Siddaramaiah urged creation of regional bench of Supreme Court of India in South India to improve access. He stressed judicial authority must remain paramount amid growing integration of artificial intelligence in courts.
Today, On 7th April, The Supreme Court has directed that exceptionally urgent matters that cannot await the normal listing process must be mentioned only before the Chief Justice of India, even when he is engaged with a constitution bench hearing today itself.
Supreme Court Justice Aravind Kumar said the belief that Delhi is India’s legal pinnacle is a false, manufactured impression, stressing that Delhi is not India and warning against equating the capital’s prominence with nationwide legal excellence and ability.
Today, On 20th March, The Chief Justice of India asked the lawyer to move the Delhi High Court after a runaway couple’s protection plea was mentioned before the Supreme Court of India. He questioned, “Why this step-motherly treatment to Article 226 jurisdiction?”
The Punjab & Haryana High Court said litigants cannot backtrack or blame their lawyer after withdrawing a case. It added that “a counsel is an officer of the court and not merely a mechanical agent of the litigant” while rejecting such excuses.
The Supreme Court has directed High Courts to notify convicts before appointing an amicus curiae to represent them. The move aims to ensure fair representation and prevent future legal disputes in long-pending criminal appeals.
Today, On 12th March, The Supreme Court dismissed Advocate Ashok Pandey’s petition seeking Rs 1 crore from the Union Government. He claimed the amount was for fees and expenses for cases he filed to “save” former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court rejected a woman’s plea to prosecute the parents and grandmother of the man she accused of rape on a false promise of marriage, holding that her claims of their alleged assurance did not constitute abetment.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that ending a romantic relationship cannot be treated as instigation to commit suicide. The Court clarified that a breakup alone does not fulfil the legal requirements to constitute the offense of abetment of suicide.
Rajasthan High Court upheld the State’s decision denying a woman access to her husband’s salary details under the RTI Act. The court ruled that such personal financial information cannot be disclosed, protecting privacy over transparency.
