[ Supreme Court ]
A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma reversed a Madras High Court acquittal, restoring nine convictions for the 2013 contract killing of Dr. Subbiah.
2026-05-21 · 10 min read
[ Supreme Court ]
A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K. Vinod Chandran set aside the Madras High Court's anticipatory bail order, finding the third bail petition in three months an abuse of process.
2026-05-20 · 5 min read
[ High Courts ]
A Division Bench found the notice bereft of post-wise reasons, invoking Section 79(3)(b) IT Act without following Section 69A safeguards, and directed X Corp to unblock all listed URLs pending a detailed counter affidavit.
2026-05-19 · 8 min read
[ High Courts ]
A Division Bench set aside the Family Court's dismissal, holding that direct proof of sexual intercourse is impossible and that consistent circumstantial evidence can sustain a divorce on adultery grounds.
2026-05-19 · 7 min read
[ High Courts ]
Justice L. Victoria Gowri at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed a POCSO prosecution against a school teacher, holding that a classroom scolding cannot be converted into a sexual offence and that the child herself, examined in camera, denied any sexual abuse.
2026-05-12 · 5 min read
[ High Courts ]
A division bench of Justices Anita Sumanth and Mummineni Sudheer Kumar dismissed three writ petitions challenging the 2013 direct recruitment of 23 District Judges (Entry Level), holding that the Selection Committee's discretion was unimpeachable on the material placed and that allegations of suppressed antecedents and inadequate practice against four serving District Judges did not bear scrutiny.
2026-05-11 · 7 min read
[ Legal Buzz ]
The Department of Justice notified the transfer of seven sitting High Court judges on 8 May 2026, following the Supreme Court collegium's recommendations of 18 April 2026.
2026-05-10 · 2 min read