''First Approach President & PM' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea For FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Row

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) dismissed a writ petition filed by a few advocates seeking registration of FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma pursuant to the in-house inquiry into the allegations of recovery of illicit cash currencies from his official residence.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the Chief Justice of India has already forwarded the report...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad; Forms SIT To Probe Posts On Operation Sindoor

During the hearing, the bench led by Justice Kant expressed disapproval of the petitioner's post.

'Not Permissible In Civilised Society': After Delhi High Court Rap, Abhijit Iyer Mitra Agrees To Take Down Tweets Against Newslaundry Journalists

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra in the defamation suit filed by nine women employees of digital news platform Newslaundry, till he takes down his tweets.The journalists allege that Iyer posted sexually abusive social media posts against them on X, referring to them as 'prostitute' and their workplace as a 'brothel'. Upon perusal of the...

Waqf Amendment Act Challenge : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Hearing On Interim Order]

The Supreme Court will continue hearing today the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 on the question of interim order.Yesterday, the petitioners completed their arguments. Today, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih will hear the Union Government and the other respondents.Follow the live-updates...

Tamil Nadu Moves Supreme Court Against Union Withholding Funds Over Not Implementing NEP; Seeks Release Of Rs 2291 Crores

The State argued that it is well within its rights to refuse the implementation of the NEP-2020 or the PM SHRI Schools Scheme.

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh Elected As SCBA President

Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has won the elections for the post of President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) 2025-26. This is the fourth time he is getting elected as the SCBA head.Singh defeated the other contenders Senior Advocates Pradeep Rai and Adish Agarwala. Singh had also won the elections in 2022-2023, 2017-2018, 2021-2022.Last year, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal won as...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : May 20, 2025

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Minimum Practice Condition For Judicial Service : What High Courts & States Told Supreme Court

While the Supreme Court in a significant judgment today (May 20) restored the minimum three years practice as an advocate to apply for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division), it should be noted that not all High Courts and States were on the same pedestal on this issue. While most States and High Courts supported the restoration of this condition, there was a lack of unanimity regarding...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Validity Of S. 50 & 63 Of PMLA On ED's Summoning Powers

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Constitutional validity of S.50 and S.63 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The plea states that the impugned provisions are violative of Articles 14, 20,21 and 300A of the Constitution. Last week, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih issued notice to the Union on...

Juvenile Justice Board Has No Power To Review Its Orders : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (May 20) ruled that the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has no authority to review its own decisions or adopt a contradictory stance in later proceedings, as the JJB is not vested with any review jurisdiction under the law. The bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the judgment while deciding a case where the JJB took into account date...

Banke Bihari Temple Devotee Approaches Supreme Court To Modify Order Allowing UP Govt's Redevelopment Scheme

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court to modify its earlier decision where it permitted the Uttar Pradesh Government to use funds from the Shri Banke Bihari Temple (Vrindavan) for acquiring 5 acres of land around the temple for corridor development, on the condition that the acquired land shall be registered in the name of the deity.Sr Advocate Amit Anand Tiwari, counsel for the...

Can Third Party Invoke Order XXI Rule 97 CPC ? Supreme Court To Settle Conflicting Views

The Supreme Court recently issued a notice in a plea highlighting the judicial inconsistency between two decisions concerning the interpretation of Order XXI Rule 97 CPC, which deals with resistance or obstruction to the execution of a decree. At the outset, the Court highlighted a conflict between two of its prior rulings. In Brahmdeo Choudhary v. Rishikesh Prasad Jaiswal (1997) 3 SCC 694,...