Advocate Rakesh Kishore said, “BCI Suspension ‘Despotic Decree, I Was Not Heard,” after a shocking shoe attack attempt in the Supreme Court, highlighting rising tensions between lawyers and the judiciary.
Rajasthan High Court rejected a plea seeking an FIR against PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah over the CAA, stating, “No prudent man can make such arbitrary, absurd and bogus allegation,” highlighting lack of evidence in the claim.
Today, On 12th September, C. P. Radhakrishnan has officially taken oath as the 15th Vice-President of India. Former Vice-President Dhankhar was seen at the swearing-in ceremony for the first time since his sudden Resignation, drawing significant attention and media coverage.
Today, On 1st August, Supreme Court asked BJP leader Rajiv Babbar to withdraw his defamation case against Shashi Tharoor over the ‘scorpion’ remark, saying, “Why get so touchy? Judges and administrators have thick skin.”
Today, On 11th July, Cartoonist Hemant Malviya approaches the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail after the Madhya Pradesh High Court rejected his plea over allegedly objectionable Caricature targeting the Prime Minister and RSS.
The Allahabad High Court denied bail to Ashraf Khan for posting objectionable content against PM Modi and the armed forces, saying misuse of social media under the cover of free speech has become a disturbing trend.
Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition challenging an FIR over a social media post targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that “emotions cannot be permitted to overflow to disrespect constitutional authorities” with such remarks or language.
A viral claim said that Rs.500 currency notes will be discontinued by 2026. However, the government clarified that the RBI has not made any such announcement, calling the rumour completely baseless and misleading.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut accused the BJP of misusing the Enforcement Directorate, calling it a political weapon of PM Modi and HM Amit Shah. He claimed he too was a victim, like many others.
Attorney General R Venkataramani, during a SILF online meeting, condemned the horrific Pahalgam terrorist attack, advocating for a global ‘Lawyers for Peace’ movement. He emphasized that terrorism cannot be justified by faith or religion and called for worldwide unity to eliminate such violence. The legal community expressed solidarity against terrorism.
