Supreme Court Questions FIR registered over a social media post in Chhattisgarh and extends interim protection from coercive steps to the accused, Rupnarayan Ekka, till the next hearing on December 4. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 26) questioned the registration of an FIR against Rupnarayan Ekka over a social media post, with […]
The Supreme Court permits Ashish Mishra to visit his hometown in Lakhimpur Kheri for Diwali, subject to the bail conditions already imposed. The trial is pending, the charges are allegations and the presumption of innocence applies. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, October 26, 2026, permitted Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the accused in the […]
The Lakhimpur Kheri trial judge replaced, and a new Special Public Prosecutor in charge: that is where the 2021 violence trial stands after the Supreme Court asked the Allahabad High Court to act on the victims’ concerns. New Delhi: The presiding officer of the October 2021 violence trial has been changed, and a new Special […]
Advocate Prashant Bhushan called the anti-SIR agitation a fight for regime change and every citizen’s democratic right at a CJP press conference, drawing BJP charges of an anarchic agenda. The legal line on disaffection and incitement is explained.
The Supreme Court has advanced to 28 October the hearing of an urgent application against the Election Commission direction that deleted Delhi voters file Form 6 with a first-time voter declaration. The contentions are the applicants’.
An application in the Supreme Court challenges the Election Commission direction that voters excluded from Delhi’s draft rolls under the SIR must declare themselves first-time applicants. The contentions are the applicants’ and no response has been recorded.
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police Commissioner to ensure that a complaint over the alleged assault on lawyers protesting outside the Bar Council of India office is investigated by an officer of DCP rank.
The Supreme Court has asked the Union to file its response on measures against commercial exploitation and misrepresentation of court proceedings, saying guidelines rather than further directions may be needed. Interim directions continue; the matter will be heard after two weeks.
The Supreme Court heard a plea against reported train cancellations and Metro closures in Delhi ahead of the October 10 protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, and will take up the matter again at 2 PM. The contentions are untested.
The Supreme Court has listed for October 16 a petition by voters deleted in the West Bengal SIR, after counsel said their appeals before the tribunals must be decided before the municipal elections. CJI Surya Kant said the Court is weighing priority for appeals seeking inclusion.
