Terming the citation of such fabricated precedents without verification as professional misconduct on the part of an advocate, a Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, said that judicial reliance on such material would amount to an equally serious lapse.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram alias Ashumal challenging the Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a minor devotee, while declining to grant him interim bail at this stage, observing that such a request could not be considered without first hearing the state.
The establishment and operationalisation of the Mediation Council of India - a cornerstone of the Mediation Act, 2023 - remains one of the most anticipated shifts in our legal landscape.
The Supreme Court's recent observation that forcing a couple, separated for 15 years, to continue in a legal relationship would amount to "cruelty to both parties" draws attention to one of the most glaring gaps in India's matrimonial laws.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, one of the convicts in the 1993 Bowbazar, Kolkata, blast case, after he had undergone more than 33 years of incarceration.
The Court observed that the issue essentially related to whether persons excluded from electoral rolls could be denied welfare benefits under government schemes.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI investigation into alleged corruption and horse-trading in securing support during the trust vote won by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 13, 2026.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notice to the petitioners who have challenged the amended law before various High Courts and sought their response to the Union government's plea that all such cases be heard together, preferably by the Delhi High Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for courts dealing with cases involving the custody of a child who is an alleged victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasising that the child’s welfare, dignity, emotional security and psychological well-being must remain the paramount consideration at all stages of the proceedings.
Ketan Kakkad bought land next to Salman Khan's Panvel farmhouse in the 1990s. Decades later, he says the actor blocked his access to it. Now the Bombay High Court has told him to stop fighting that battle on social media.
