Today, On 14th May, The Calcutta High Court directed police to ensure safe return of all citizens illegally evicted during West Bengal’s post-poll violence, stating that authorities must strictly maintain law and order and facilitate restoration of homes, shops, and properties without discrimination.
The Bar Council of India asked the West Bengal Bar Council to submit details about Mamata Banerjee’s professional status after she appeared in lawyer’s robes at the Calcutta High Court. The request followed her presence during Thursday’s proceedings.
Chaotic scenes erupted at the Calcutta High Court when former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced lawyers shouting “thief” slogans during her exit. The uproar followed a violence PIL hearing that intensified tensions within the court premises.
Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee appeared before the Calcutta High Court over a PIL on post-election violence and police inaction allegations. She pleaded, “My humble submission is to please protect the people of Bengal. This is not a bulldozer state.”
The Bombay High Court said that genuine residents cannot be kept in endless administrative limbo due to faulty biometric records, issuing multiple directions to the UIDAI while granting relief to twin brothers facing persistent Aadhaar updation issues today.
The Supreme Court criticised the Madhya Pradesh government for delaying sanction to prosecute minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over objectionable remarks. CJI Surya Kant said, “Just comply with our order, enough is enough, the first thing was an apology.”
The Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognisance of the brutal assault of an advocate and directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to assign the probe to an officer. It sought a status report on hospitals denying treatment.”
The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur Bench turned 23 news reports into suo motu PILs within eleven weeks of 2026, acting on media stories and lawyers’ letters. This already exceeds the eighteen such cases initiated in all of 2025.
The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on a plea seeking a ban on killing animals during religious practices. The petitioner argues such acts violate animal welfare.
The Supreme Court of India, in suo motu proceedings titled Re: Strengthening and Enhancing the Institutional Strength of Bar Associations, directed stakeholders to submit agreed terms of reference, with Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma seeking structured reforms for bar governance.
