Chandigarh Mayor Poll | Presiding Officer Admits Putting Marks On 8 Ballots; 'He Must Be Prosecuted', Says Supreme Court

" His answer is very clear, he has to be prosecuted. I think interfering with the electoral democracy by a Returning Officer is the gravest possible thing." [Read More]

NDPS Act | Courts Should Be Slow In Granting Even Regular Bail To Accused When Huge Quantities Of Narcotics Are Recovered: Supreme Court

“The High Court also failed to consider the fact that the accused has criminal antecedents and was already arraigned in two previous cases under the NDPS Act.”, the judgment authored by Justice Sandeep Mehta observed. [Read More]

States/UTs Must Follow Definition Of 'Forest' Given By Godavarman Judgment Till Forests Are Identified As Per 2023 Rules : Supreme Court

A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud passed the interim order while hearing a batch of writ petitions challenging the 2023 amendments to the Forest Conservation Act. [Read More]

'She Has Right To Choose' : Supreme Court Says Reserving Judgment On Divorced Muslim Woman's Right To Seek Maintenance Under S.125 CrPC

The Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih was hearing a Muslim man's plea against the direction to pay interim maintenance to his divorced wife. On the last date, Senior Advocate Gaurav Agarwal had been appointed Amicus Curiae to assist in the matter. [Read More]

'Concerned About Horse Trading' : Supreme Court Proposes Declaring Chandigarh Mayor Election Results Based On Present Votes Instead Of Fresh Election

"The process shall be taken to the logical conclusion from the stage it stopped before the declaration of results...", Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said. [Read More]