The Supreme Court of India, in a special hearing held on Saturday night, granted interim relief to social activist Teesta Setalvad, staying the Gujarat High Court’s order that denied her bail and directed her to immediately surrender. This decision is in connection with an FIR lodged against Setalvad for allegedly fabricating documents to implicate high […]
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has urged legal services authorities to harness the power of social media to reach out to beneficiaries and individuals in need of legal services. The CJI made these remarks during his inaugural address at the 19th All India Legal Services Authorities meet held in Srinagar. Despite the National […]
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) on July 3, seeking the establishment of a National Commission for Men. The petition, filed by advocate Mahesh Kumar Tiwari, calls for guidelines to address the issue of suicide among married men subjected to domestic violence. The plea also seeks to […]
The Supreme Court of India has introduced a new roster system for the allocation of cases, which will come into effect from July 3, 2023. The new system aims to bring more transparency to the top court and takes into account the domain expertise of judges, along with the pendency and inflow of cases. Under […]
In a bold move, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has taken the fight against the Centre’s Delhi ordinance to the Supreme Court, labelling it as “unconstitutional” and “manifestly arbitrary”. The AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, has called for an immediate halt to the ordinance, arguing that it “sidelines the elected government from control over its […]
