Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju, argued in a blog post to “bring Indian lawyers under Consumer Protection Act, 1986”: By the decision of the Indian Supreme Court in Indian Medical Association vs. VP Shantha, AIR 1996 SC 550, doctors were brought under the purview of the Indian Consumer Pr...

“The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association took umbrage at the comments of advocates ML Sharma and AP Singh in the documentary India’s Daughter and sought a ban on their entry into the apex court premises” by filing a petition before the court, reported The Times of India and others. The petition ...

The Supreme Court bench of justices Dipak Misra and AK Goel has extended the anticipatory bail plea of human rights activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband to a larger bench, while ordering that the stay on her arrest should continue, reported Mint.

The strike called by the Bar Council of India (BCI) over the alleged killing of an Allahabad lawyer by a police officer , has resulted in severe delays and thousands of adjourned cases, according to press reports. Judicial work in the Delhi high court and six district courts was hampered and a major...

The Supreme Court on Friday gave Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy a “final chance” to raise Rs 10,000 crore - Rs 5,000 crore in cash and Rs 5,000 crore in bank guarantee - to make part repayment of investors’ money raised by the company in 2008 and 2009, which is also a condition for his and two other...

Both houses of parliament have now condemned former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju for his blog post calling Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose , British and Japanese agents, respectively. Rajya Sabha leader Arun Jaitley used the opportunity to call out Katju as evidence of the broke...

From Monday, 9 March 2015, a special Supreme Court bench comprising of two seasoned tax hands, Justice AK Sikri and Justice RF Nariman, began exclusively hearing and deciding tax cases from Monday to Friday.

The central government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the government could not be restrained from notifying the constitutional amendment and the law for replacing the existing collegium system by NJAC for the appointment of judges to the apex court and the High Courts. “I am rigorously conte...

The Delhi high court today held that the office of the Attorney General of India carries out public function and it comes within the ambit of the Right To Information (RTI) Act. Justice Vibhu Bakhru also said that the top law officer performed public functions and his appointment was governed by the...

Sahara boss Subrata Roy has been in jail now for a year on the orders of the Supreme Court, without significant progress on recovering money owed by Sahara, nor on tracing more than 30 million investors, reported Mint in a comprehensive summary and infographic on the story so far.

The union budget for 2015-16 has earmarked Rs.806.2 crore for the development of judicial infrastructure in states and union territories, the National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms and the administration of justice. It has earmarked Rs.212.19 crore for the mission under the plan hea...

Justice Amitava Roy was Friday sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court. With the elevation of Roy, who was chief justice of the Orissa High Court, the strength of the apex court has gone up to 29 against a sanctioned strength of 31 judges. Justice Roy will have a tenure of three years. Coming from ...

Documents leaked to the Indian Express revealed that the Essar Group allegedly regularly identified and treated important politicians to luxury yacht trips with the company’s promoters, perks and gifts, while also allegedly earmarking jobs at Essar for referrals coming via VIPs. Several politicians ...

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of section 66A of the Information Technology Act and other provisions of cyber law on the grounds of their misuse/abuse by the authorities. A bench of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Roh...

Bangalore-based self-described Supreme Court advocate Vikas Bansode, legal advisor to former Karnataka governor HR Bhardwaj, has had his Z-class security cover renewed and upgraded to Z-plus level “for an indefinite period” on 24 January by the local police, reported the Bangalore Mirror . Bansode, ...

To address the backlog of pending cases relating to criminal and taxation matters, the Supreme Court has set up two benches to exclusively hear them on a daily basis when the court resumes work after the Holi break on 9 March, it was announced Monday. Apex court registrar MK Hanjura Monday said that...

Cricket fans across the country will continue to be able to watch all India-centric matches of the ongoing World Cup - as also the semifinals and final — on public broadcaster Doordarshan, the Supreme Court said Friday. The Supreme Court stayed Delhi high court’s order restraining Doordarshan from c...

The Supreme Court Friday directed the Centre to take steps for the expeditious appointment of the chairman and members of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), lying vacant since last October.The apex court’s social justice bench comprising Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice...

The Supreme Court Thursday restrained the Gujarat Police from arresting activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in connection with the alleged misuse of funds collected by NGO Sabrang Trust for setting up a museum at Gulbarga Society which witnessed one of the worst carnage during 2002 ...

Saurav Datta presents the case against Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, as well as their defence, and looks into the case law and arguments that’ll lie before the Supreme Court tomorrow.