Latest court orders, judgments, and legal developments from Indian courts — AI-curated and summarized.
FeaturedThe Special Additional Facilitation and Enforcement Measures Authority (SAFEMA) held that deposits arising from void Income Declaration Scheme filings are treatable as benami properties.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court Collegium has recommended nine advocates for appointment as judges of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, excluding former Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court has referred the long-pending Krishna-Godavari Basin gas migration dispute between Reliance Industries and the Union government to mediation, appointing former SC Judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai as mediator.
FeaturedSupreme Court held that records of private cooperative banks accessible to the Registrar under law are subject to RTI Act, subject to applicable exemptions.
FeaturedBombay High Court quashed an Enforcement Directorate arrest under PMLA Section 19, ruling custodial interrogation was unjustified due to absence of new evidence beyond what was already on record.
FeaturedPunjab and Haryana High Court mandates 2013 Compensation Act for NHAI projects where most landowners remain uncompensated.
FeaturedThe Supreme Court struck down Assam's 2004 rural medical diploma law for legislative incompetence but upheld the validity of the 2015 Community Health Professionals Act.
FeaturedSupreme Court holds records of private cooperative banks accessible under RTI if accessible to Registrar under law. Exemptions apply, but statutory oversight enables public scrutiny.
FeaturedFormer Justice AS Oka attributes judicial hero worship to excessive concentration of administrative power in the CJI, advocating for diffusion of authority and institutional reforms.
FeaturedDelhi High Court confirms seven-year sentence for five men convicted of culpable homicide in a 2020 riots-related death, affirming evidentiary proof of active participation beyond mere presence.
FeaturedSenior Advocate Kapil Sibal criticized the 'master of the roster' system, Collegium backroom dealings, and lack of transparency in judicial disciplinary proceedings, warning of a growing crisis in public confidence in the judiciary.
FeaturedThe Orissa High Court has issued notice to CBDT on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 147A of the Income Tax Act, with a stay on reassessment proceedings.