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 Telangana High Court reserved its order on Pawan Khera’s request for transit anticipatory bail in an Assam Police case alleging forgery and conspiracy. His counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi said charges reflected “jungle raj and a wild west.”
Today, On 6th April, The Supreme Court directed the NIA to probe the April 1 Malda incident, where judicial officers were gheraoed during protests over voter list removal. CJI Kant remarked, “You are so busy that you cannot take the call of the Chief Justice of High Court.”
The Delhi High Court directed Delhi Police to ensure peace during Eid in Uttam Nagar amid tensions, with a Bench led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya reviewing security and ordering preventive measures.
A plea before the Kerala High Court seeks cancellation of certification and stay on release of the movie The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond, alleging it promotes communal disharmony; Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas issued notice to CBFC and producer Sunshine Pictures.
The Supreme Court dismissed IA 6671/2026 while allowing parties to seek proper legal remedies, clarifying that only “effective interim or final orders” can be challenged. The CJI assured that the pending plea seeking stay on Section 4 will be listed after the nine-judge Bench matter concludes.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of a couple for killing their nine-year-old daughter with a mental disorder. The Court said parents have a duty to care for every child.
Nawada District and Sessions Judge Shilpi Soni Raj was found dead at her government residence in Bihar, as Principal District and Sessions Judge Shilpee Soniraj tragically passed away under mysterious circumstances, prompting an official investigation today.
