Vidushi Vats In a matter on January 4 2024, the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of the Calcutta High Court’s order reminding female adolescents about their responsibility to safeguard their bodily integrity, deeming it a miscommunication of signals. The West Bengal Read more
Vidushi Vats In a pivotal decision, the Supreme Court has declined the transfer of the Adani-Hindenburg probe from SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) to SIT (Special Investigation Team). The court asserted that SEBI’s investigative diligence has not been Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 5th January 2024, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a petition challenging an Allahabad High Court decision that dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking recognition of Mathura’s Shahi Eidgah Mosque site as Krishna Janmabhoomi and the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court made an observation on December 15, 2023, stating that the State must make sure that job postings and transfers for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) are done in a way that gives them the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya YChandrachud and including Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, has recommended the elevation of two Additional Judges to permanent Judges of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 3, the Supreme Court established a series of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that broadly address when a government official may be called to court, the protocol that should be followed in this case, and the court’s required Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The notification for the recruitment of Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the Haryana Civil Services (HCS)-Judicial Branch (JB) was announced by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) on January 1, 2024. Starting on January 5, 2024, the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 3rd January 2024, the Supreme Court intervened to halt a Patna High Court decision that had invalidated a marriage, citing the groom’s alleged coercion at gunpoint and the absence of the saptapadi ritual under the Hindu Marriage Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a groundbreaking move, the Allahabad High Court has assigned 225 recently appointed civil judges (junior division) to various districts in Uttar Pradesh using a software program, completely devoid of any human involvement in the allocation process. The Read more
Vidushi Vats Israel’s Supreme Court has nullified a contentious judicial reform that led to nationwide protests last year against the Netanyahu government. The reform aimed to limit the Supreme Court’s authority to overturn laws it deemed unconstitutional. Critics argued that Read more