The Delhi High Court framed criminal contempt charges against a Delhi advocate for scandalous allegations in court and a similar LinkedIn post. The court said he lowered its authority and interfered with judicial proceedings by uploading the post.
Former Sahidullah Munshi of the Calcutta High Court and his family have been restored to the West Bengal electoral rolls after their names were initially omitted during the Special Intensive Revision. The correction came after the omission prompted concerns over accuracy.
The Delhi High Court granted interim protection to personality rights of Gautam Gambhir. Justice Jyoti Singh held that unauthorised commercial use of his name, image, or reputation infringes his publicity rights and unfairly exploits his established goodwill.
An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court of India challenging the Allahabad High Court order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a POCSO case, arguing the court exceeded bail-stage limits by assessing evidence meant for trial.
Former Calcutta High Court judge Sahidullah Munshi, now heading the West Bengal Board of Auqaf, was shocked to find his name deleted from the electoral roll, while the names of his wife and elder son remain under adjudication despite ongoing verification.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged High Courts to prioritise women in judicial appointments. Most courts agreed, amid low female representation, with only 116 of 813 High Court judges being women, highlighting gender imbalance in judiciary.
The Election Commission told the Calcutta High Court it can reassign officers to ensure free and fair elections. The plea challenges transfer of 73 officers before Bengal polls, while the state questioned governance without officials.
The Supreme Court set aside a dowry-harassment FIR against a woman’s parents-in-law and sister-in-law in Uttar Pradesh, ruling that vague matrimonial allegations should not trigger criminal proceedings. It stressed that criminal law must not serve as personal vendetta.
The Supreme Court Bar Association’s report, “Documenting Voices of Women Legal Professionals in India,” surveyed 2,604 female lawyers nationwide, highlighting persistent gender bias. 81% feel their career path is tougher than male colleagues, and 34% report workplace discrimination.
A Supreme Court-appointed panel, led by former Delhi High Court judge Justice Asha Menon, has urged the Centre to withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, and called for broad community consultation before further changes.
