Rehan Khan On 30th July, the Supreme Court ruled that State Bar Councils (SBCs) and the Bar Council of India (BCI) cannot charge exorbitant fees for enrolling law graduates, stating that such practices perpetuate “systemic discrimination” against marginalized and economically Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 26th July 2024, the Supreme Court expressed concern over the abuse of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to gain reliefs that were previously denied in other courts. The bench comprised of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan highlighted Read more
Priyanshu In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India has stayed the execution of a Madras High Court order directing the removal of a judgment from the online legal database of the Indian Kanoon. The High Court’s directive was Read more
Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra, the primary accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, permitting him to stay in Lucknow under strict conditions. Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, is accused Read more
Rehan Khan On 15th July, the Supreme Court of India has observed that pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible enforceable right, except where a competent authority has consciously decided to equate two posts. This ruling came as the Read more
Rehan Khan On 19th July, the Supreme Court, agreed to examine the scope of Article 361 of the Indian Constitution, which provides “blanket immunity” to State governors from any form of criminal prosecution. This development came in response to a Read more
Rehan Khan On July 18th, the Supreme Court of India issued a pivotal ruling underscoring that the indefinite denial of bail is unacceptable, emphasizing the critical nature of Article 21 of the Constitution. This article guarantees not only the right Read more
Rehan Khan On 16th July, President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and R. Mahadevan as Judges of the Supreme Court of India. This decision came after a recommendation from the five-member Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice Read more
Rehan Khan On 15th July, the Rajasthan Government filed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court, seeking to intervene in a case regarding the constitutional validity of marital rape as an exception under Section 375 of the IPC. Read more
Rehan Khan Retired Supreme Court Justice S Ravindra Bhat and former Allahabad High Court Justice Satish Chandra were appointed on 15th July to join a high-powered sales committee responsible for overseeing and conducting the action of assets of worth Rs.4,000 Read more