Speaking at Nyaya Nirmaan 2025, a dialogue hosted by the General Counsels’ Association of India, Supreme Court Justice Manmohan issued a sharp warning that unless India fundamentally reimagines its legal and regulatory systems, it will fall short of its ambitious 2047 goal of

While hearing a petition challenging the summons issued to the online news portal - The Wire in connection with a defamation case filed by professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, the Supreme Court on Sept 22 remarked that the time has come to decriminalize the offence of

#BREAKING: #SupremeCourt issues notices on petitions of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Meeran Haider, Gulfisha Fatima and Shifa Ur Rehman seeking bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Matter to be heard on October 7.

Just because a minor girl has fallen in love with an adult man and their families have got them married and she has given birth to a child does not mean that the offences under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act are not made out, the Bombay High Court

Can challenge Ayodhya judgment through curative petition based on CJI DY Chandrachud's comments: Prof. G Mohan Gopal Justice Chandrachud had recently said that the very erection of the Babri Masjid was an act of desecration of a temple. Read more: barandbench.com/news/can-chall…

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President & Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has strongly criticised economist and PM's Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal for describing the judiciary as the “biggest hurdle” in India's journey towards becoming Viksit Bharat. Read

The Chief Justice made the comment on Oct 3 while delivering the Sir Maurice Rault Memorial Lecture at Mauritius. Click here to read more on what Justice Gavai said about rule of law prevailing in the country: barandbench.com/news/indian-le…

Success in legal profession not measured by financial gains but by ethical weight: Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant Read more: barandbench.com/news/success-i…

Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday said both the judiciary and law enforcement agencies play a pivotal role in handling cases of violence against girl children. Read more: bitl.to/5Az2 #SupremeCourtofIndia #JusticeNagarathna

Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai on Saturday urged lawyers and judges to make diversity and inclusion the cornerstone of justice delivery, saying that “the law finds its truest meaning when it protects the most vulnerable.” Read more: bitl.to/5B0O #SupremeCourt

Born into a low-caste family, Constitution made me equal: CJI BR Gavai in Vietnam Read more: barandbench.com/news/born-into…

The recent transfer of MP High Court Judge Justice Atul Sreedharan to the Allahabad High Court marks a troubling episode in the functioning of the Supreme Court Collegium. Read more: bitl.to/5Dp9 #JusticeAtulSreedharan

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka said that no religion allows or condones the degradation of the environment, and lamented that pollution is increasingly being justified in the name of religion. Read more: bitl.to/5G26 #JusticeOka #pollution #religion

Bursting Crackers, Idol Immersions, Loudspeakers Not Essential Religious Practices; No Religion Permits Pollution : Justice AS Oka Read more: bitl.to/5G26 #JusticeOka #pollution #religion #environment