Rehan Khan On 5th November, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, confirming the state’s legislative authority to establish and administer educational standards in madrasas. The Act which introduced the Madarsa Read more
Rehan Khan On 4th November, the Supreme Court of India eased a stringent bail condition for Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan. The previous condition, imposed in 2022, required Kappan to appear at a local police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday Read more
Aastha Pareek In the recent landmark ruling in Neeta Singh & Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court of India reasserted the role of the Chief Justice in determining the jurisdiction and case assignments within High Courts. This Read more
Aastha Pareek Justice K.S. Puttaswamy, a distinguished figure in Indian judiciary, passed away on October 26, 2023, in Bengaluru. His death marked the end of a remarkable legal career that significantly impacted the Indian constitutional landscape. Born in 1941 in Read more
Rehan Khan Justice KS Puttaswamy, a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and an iconic figure in India’s legal history, passed away on Monday at the age of 98 at his residence in Bengaluru. His legacy is deeply etched Read more
Aastha Pareek In a decisive move to address the issue of unauthorized practice, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on 26 October recently disqualified 107 advocates from practicing law in Delhi. These individuals, who were found to be either practicing Read more
Aastha Pareek In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India expressed strong disapproval of the cross-examination methods employed against a 4-year-old victim in a sexual assault case. The case, Kesarinandan Sabhapati Upadhyay v. State of Maharashtra and Another, brought Read more
Aastha Pareek Justice Sanjiv Khanna is set to assume office as the 51st Chief Justice of India with effect from November 11, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. His tenure is marked by numerous influential rulings, with contributions spanning corporate governance, constitutional Read more
Anushri Joshi The Supreme Court of India on October 21, 2024 ruled that an eviction order passed by the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, does not prevent the parties from invoking an arbitration Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale The Supreme Court, on 21st October, 2024, declined to dismiss the summons issued to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case brought by Gujarat University, which accused him of questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Read more