3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (586+ words) The Supreme Court has widened its scrutiny of building safety and unauthorised land use across the country following the fatal collapse of a five-storey paying guest accommodation in Delhi’s Satya Niketan, directing civic authorities in the capitals of all States…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (326+ words) The Supreme Court has dismissed gangster Abu Salem’s plea seeking premature release from prison in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, upholding the Bombay High Court’s rejection of his claim. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (307+ words) The Supreme Court has come to the aid of a lawyers’ foundation by setting aside a ₹1 lakh cost imposed on it in proceedings concerning a Public Interest Litigation challenging the reduction of sanctioned seats in law colleges affiliated with the…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (325+ words) A law professor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking regulatory measures against social media features that allegedly encourage excessive and addictive use, particularly among children and young people. The plea is listed before a Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (319+ words) YouTuber and commentator Ajeet Bharti has approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a criminal case registered against him under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, following the rejection of his bail plea by…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (271+ words) A Delhi court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by YouTuber and commentator Ajeet Bharti in a case registered against him under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act). The case arose…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (307+ words) The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the urgent listing of a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, which claimed six lives and left several others injured. The matter was mentioned before…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (276+ words) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking allotment and regularisation of a temple and Satsang Bhawan constructed on land earmarked for a nursery school in Priyadarshini Vihar, holding that an unauthorised religious structure built without statutory approvals cannot…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (515+ words) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called upon judiciaries across BRICS nations to assume a more consequential role in ecological governance, stressing that development must remain within the limits of nature’s capacity to sustain it. Addressing the fourth session…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (760+ words) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has underscored the centrality of an efficient and predictable justice-delivery system to the economic and institutional ambitions of the BRICS grouping, describing justice as the “load-bearing wall” upon which sustainable growth ultimately depends. Addressing…...