The Supreme Court will hear on October 27 the contempt case against advocate Rakesh Kishore, who threw a shoe at Chief Justice B R Gavai during a court session earlier this month. The incident has raised questions about courtroom decorum.
Today, On 13th October, Supreme Court refused singer and activist Neha Singh Rathore’s plea challenging an FIR over her social media post on the Pahalgam terror attack. The Court told her, “Go and face trial,” without commenting on the case merits.
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.
