Category: Legal News

The Supreme Court answered the question When is watching or storing child sexual abuse material an offence? Supreme Court ruled that merely watching and storage of pornography involving children on digital devices can be an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) if the person concerned had the intention to […]

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr. Subramanian Swamy has moved the Supreme Court over the Tirupati Laddu controversy where animal fat was found in Tirupati Laddu prasadam served at the revered Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh [Dr Subramanian Swamy v State of Andhra Pradesh and ors].   As per reports, a forensic lab report revealed that animal fat […]

The Supreme Court YouTube channel hacked and is currently showing videos promoting XRP, a cryptocurrency developed by US-based company Ripple Labs.   The top court has been using YouTube to stream hearings of cases listed before Constitution Benches and matters involving public interest. Videos of earlier hearings have apparently been made private by the hackers. […]

  The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition challenging the anti-defection law under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India.   The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that the Tenth Schedule has already been upheld by a Constitution Bench in Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu And Others, and […]

The Supreme Court in a reservation law case, issued notice on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)’s plea challenging Patna High Court’s decision to quash the Bihar law to increase reservation for Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/STs) in the State from 50 per cent to 65 percent in public employment and […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict in the bail plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Delhi excise policy case [Arvind Kejriwal v Central Bureau of Investigation].   A Bench of Justices Surya […]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a contempt of court notice to Wikipedia after ANI claimed that the platform had failed to comply with orders to disclose information on subscribers who made allegedly defamatory edits on ANI’s Wikipedia page.   Justice Navin Chawla took strong objection to Wikipedia’s conduct, stating,   “I will impose contempt…It is […]

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) petition that called for the conduct of a social and caste-based census.   A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti pointed out that it was a policy matter in which the top court was not inclined to interfere.   “What is this? This is […]

The Supreme Court in the Delhi excise policy case granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party communications-in-charge Vijay Nair who is an accused in the money laundering case arising out of the Delhi excise policy case scam [Vijay Nair vs Directorate of Enforcement].   A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti said that the ED has not been […]

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash a criminal defamation case against Shashi Tharoor, Congress Member of Parliament (MP) over a statement comparing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion.   Justice Anup Kumar Mendiratta passed the order rejecting Tharoor’s plea to quash the case. The Court vacated its interim order staying the proceedings and […]

The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the name of advocate Tejas Karia (Tejas Dhirenbhai Karia) for appointment as a judge of the Delhi High Court.   Karia was recommended for the post by the High Court Collegium on October 25, 2023.   He is a Disputes Resolution Partner at law firm, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas. […]