BCI Chairman Drops Inquiry Against NALSAR 2026 Batch After Backlash

Manan Kumar Mishra said that the decision is taken after considering the responses of Senior Advocates, Bar Members and public-spirited citizens.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 13, 2026

Links to today's report :State Can't Prolong Trial When Citizen Languishes in Jail: Supreme Court Slams Karnataka's 'Absurd' Prosecution Plan in UAPA CaseS.69 GST Order Containing 'Reasons To Believe' Must Be Communicated Before Arrest : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With CBSE's Assessment Scheme For Gulf Students'File Petition' : Supreme Court Declines Plea For Suo Motu...

Shiv Sena Dispute | If ECI Considers Events After Symbol Application, It Will Encourage Defections: Sibal Tells Supreme Court

In the Shiv Sena matter, the Uddhav Thackeray faction today argued before Supreme Court that taking into account events after the splinter group has filed an application before the ECI claiming the party symbol can encourage defection and defeat the purpose of the anti-defection law (10th Schedule).Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the Uddhav faction, recalled the Rajendra Singh Rana v....

'Most Students Innocent' : BCI Withdraws Order Barring Enrolment Of NALSAR 2026 Graduates Over Protest Against CJI

All students can enrol with state bar councils of their choice, the BCI said.

SCAORA General Body Doubles Membership Fee, Seeks End Of Sequencing System & 48-Hour Deadline For Registry To Mark Defects

General Body demands 1.92 acres SC land near ITO be used exclusively for advocates’ chambers; also seeks role in conduct of AOR examination

'Manifestly Arbitrary' : Bar Council Member Opposes BCI Chief Manan Kumar Mishra's Order Barring NALSAR Students' Enrolment

BCI Member Manoj Kumar said that the students cannot be threatened with denial of enrollment.

Supreme Court Declines Plea Seeking Regulation Of AI Use By Central And State Governments; Asks Centre To Consider Representation

The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea seeking judicial guidelines to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the Union and State Governments, including safeguards for high-risk AI systems used in areas such as welfare, policing, surveillance and content moderation.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana observed that...

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No NALSAR Graduate Of 2026 Will Be Enrolled As Advocate, Says BCI Chairman After Students' Campaign Against CJI Surya Kant

The BCI Chairman has sought a report from the NALSAR VC on the students who organised the campaign.

Supreme Court Warns Against Fake Websites Impersonating Its Official Website

The Supreme Court of India has issued a fresh public notice warning the public against a fraudulent website allegedly impersonating the Court's official online presence and being used for targeted phishing.In the advisory dated August 13, the Supreme Court Registry identified sp-court-in.com as a newly detected fraudulent domain designed to mimic the official website of the Supreme Court of...

Practices Like Witch-Hunting Still Persist; Superstition Supersedes Constitutional Morality, Laments Supreme Court

Reason is the only virtue that stands as a bulwark against collective irrationality, the Court said.

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging RTE Act Exemption To Madrasas, Vedic Pathshalas & Religious Education Institutions

The Supreme Court recently agreed to consider a public interest litigation challenging the validity of Section 1(4)&(5) of the Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, which exempts minority institutions from its applicability.As per Section 1(4), the application of the RTE Act will be subject to the rights of minorities guaranteed under Article 30 of the Constitution....