CJI DY Chandrachud: Please don't raise your voice. This is not the way to behave as the President of SCBA. You're asking for a land allotted to the SC to be given to the bar. I have made my decision. It will be taken on 17th and it will not be first on board.
Singh: Just because the bar doesn't do anything doesn't mean it should be taken for granted. I feel strongly for this. 20 years lawyers have been waiting to be allotted chambers.
CJI DY Chandrachud: Mr Singh, I am the Chief Justice of India. I have been on the bench for long. I have never let myself be brow beaten by bar members and I will not let it happen in the final 2 years of my life.
Centre tells Delhi High Court that X Corp’s failure to remove unlawful tweets by Rana Ayyub against Hindu deities, despite judicial order and Delhi Police notices, amount to non compliance and can lead to withdrawal of its safe harbour protection.
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“It is apposite to note that such inaction amounts to non-compliance with the due diligence requirements provided for in the applicable Rules and facilitates continues commission of unlawful acts by its user i.e. Rana Ayyub and a consequence thereof the protection of safe harbor available to the intermediary available under Section 79(1) is liable to be withdrawn,” Centre has said.
Central Government has told Court that a request has been submitted by the Delhi Police on April 09 for blocking of Ayyub’s tweets to the Ministry, which is under consideration and will be processed as per IT Blocking Rules, 2009 by the Designated Officer.
Kerala High Court is hearing two pleas challenging the Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.
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Sr. adv. Arudhanti Katju: Last time, your Lordship had instructed the ASG to take instructions.
Justice Bechu: I noticed that you have not produced the Statement of objects and reasons.
Sr. adv: I shall do that.
ASG: They have stressed on denial of medical treatment, etc.
ASG: This a case where medical urgency will not arise. Almost all categories included in the Act. Self-perceived identity has not been included. Internationally, several issues have arisen
Tamil Nadu SIR | #SupremeCourt hears plea by person deleted from electoral roll.
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayanan: I was on the list throughout from 2007. I have my passport my aadhar my earlier epic. What more proof do I need? Now when I want to file my nomination I cannot.
Sankarnarayanan: organised political parties are different. I am an independent candidate.
Senior Advocate DS Naidu for ECI: it is too late
Sankarnarayanan: I don't understand why the election commission should get concerned with it. Why do you want to exclude people?
Sankarnarayanan: when somebody comes to the Supreme Court of India with every single piece of evidence over the last 15 years, I have my passport, what more am I supposed to show? Passport is proof of citizenship you should automatically add everybody who has a passport.
The Judicial First Class Magistrate-1, Ernakulam has taken up the bail plea preferred by film director #Renjith Balakrishnan in the sexual assault case.
Smt. L. Usha, Magistrate notes that there is no custody application preferred by the prosecution
Renjith's counsel argues that notice was not served on him before him: I have not challenged my arrest or the custody application. My intent was to cooperate with the investigation.
Kunal Kamra tells Bombay High Court that there is a worse situation wherein an ordinary policeman orders takedown of content, which s/he thinks is "objectionable."
The High Court is hearing his plea challenging the constitutional validity of the "Sahyog Portal" and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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Kamra through senior Advocate N Seerwai told the division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad that there are thousands of such instances wherein policemen are asking people to take down their content.
Seervai: A recent instance of a post was asked to be taken down just because it was on a Chief Minister's visit to Davos.
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The judges however, said it would be hearing the petition later.
In the meantime, the bench permitted Kamra and Sr Adv Haresh Jagtiani to amend their petition.
Darshan's Plea Alleging Media Trial Over Renukaswamy Murder Case is being heard before the Karnataka High Court.
ASG Arvind Kamath appears to make further submissions for the centre.
ASG: There was an earlier writ filed, in which Darshan has arrayed about 40 channels, the matter was heard, the order passed in wp is produced by my friend. At the bottom of pg 120, there are directions...