Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kapil Sibal's Petition Challenging 10th Schedule Interpretation Allowing Defections As Mergers

The Supreme Court today(July 27) issued notice to the Union Government in a writ petition filed by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal as a party-in-person challenging the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution that permits legislators to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law by taking the route of a political party merger.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha...

1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts Case: Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Abu Salem's Plea Seeking Premature Release

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved orders on a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, seeking premature release after briefly hearing arguments on whether his earned prison remission and undertrial custody should be counted towards the 25-year imprisonment cap flowing from India's extradition assurances to Portugal.A bench of...

Transition Of NEET To Computer-Based Testing Requires Consideration: Supreme Court On RJD MP Sudhakar Singh's Plea

The Supreme Court today (July 27) briefly postponed the hearing of a petition concerning conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2026 through a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode, instead of the existing pen-and-paper format.The bench had initially refused to order National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam, scheduled on June 21, though CBT. The Top...

Surendra Gadling Bail Plea: Kapil Sibal Asks Supreme Court To List Matter Before Another Bench After Third Judge's Recusal

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Monday requested the Supreme Court to assign lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling's bail plea in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case to a different bench, after Justice Shree Chandrashekhar recently recused from hearing the matter.The request was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana.Referring...

Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha Moves Supreme Court Over Bihar Police Firing On NEET Protesters, Seeks FIRs Against Errant Officers

Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha has approached the Supreme Court seeking registration of FIRs over the alleged use of excessive police force against students who protested July 20 onwards against NEET paper leaks following a call by the Cockroach Janata Party.The matter filed through AoR Ujjwal Singh was mentioned today by Advocate Fauzia Shakil before a bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice...

'Peaceful Protests Constitutionally Protected, Mere Agitation Can't Justify Lathi-Charge': CJI Surya Kant In Pleas Over Jantar Mantar Police Action

The Chief Justice of India Surya Kant today orally observed that the right to peaceful and lawful protest is constitutionally protected and that mere agitation cannot justify a lathi-charge.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observations on mentioning of a batch of petitions before the Supreme Court, alleging excessive use of police force...

NEET Paper Leak Protests: Supreme Court Hears Pleas Seeking FIR Against Delhi Police, CAPF Personnel Over Alleged Use Of Force [LIVE UPDATES]

Supreme Court to hear today pleas seeking registration of FIRs against Delhi Police and CAPF personnel over the alleged use of excessive force against students who protested against NEET Paper Leak and examination irregularitiesBench: CJI Surya Kant, J Joymalya Bagchi and J V MohanaThe petitioners specifically seek probe into the incidents of July 20, when the Sansad Chalo march to Parliament...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 27 July 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

States With Less Than 1000 Consumer Cases May Abolish Some District Commissions : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently clarified that States where the total pendency of consumer cases is below 1,000 may abolish some District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and entrust their work to serving judicial officers, subject to the prior concurrence of the jurisdictional High Court. The direction was issued in continuation of the Court's February 11, 2026 order, which had...

DLSA Durg Begins Community Mediation Training Programme Under NALSA's Litigation-Free Rural India Initiative

The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Durg, on Saturday inaugurated a five-day Community Mediation Training Programme under the National Legal Services Authority's (NALSA) Community Mediation Towards a Litigation-Free Rural India Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), 2026. The programme, being held from 25 to 29 July 2026 at the District & Sessions Court, Durg, aims to...

14 Exclusive Courts For NIA Trials Established Across Country, 113 For NDPS : Union Tells Supreme Court; More Courts In 4 Weeks

In the suo motu case concerning the creation of exclusive courts to tackle cases under special statutes like UAPA, etc., the Supreme Court was informed on July 20 by the Union that a total of 14 designated courts have been established across the country exclusively for the trial of NIA cases.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was apprised of the development...

CJP Protests : PIL In Supreme Court Seeks FIR Against Delhi Police, CAPF Officials Over Use Of Force On Student Protesters

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking registration of FIRs against Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel over the alleged use of excessive force against students who protested at Delhi's Jantar Mantar against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan from July 20 onwards during the protests called by the Cockroach Janata...