“Convert to Christianity, Lose Your SC Status: Supreme Court Refuses to Revisit Its Ruling”
The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition challenging its March 2026 judgment which held that a person loses Scheduled Caste (SC) status upon converting to any religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism. Court’s decision: A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan observed that it found no reason to revisit its […]
“Top Court Warns Police: Peaceful Protest Isn’t a Crime.”
The Supreme Court of India has said that people have a constitutional right to protest peacefully. This right cannot be reduced just because people are protesting. Court on Police Force: The Court was hearing cases about claims that police used too much force during recent student protests over examination paper leaks. The Bench had Chief […]
“619 on Paper, 280 on Record: NEET Aspirant Tells Bombay HC Two OMR Sheets Didn’t Match”
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court issued notices to the Central Government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) on petitions filed by three NEET-UG aspirants who alleged discrepancies in the results declared on July 16. The students claimed that the marks awarded to them were significantly lower than the scores they calculated themselves […]
High Cost of Living Abroad Can’t Justify Interim Maintenance: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has held that a woman who is earning much more than her husband and has been living abroad cannot seek interim maintenance from him just because the cost of living in that country is high. Court’s Decision: The Court refused the request of a woman living in the United States who […]
Can a Gang Rape Convict Be Reformed? SC Reduces ‘Life Till Natural Death’ Sentence to 20 Years
The Supreme Court has modified the sentence of a life convict in a gang rape case from imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life to a fixed sentence of twenty years with the benefit of remission. The Court held that while deciding the sentence, courts must balance the seriousness of the crime, the interests […]
“Bombay HC Website Doesn’t Open, Orders Can’t Be Downloaded: Bar Moves Acting CJ”
The Bombay High Court website has been facing technical problems for a long time, causing serious inconvenience to lawyers and litigants. Bombay Bar Association (BBA) Secretary Naushad Engineer informed that the Association has made a representation to the Acting Chief Justice regarding the issue. The Association said it had received several complaints […]
Lured Rohingya-Origin Girls Into India on False Marriage Promises, Then Sold Them? Rajasthan HC Refuses Bail to Three Accused.
The Rajasthan High Court has refused to grant bail to three accused, who are alleged to be residents of Myanmar, in a case where they are accused of illegally bringing Rohingya-origin girls into India by deceiving them with false promises of marriage and later selling them. Bail Refused/Court’s View: A Division Bench of Justice Inderjeet […]
Judge Sentences Seven Men to Life in Lynching Case. Then Come the Death Threats: Madhya Pradesh HC Steps In.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the threats made against Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan after she sentenced seven men to life imprisonment in a case of 2022 related to the lynching of a truck driver accused of cattle smuggling on 1st July, 2026. Police Protection Ordered: A […]
He Got the Grounds of Arrest, Not the Chargesheet. Did That Make His Arrest Illegal? Bombay HC Said No.
The Bombay High Court has held that an arrest made after a chargesheet has already been filed against previously arrested co-accused cannot be called illegal simply because the arrested person was not given a copy of that chargesheet at the time of arrest. The Court clarified that informing an accused of the grounds of arrest […]
Facebook Livestream Claim, an Alleged Fake Encounter, and a CBI Probe Plea: Supreme Court Says Go to HC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged “extra-judicial killing” of 28-year-old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bhojpur, Bihar. A partial working days Bench of Justices M. M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu gave the petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, permission to […]