The Central government told the Supreme Court of India it has formed a panel including Indu Malhotra, Aniruddha Bose and KK Venugopal to redraft NCERT judiciary textbooks.
The Delhi High Court has listed April 20 to hear the ED’s plea challenging a trial court order that refused to take cognisance of its chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. The ED argues the trial court ruling was legally flawed and could affect other money laundering prosecutions under the PMLA.
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on Gitanjali Angmo’s plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under the National Security Act. The matter will now be heard on February 26, as the Centre defends the detention citing national security concerns.
The Supreme Court of India held that pre-2018 land acquisition cases under the NHAI Act cannot be reopened for interest-bearing compensation, as CJI Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan heard NHAI’s plea reviewing the 2019 retrospective compensation ruling.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said legislative drafting is a specialised science and art that shapes how laws function. He stressed that India urgently needs committed and professionally trained experts to draft clear and effective legislation.
Gitanjali J Angmo urged the Supreme Court to stop delays in the hearing against Sonam Wangchuk’s preventive detention under the NSA. The Court will examine disputed video transcripts before reserving judgment next week.
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court order on hoardings allegedly barring pastors and converted Christians from villages. The Court declined to interfere, noting the High Court had already advised petitioners to seek statutory remedies and police protection if needed.
Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi said Pakistan was not created by Mohammed Ali Jinnah but was the outcome of British geopolitical strategy during the transfer of power. Speaking at his book launch, he argued that 1946 election results show the British, not Jinnah, shaped Pakistan’s creation.
The Supreme Court questioned the NIA for repeatedly delaying Shabir Ahmed Shah’s bail hearing in the terror-funding case. The Court fixed the next date as January 7 and made it clear that no further adjournments will be allowed.
The Supreme Court has asked the Rajasthan government to respond to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of its 2025 anti-conversion law. The petition claims the law is “ultra vires and unconstitutional.”
