Is Justice Yashwant Varma Still A Judge Of Allahabad High Court?

Does the President's failure to formally notify the acceptance of his resignation mean that he continues to be a judge?

Ready To Give Railway Concessions For Acid Attack Survivors In Patient Category : Union Tells Supreme Court

The petitioner however sought that they be granted benefits under the disability category.

Retired Judges Appointed In Central Industrial Tribunals Can't Claim Pay Parity With Other Tribunal Members : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) dismissed a writ petition filed by ex-judicial officers, who were re-employed as Presiding Officers of Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts, seeking pay scales equivalent to those granted to other National Tribunals under the 6th Pay Commission recommendations. A bench of Justice SVN Bhatti and Justice NV Anjaria justified...

Composite Appeal Against Common Judgment In Suits By Same Plaintiff Is Maintainable: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that a composite appeal against a common judgment passed in the suits filed by the same plaintiff would be maintainable. A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Karnataka High Court's judgment, which had interfered with the First Appellate Court's decision to entertain a composite appeal filed by the...

Electrocution Deaths Attract Strict Liability On Electricity Boards, Not Absolute Liability: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that electricity authorities can be held strictly liable for deaths or injuries caused by electrocution, but such liability cannot be treated as absolute liability without exceptions.A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh set aside the concurrent orders of the Single and Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, which had imputed...

Supreme Court Slams FSSAI For Opposing Warning Labels For High-Fat, Sugar & Salt Foods, Asks If It's Due To Industry Pressure

The Court emphasised that the issue was important for the health of children.

Supreme Court Deprecates Courts Holding 'Mini-Trials' In Temporary Injunction Matters

The Court said that the injunction order must be confined to a prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable Injury.

Supreme Court Asks UPSC To Defer Odisha DGP Selection

The Supreme Court on Thursday (August 13) directed the Union Public Service Commission not to finalise the selection of the Director General of Police of the State of Odisha till August 18, when a petition challenging the DGP selection process will be considered by the Court.The Court asked the UPSC to defer the meeting, which was reportedly slated to happen today, till the next...

'Quality Crisis In Consumer Commissions' : Supreme Court Flags Arrears, Seeks NCDRC President Report

The Chief Justice observed that Consumer Commissions cannot become 'rehabilitation centres for retired judges'.

Parliament Passes Law Curbing States' Power To Levy Tax On Minerals & Recover Past Dues

The Parliament has passed an amendment curbing the power of State Governments to impose taxes, cess and other levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing lands, paving the way for a more uniform fiscal regime for the mining sector.The Rajya Sabha today cleared the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, which was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday.A key provision...

Rahul Gandhi Moves Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Orders For CBI, ED Verification Of Disproportionate Assets Complaint

He has also sought the transfer of the matter from the Allahabad High Court.

BCI Withdraws Direction To State Bar Councils To Prepare Panel Of Women Members For Co-Option

The BCI has now asked the State Bar Councils to not proceed with the meeting on August 6 for women co-option.