Supreme Court Mulls CBI Probe Against Mamata Banerjee Over Alleged Obstruction Of ED's I-PAC Raid

The Supreme Court today(August 18) expressed its intention to transfer the investigation into former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's alleged obstruction of the Enforcement Directorate's raid of I-PAC, the political consultant of the All India Trinamool Congress, in January this year, to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The Court was hearing the writ petition filed by the ED...

'Treat Elephant Like Deity, Not Servant': Supreme Court Issues Directions To Ensure Welfare Of Captive Elephants

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a slew of directions to ensure the welfare and upkeep of captive elephants, while stressing that there shall be no ownership/transfer of elephants without compliance with the relevant rules as well as clear documentation as to the transferor and transferee and the purpose of the transfer.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V...

Supreme Court Deprecates Judicial Officers Directly Approaching It For Service Disputes, Asks Them To Move HC Committees First

The Court also requested the High Court Chief Justice to sensitise the Committees to dispose of pending disputes soon.

ECI Affidavit Shows Lakhs Of Election Blackmoney Cases, But Low Convictions; Supreme Court Mandates HC Approval To Withdraw Prosecution

While issuing directions to curb the circulation of black money during elections, the Supreme Court took note of statistics furnished by the Election Commission of India on seizures and FIRs registered during the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections and State Assembly elections held between 2019 and 2025. The data was placed before the bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam...

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL Seeking Applications Of Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption Laws On Paper Leak Accused

The Supreme Court today(August 18) issued notice in a public interest litigation seeking that the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Money Laundering Act, and the Benami Property Act should be applied in such cases to determine their prior liabilities in cases of paper leaks.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe issued notice after briefly...

Facial Recognition Tool Only Captures Persons Having Criminal Records At Protests : Delhi Police To Supreme Court

In its affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Delhi Police has taken a stand that facial recognition software deployed during student protests over examination paper leaks only captured the images of criminals or history sheeters.The police says that the use of the technology was a proportionate policing measure. The software, according to the affidavit, does not automatically...

Teacher's Writ Petition Against Private School Maintainable To Enforce Statutory Pay Scale : Supreme Court

When the rights flow from a statute, a writ petition is maintainable to enforce them if the duty has a public element, the Court stated.

Supreme Court Approves Centre's Appointment Of New CMD For Unitech Ltd

The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17) approved the appointment of retired IAS officer Giridhar Aramane as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of real estate company Unitech Limited, following the end of the tenure of former CMD Yudhvir Singh Malik. A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice KV Viswanathan took note of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs' application seeking approval...

Gen Z Protests : Supreme Court Expresses Intention To Quash FIRs Against Students, Says 'Question Of Their Future'

The Court also expressed the intention to form a committee headed by a former SC Judge to examine the issues relating to police force.

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest 2026 - Code Of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) - Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026 Civil Procedure & Precedents – Finality of Civil Court Decrees – Scope of Appellate Review - The Division Bench of the High Court was not justified in rendering observations to virtually unsettle a permanent injunction decree passed by a Civil Court way back in 1988, which...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, States On Plea Against Police Posting Images Of Accused On Social Media

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, the States, and social media platforms X and Meta, on a petition seeking directions to prevent police from uploading on social media photographs and videos that reveal the identities of accused persons or depict them in a dehumanising manner.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V....

Supreme Court Flags Anomalies In Fixing Consumer Fora Jurisdiction Based On Consideration Paid, Seeks Centre's Response

The Supreme Court has flagged certain anomalies which can arise from the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, if the pecuniary jurisdiction of the consumer fora is determined as per the value of consideration paid by the consumer for goods or services, and sought the response of the Union Government.Unlike the repealed 1986 Act, where the pecuniary jurisdiction of consumer...