Hotelier Jaya Shetty Murder Case : SC Nixes Chhota Rajan’s Plea For Bail
The Supreme Court Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta has cancelled the bail granted by the Bombay High Court to gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, alias Chhota Rajan, in connection with the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty. The bench noted that Rajan, convicted in four other cases and absconding for 27 years, […]
Nilgiris Elephant Corridor : HC Demands Government Acquisition, Bars Commercial Resorts
In a case raising serious environmental concern, the Madras High Court Division Bench of Justice N. Sathish Kumar and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy recently heard a batch of writ petitions challenging the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee and questioning the applicability of the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (TNPPF), highlighting the […]
Parents’ Last Wishes Prevail ; HC Cannot Frame New Questions Without Cogent Reasons : Reiterates SC
The Supreme Court of India Division Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti, recently set aside a Kerala High Court judgment that had invalidated a registered joint will under Section 67 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925. The bench clarified the limits of the High Court’s jurisdiction under Section 100 of the Civil […]
Order Reserved in Supreme Court Face-Off on Stray Dog Relocation
On 14th August, 2025, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta, and Justice NV Anjaria, reserved its order on pleas seeking a stay on the directions issued by a two-judge bench on August 11 for the removal of stray dogs from Delhi and Delhi NCR to shelter homes. This shift came […]
District Judge Recruitment Criteria : Constitution Bench To Settle Eligibility Dispute
The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, and Justice N.V. Anjaria referred to a five judge bench, the question of whether a judicial officer who has already completed seven years in the Bar is eligible to be appointed as a District Judge against a vacancy reserved for […]
Stray Dogs Face Court Crackdown : SC Slams Release-Back Policy
Expressing grave concern over rising incidents of dog bites and rabies, the Supreme Court bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan recently directed authorities in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and Ghaziabad to immediately pick up stray dogs from all localities and shift them to designated shelters, without releasing them back into public spaces. The […]
Confessional FIR to Police Inadmissible & Legally Banned: Warns SC
A Supreme Court bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan recently overturned the murder conviction of a man, holding that the Chhattisgarh High Court wrongly relied on a confessional First Information Report (FIR) filed by the accused himself. The Court reaffirmed that a statement made by one accused in an FIR is inadmissible […]
Wheels Of Change; Hand- Pulled Rickshaws In Matheran Out: It’s Inhuman Says SC
In a major ruling aimed at upholding human dignity and constitutional values, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria strongly condemned the continued use of hand-pulled rickshaws, declaring the practice as "inhuman" and a violation of the right to dignity. The Court directed the State […]
Karnataka Bus Strike Rolls Out Despite High Court Order
Defying the Karnataka High Court’s interim order to defer their proposed strike, the Joint Action Committee of Road Transport Corporation Workers' Unions began a state-wide strike on Tuesday (August 5), causing major disruptions across Karnataka. The strike, called by unions, for settlement of long-pending demands for wage revision and payment of 38 months’ salary arrears, […]
The Fight For J&K Statehood Back In SC’s Domain : Date Set For Hearing
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 8 a plea seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who requested that the case not be deleted from the day's causelist. The Court accepted the request, ensuring […]