Supreme Court Directs States Without Commissioners Under Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act To Make Appointments

"Any laxity will be viewed seriously," the Court warned, directing the States to make the appointments within 4 weeks.

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Sentences Of Imprisonment For Remainder Of Natural Life Without Remission

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of sentences directing imprisonment for the remainder of a convict's natural life, dismissing a batch of writ petitions that challenged such punishments as unconstitutional and contrary to the statutory remission framework.A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih rejected petitions filed by four sets of...

Paper Leak Protests : Bihar Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Seeking Details Of FIRs Against Students & Restraint On Coercive Actions

An application has been filed by Dr Abul Farah Shazli, District Secretary of the District Congress Committee, Saharsa, Bihar, seeking intervention in the pending writ petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Manoj Kumar Jha concerning allegations of excessive police action during nationwide protests over the alleged NEET examination paper leak.The intervenor has expressed support for the...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts- 30 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...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : July 29, 2026

Links to the reports of July 29 :Rs 8 Lakh Annual Income Limit For EWS Quota Prima Facie Reasonable, Says Supreme CourtNational Scheduled Castes Commission Has No Adjudicatory Role; Only Advisory : Supreme Court Quashes Order In Service DisputeSupreme Court Says Centre Can Allow Post-Facto Environmental Clearances Only Through Statutory Notification, Quashes 2021 Office MemorandumYou Want Us...

'Model Code Of Conduct No Bar To Statutory Appointments': Supreme Court Directs To Fill Information Commissions Vacancies

The Supreme Court recently said that the prevalence of Model Code of Conduct in a state/UT shall not act as an impediment to statutory appointments, such as, those to State Information Commissions.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with a PIL raising the issue of vacancies in Information Commissions across the country.It noted that in...

CJI Surya Kant Unveils AK Sen's Portrait, Says A Legal Titan Eternalised

AK Sen reminds us that law without humanity is barren, the CJI said.

Supreme Court Holds OTIS Liable For RAW Officer's Death Due To Lift Malfunction, Says Elevator Makers Have High Duty Of Care

"An elevator must be construed and deemed to be a common carrier," the Court said.

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Service Benefits Can't Be Denied Citing Absence Of ACRs Not Attributable To Employee: Supreme Court

In such situations, the service benefits must be decided on the basis of available ACRs, the Court ruled.

O VII 7 CPC | Lesser Relief Can Be Decreed, But Not Totally Different Claim : Supreme Court Declines To Allow Partition In Title Suit

Declining to grant the relief of partition in a suit seeking a declaration of title, the Supreme Court clarified that while Order VII Rule 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure permits the grant of a lesser or alternative relief flowing from the facts already pleaded and proved, it cannot be invoked to award a relief such as partition, which is based on a distinct cause of action and requires...

Rajya Sabha Passes Bill Criminalising Insult To Vande Mataram, Giving It Same Legal Protection As National Anthem

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to accord Vande Mataram the same statutory protection as the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana.The Bill amends the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, extending the Act's penal provisions to acts of intentional disrespect towards Vande Mataram.At present, the 1971...