After examining CCTV footage, the Delhi High Court held that a jail warden’s second round of beating—after inmates had dispersed and returned to their cells—was unnecessary and absolutely impermissible, warning of stern action if such conduct is repeated.
The Supreme Court has appointed former judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia to head a judicial commission probing illegal residential colonies at Uldepur in Meerut and directed authorities to proceed against 16,726 unauthorised structures identified in Zone-A.
The Gujarat High Court granted anticipatory bail to five relatives accused of supporting and instigating a husband to pronounce talaq, noting their limited alleged role, absence of criminal antecedents and assurance of cooperation with the investigation.
The Supreme Court has sought an affidavit from the Centre explaining the legal and executive basis for permitting MDR on specified merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000. Notice was issued to the Centre, RBI and NPCI, but the Court declined to stay the framework scheduled to take effect on October 15.
A Supreme Court PIL seeks the interim suspension of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a declaration that Election Commission decisions cannot be taken unilaterally. The petition relies on 14 alleged objections recorded by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, while seeking production and preservation of the ECI’s institutional records.
The Supreme Court gave the rival Trinamool factions four weeks to complete their affidavits and documents, after which the Election Commission must decide the party name and symbol dispute within three months.
The Supreme Court declined to advance the West Bengal SIR matter despite a request for hearing before the October 6 Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls. The case remains listed for October 5.
Dushyant Dave has criticised the lack of diversity in the higher judiciary, claiming that 17 Supreme Court appointments during former CJI D.Y. Chandrachud’s tenure included no woman.
Dushyant Dave has warned that universal adult franchise is being eroded through SIR, criticising the Election Commission and Supreme Court and revealing that he and his wife received voter-list notices.
Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave has alleged that corruption within the Supreme Court damaged justice and that the rich and powerful have hijacked the judicial system. He did not identify any judge or present case-specific evidence during the speech.
