The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the reconstruction and disinvestment of the Teesta-III Hydroelectric Project after the 2023 Sikkim GLOF disaster. The plea cites environmental risks, lack of public consultation, and arbitrary disinvestment of a public project.
The Supreme Court has questioned the Bar Council of India over its claim that “criminals have started entering the legal profession” while defending denial of enrollment to law graduates with pending criminal cases. The Court said such a restriction may not be valid without a clear law under the Advocates Act.
The Supreme Court ordered status quo in the defamation case against lawyer and BJP leader Koustav Bagchi over social media posts sharing excerpts from a book about Mamata Banerjee. The Court also issued notice to the West Bengal government while hearing Bagchi’s challenge to the summons issued by a trial court.
The Supreme Court has sought actor Karisma Kapoor’s response on a plea filed by Priya Kapur seeking access to divorce-related records between Karisma and her late husband Sunjay Kapur. The documents have been sought for use in an ongoing succession dispute over Sunjay Kapur’s estate pending before the Delhi High Court.
