One Court, Two Eras : Judicial Approaches To Ramlila Maidan Incident & Student Protest Crackdown

The Courts' approach to the State's suppression of protests over the last half-decade has been quite dismal.

Supreme Court Asks Union, CPCB To Explain Utilisation Of 'Environment Relief Fund'

The Supreme Court has called for a comprehensive affidavit from the Union of India and the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) on the "Environment Relief Fund" established under the Public Liability Insurance Act.For context, the ERF was created to provide financial relief to victims of transport accidents involving hazardous materials. A person plying a vehicle on road is supposed to have...

Social Media Popularity Not Same As Credibility : CJI Surya Kant To New AoRs, Warns Against Overreliance On AI In Drafting

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday urged newly inducted Advocates-on-Record to build their careers through the quality of their work rather than social media visibility, stressing that lasting credibility is earned inside courtrooms through preparation, ethics and hard work.Addressing the felicitation ceremony for the 2025 batch of Advocates-on-Record, the CJI congratulated the...

CLAT 2027 To Be Held On December 6, 2026

The Consortium of National Law Universities will conduct the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2027 on December 6, 2026, between 2 pm and 4 pm, according to a press release issued by the Consortium.The decision was taken on July 18 at meetings of the Consortium's executive committee and governing body.The online application portal will open from August 3, 2026, till October 31,...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 22, 2026

Links to today's reports :Collegium Faces Casual Criticism From Those Unaware Of How Judiciary Functions : CJI Surya KantJJ Act - Murder Is 'Heinous Offence', Not 'Serious Offence'; S 302 IPC Implies Minimum Life Sentence: Supreme Court'Wrong Statement' In Pleadings Not Necessarily A 'False Statement' : Supreme Court Quashes Perjury CaseS. 115 CPC | Revisional Jurisdiction Cannot Be Used...

SCBA Requests Judges To Scrap Sequencing System Or To Show It In Supplementary List

The Supreme Court Bar Association recently reiterated before Supreme Court judges the Bar's longstanding demand for doing away with the hearing sequence of matters. A suggestion to include the sequence in the supplementary cause list was also put forth by the SCBA.Speaking at the felicitation function organized by SCBA on July 21 for the 5 newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court,...

Don't Engage Seniors By Default, Argue Cases Yourself : Justice KV Viswanathan To AoRs

Justice Viswanathan told the Advocates-on-Record to ensure that cases are drafted properly, and keep good communication with the clients.

BCI Decides To Increase Bar Council Seats, Says Those Elected Within Present Strength Mustn't Be Excluded For Women Reservation

The BCI has decided that Returning Officers must revise and republish declared results

Swadeshi Jurisprudence And Colonial Afterlife Of Order XXI

In civil matters, the separation of judgment from enforcement is not a colonial peculiarity. The idea is much older and can be traced at least to Roman law. In classical Roman procedure, a judgment, called the iudicatum, did not enforce itself. Instead, it created a new obligation known as the obligatio iudicati, treated as a debt arising from the judgment itself. If the debtor did not pay...

Consider Increasing Retirement Age Of District Judges To 61 : Supreme Court To States/UTs

The States/UTs have been asked to take a decision in consultation with the respective High Courts.

Prosecution Should Focus On Securing Conviction Than Opposing Bail: Supreme Court Flags Increasing SLPs Against Bail Orders

The Court also raised concerns over lengthy bail orders being written by the High Courts.

Police Registers Case Against Man Who Verbally Abused Kerala High Court Judge

A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against a man, who had allegedly shouted abusive words against Kerala High Court judge Justice A. Badharudeen.In the FIR registered by the Ernakulam Town North police station, the incident allegedly occurred around 5:22 p.m. on Monday (June 20) near a vegetable shop near Pachalam K.S. Udayan Road.It is alleged that the man was...