The Supreme Court of India stayed the Madras High Court order barring R Seenivasa Sethupathi from participating in Tamil Nadu Assembly floor tests and trust votes, with the Bench calling the High Court’s direction “atrocious” before suspending its operation.
The Federation of All India Medical Association moved the Supreme Court of India alleging “systemic failure” by the National Testing Agency in conducting NEET-UG 2026, claiming the examination cancellation process severely damaged public confidence in India’s national medical entrance test system.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that a professionally qualified woman pursuing her career and securing stability for her child cannot amount to cruelty or desertion in marriage, criticising lower court observations as “regressive,” “ultra-conservative” and reflective of a “feudalistic” mindset.
The Supreme Court of India agreed to hear the Enforcement Directorate’s plea challenging anticipatory bail granted to Anup Majee in a West Bengal illegal coal mining and theft-linked money laundering case and issued notice seeking his response.
AAP minister Sanjeev Arora told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that his ED arrest in a money laundering case is “political victimisation” and sought parity with earlier orders protecting against vendetta, alleging proceedings driven by political rivalry in Punjab.
The Supreme Court of India directed the Rajasthan government to frame a policy promoting Rajasthani language as a medium of instruction in schools, and to integrate it into education, recognizing its status as a regional mother-tongue, as per constitutional mandate upheld by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta.
Justice BV Nagarathna questioned whether menstruation being termed a taboo is an objective fact or subjective perception, observing that such views depend on belief systems and that religious understanding should be based on a devotee’s perspective rather than an outsider’s interpretation.
Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora has challenged his ED arrest under PMLA before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking quashing of arrest, remand order and Section 19 action, calling it illegal and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 22 of the Constitution of India.
The Delhi High Court held that repeated taunts over inadequate dowry, including remarks about a “small car” and insufficient gold, may constitute cruelty under Section 498A IPC. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma partly restored charges against a husband in a dowry death case.
Three suspects Mayank Raj Mishra, Vicky Maurya and Raj Singh were arrested from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in connection with the murder of personal assistant of West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Chandranath Rath and remanded to 13 days’ police custody by a Barasat court.
