The court asked the state government and the informant, Ashutosh Pandey, to file their replies. Swami Avimukteshwaranand was directed to cooperate with the ongoing police investigation.
In its order discharging all the 23 accused in the excise policy scam case, including former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, the Rouse Avenue Court said the CBI's probe narrative was speculative, legally untenable and driven by preconceived assumptions rather than evidence.
The Kerala High Court has lifted the interim stay on The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond, just hours after a single-judge bench had halted its release and questioned the CBFC's U/A certification.
The makers of The Kerala Story 2 challenged the single judge order halting the film's release, contending that India should not be so fragile that a movie can threaten a religion. They also added that films have previously depicted Hindu gods and goddesses in a satirical light without similar restrictions.
The Kerala High Court stayed the release of The Kerala Story 2 a day before its scheduled theatrical debut. Pulling up the CBFC over the grant of certification, the court said in its order that the board had failed to adhere to the prescribed guidelines.
The Kerala High Court has directed the makers of The Kerala Story 2 to halt the release of the film's rights until it decides on petitions challenging its censor board certification. The court observed that the concerns raised by petitioners are "probably genuine."
The Supreme Court will begin final hearings from May 5, 2026 on 243 petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Sonam Wangchuk, argued the speech was the "most proximate event" to Sonam Wangchuk's detention but the authorities had relied on what he described as incorrect translations.
Mahatma Gandhi's speech sparked a sharp exchange in the Supreme Court during Sonam Wangchuk's hearing, with the bench stressing full context and Gandhian principles, while Solicitor General Tushar Mehta objected to any comparison, calling it "anti-India" and opposing release on health grounds.
Sources have said that Mamata Banerjee is likely to seek permission from the Chief Justice of India to argue the SIR case in person. Through her legal team, she has filed an interim application requesting the Supreme Court's approval to make submissions directly.
The proposed Seeds Act, 2025 seeks to modernise India's seed regulation framework by replacing the 1966 law, introducing mandatory registration, digital traceability and stricter penalties to curb spurious seeds, while safeguarding farmers' traditional rights to save, exchange and sell non-branded seeds.
With Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani accepting service, the US civil fraud case will move ahead in New York, giving the businessmen 90 days to respond to allegations of misleading investors.
The Supreme Court reserved its order in the stray dogs case after hearing all stakeholders and asked parties to file written submissions within a week.
Ten years after Rohit Vemula's death at the University of Hyderabad, his case continues to shape debates on caste, discrimination and accountability in Indian higher education. From parallel probes to Supreme Court interventions, this timeline tracks how the tragedy ultimately led to stricter UGC anti-discrimination regulations in 2026.
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court against the UGC 2026 regulations. The plea argued that the rules exclude non-SC/ST/OBC students from institutional protection. It sought redefinition of caste-based discrimination in a caste-neutral manner.
The Madras High Court has set aside a single-judge order granting censor clearance to Jana Nayagan and sent the case back for a fresh hearing.
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that former Chief Justice BR Gavai's statement that the transfer of Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Justice Atul Sreedharan was done on the request of the Centre, was a clear admission of executive influence.
The Centre informed the Delhi High Court that it had directed budget carrier IndiGo to remove its senior vice president following the operational chaos in December last year.
The parties engaged in more than 40 separate cases spanning multiple jurisdictions, including Delhi, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, and Allahabad. The Court observed that "the parties have been indulging in litigation one after the other" for over a decade, noting that "once they are residing separately for more than a decade, there is no question of rehabilitation and cohabitation"
The dispute began after the Delhi High Court previously issued an injunction to protect Salman Khan's personality rights, prohibiting the unauthorised use of his name, photographs, voice, or likeness by third parties.
