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Reconsider Blanket Ban On Sharing Of Court Clips : RTI Activists Tell Supreme Court
The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) co-convenor Anjali Bhardwaj and transparency activist Amrita Johri have moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in the pending case concerning regulation of live-streaming and dissemination of court proceedings, contending that restrictions on sharing official court recordings should be narrowly tailored and must not...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 30, 2026
Links to the reports of July 30 :Paper Leak Protests : Bihar Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Seeking Details Of FIRs Against Students & Restraint On Coercive ActionsSupreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Sentences Of Imprisonment For Remainder Of Natural Life Without RemissionSupreme Court Directs States Without Commissioners Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act To...
Indian Succession Act | How Does Wife's Property Devolve After Death? Supreme Court Explains Christian Inheritance
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 30) clarified that under Christian succession law, a property purchased by a husband in the name of his wife remains the wife's exclusive property. Consequently, upon her death, succession to such property must be determined based on her ownership and cannot be treated as the husband's estate for the purpose of applying Section 33 of the Indian Succession...
Reach Stacker Is Not A 'Motor Vehicle' Under MV Act, Accident Victim Can't Approach MACT: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Reach Stacker, a heavy container-handling machine used within Inland Container Depots (ICDs), is not a "motor vehicle" under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and therefore a compensation claim arising from an accident involving such a machine is not maintainable before a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT).A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice...
Supreme Court Asks Karnataka Govt To Consider Suggestions Of INTACH & IIT-Roorkee On Preservation Of 2 Mysuru Heritage Buildings
The Supreme Court was today(July 30) informed that the State of Karnataka has decided to restore two 19th-century heritage buildings, the Devaraja Market building and Lansdowne Building in Mysuru.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran was informed by Dr Aditya Sondhi, Senior Advocate (for the petitioner journalist). The Court was further informed that the State...
Rape-Murder Of Ghaziabad Girl | Private Hospitals Which Denied Treatment To Victim 'Criminally Negligent', Says Supreme Court
In the rape and murder case of a 4-year-old girl in Ghaziabad, where an SIT probe was directed, the Supreme Court today orally observed that the private hospitals which denied the minor victim treatment while she was alive were "criminally negligent".The Court was further informed that the SIT has recommended in its report action against the two private hospitals as well as the Station...
PC Act | Decision To Refuse Prosecution Sanction Can't Be Reviewed On Same Materials : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that an order denying sanction to prosecute a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 cannot be reviewed by the appropriate authority unless fresh material emerges which was not available at the earlier instance. "A mere change of opinion per se on the same materials cannot be a ground for review or reconsideration of an earlier...
Challenge To Election Commissioners' Law : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Larger Bench Reference
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the preliminary issue of whether the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023 should be referred to a larger Bench.A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma...
