Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia To Contest For SCBA President Post

Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has filed nomination to contest for the post of the Supreme Court Bar Association President in the forthcoming elections.His candidature was proposed by former Attorney General and Senior Advocate K.K. Venugopal, Sr Adv Rakesh Dwivedi and Sr Adv Ranjit Kumar (former Solicitor General of...

'Reservation Not Only Based On Economic Status' : Centre Opposes Plea In Supreme Court For Income-Based Sub-Quota Within SC/ST/OBCs

The Centre stated that SC/ST/OBC reservations are based on historic factors and social backwardness.

Increasing Supreme Court Judges Won't Reduce Pendency; Raise Retirement Age, Judges' Pay: Rajya Sabha MP & Lawyer Haris Beeran

Supreme Court lawyer and Member of Parliament Haris Beeran in his speech before the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday (August 5) called the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026 a “cosmetic change”, adding that merely increasing the strength of Supreme Court Judges would not alleviate the increasing burden of piling cases.For context, the Bill–which seeks to increase the strength...

Chennai Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Former Minister Ponmudi In Hate Speech Case

A court in Chennai has issued non-bailable warrant against former DMK Minister K Ponmudi in connection with a hate speech case registered against him for making derogatory remarks against Saivism, Vaishnavism and women. Judge C Sundarapandian has issued the non-bailable warrant, while rejecting an application filed by Ponmudi seeking to condone his absence in court on August...

Health-Tech Company Moves Supreme Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Cyber Attack & Data Theft

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a petition seeking a CBI/Court-monitored SIT probe into the alleged hacking and theft of citizens' personal and medical data stored at a health-tech company.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order on the plea of one Vitraya Technologies Pvt. Limited, which has a digital platform for real-time settlement...

Senior Advocate Anupam Lal Das Joins Contest For SCBA President Post

Senior Advocate Anupam Lal Das has filed his nomination to contest for the post of President in the upcoming Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections.His candidature has been proposed by Senior Advocates Shekhar Naphade and Ratnakar Dash.Senior Advocate and former High Court Chief Justice Siddharth Mridul is also contesting for the SCBA President post. The SCBA elections are due on...

Home Loan Subvention Fraud : Supreme Court Issues Directions To Fasten CBI Probe & Prosecution Sanctions Against Bankers

The Supreme Court today directed seven States to provide additional police officers to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within 10 days for its probe into the alleged builder-bank fraud nexus in housing projects.The Court also directed State Bank of India, UCO Bank, HDFC, ICICI and Sammaan Capital, among other financial institutions, to expeditiously process the CBI's requests...

Former HC CJ Siddharth Mridul Files Nomination For SCBA President Post

Senior Advocate Siddharth Mridul, former Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court, has filed his nomination to contest for the post of President in the forthcoming Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections.Mridul, who returned to legal practice after demitting office as Chief Justice, formally entered the fray by submitting his nomination papers on Thursday.Before his appointment as...

Supreme Court Proposes Transferring Tamil Nadu Bribery Case Against ED Officer To Central Agency

The Supreme Court on Thursday indicated that it may transfer the investigation into the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) bribery case against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer Ankit Tiwari to an independent central investigating agency, while making it clear that it would not vacate the stay on the State's proceedings.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India...

Lok Sabha Passes Bankers Book Evidence Bill 2026

The Lok Sabha passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, on August 5 via voice vote without any discussion.As per the statement of objects and reasons, the colonial-era Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891, was enacted to facilitate the use of certified copies of bank records, including ledgers, cash-books, account books, etc., to be used as evidence in legal proceedings without the...

Supreme Court Allows Asaram To Engage Caregiver In Prison; Deprecates Obtaining Of Parole From HC By Suppressing Plea In SC

The Supreme Court today allowed self-styled godman Asaram, who is in jail following conviction in a 2013 rape case, to avail round-the-clock services of a trained caregiver of his choice.While keeping his application for suspension of sentence pending, a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale further granted Asaram liberty to approach the Court again if his condition worsens. The...

Supreme Court Flags Coaching Institutes Running In Commercial Areas In Jaipur

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over coaching institutes continuing to operate from commercial areas in Jaipur despite the availability of dedicated buildings constructed for their relocation, and ordered that any allotment of such buildings to other persons or institutions would remain subject to the final outcome of the proceedings.A Bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah...