#SupremeCourt directs states and union territories to take effective steps for developing swift response protocols to ensure that road accident victims immediately get help.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Order: A very important issue has been flagged by the applicant. Road accidents in our country are on the rise. The reasons may be different. There are cases and cases where victims of road accidents (who are injured) do not get immediate healthcare.

#MadrasHighCourt continues hearing the pleas filed by State and TASMAC against the search conducted by #EnforcementDirectorate at #TASMAC headquarters.

Matter before bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and K Rajasekaran Yesterday, TASMAC argued that ED’s recent searches were in connection with the upcoming Tamil Nadu Elections as it wanted to tarnish the image of people involved in the election.

ASG SV Raju appearing for the #ED.

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Supreme Court to hear at 2 PM today the petitions challenging the Waqf Amendment Act 2025.

A bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the matters.

Follow this thread for LIVE UPDATES.

#SupremeCourt #WaqfAmendmentAct One counsel mentions his petition (against Waqf Amendment Act) for listing, says it is numbered but not listed.

CJI Khanna says all matters cleared by the Registry by 11 AM today will be listed.

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#SupremeCourt hears PIL seeking balanced protection in matrimonial cases, guidelines for grant of maintenance, mandatory preliminary investigation before filing of S.498A IPC/domestic violence cases and legal protection against false complaints

Bench: JJ. Surya Kant and NK Singh Counsel for petitioner: We just want some guidelines...some provisions should be made gender-neutral

J Kant: We understand this would make a spicy news item, but which provisions are being misused? Tell us

Counsel: S.498A IPC is being misused

Former Judge of #SupremeCourt, Justice Rohinton Nariman, to soon speak on 'The Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional Integrity' at an event organised by @LexisNexis

#basicstructure #Constitution #BhimJayanti2025 #BhimraoAmbedkar #bhimraoambedkarjayanti @LexisNexis The event is a book launch of a newly authored book by J Nariman on "Basic Structure Doctrine: Protector of Constitutional Integrity".

Justice (Retd.) Dr. S. Muralidhar to shortly deliver a lecture on Transformative Constitutionalism and the Role of the Judiciary.

The lecture is organized by Kochi International Foundation and NUALS. Follow this thread for live updates.

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#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning pollution management in Delhi NCR on issues related to solid waste management.

Bench: Justice Oka and Justice Bhuyan. Senior Advocate Menaka Guruswamy reads out an affidavit dated January 27 filed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi on increasing solid waste treatment capacity, enforcing duties of waste generators etc.

Supreme Court to pronounce judgment today on the petition filed by Tamil Nadu Government against TN Governor RN Ravi for withholding assent on bills passed by the Assembly.

#SupremeCourt #TamilNadu Bench: Justices JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan

#BREAKING Issue of mass felling of trees at Kancha Gachibowli (Telangana) reaches #SupremeCourt

Registrar (Judicial) of HC directed to visit site and submit interim report TODAY by 3.30 PM

Chief Secretary of State directed to ensure no felling takes place till further orders Dr AM Singhvi appears and states that HC of Telangana is seized of same matter

Court clarifies that proceedings before HC have not been stayed

Matter, mentioned by Sr Adv K Parmeswar, to be taken up by #SupremeCourt at 3.45 PM.

#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning pollution management in Delhi NCR on issues related to solid waste management, pollution caused by power plants, and payment of compensation to workers affected by GRAP measures.

Bench: Justice Oka and Justice Bhuyan. In January, the Court expresses concern over extension of 3 years granted by the government to power plants to comply with statutory emission norms for pollutants.
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"This shocks our conscience. There is something called right to shelter, something called due process" Justice Abhay Oka of #SupremeCourt on demolition of houses of a lawyer, a professor and three others in Prayagraj. On the last date the Court had criticised the authorities for serving notice by affixing them instead of sending by registered post.
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#SupremeCourt recalls a December 2019 order that removed the condition of obtaining prior permission of the Court to fell trees on non forest/private lands within the Taj Trapezium Zone.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. The Court had earlier this month issued notice to an applicant seeking exemption from the requirement of prior tree-cutting permission for agro forestry activities.

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Senior Advocate designation | #SupremeCourt hears the issue of reconsideration of Indira Jaising judgements of 2017 and 2023 which govern the process of conferment of senior designation to advocates.

Bench: Justices Abhay Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan, and SVN Bhatti. Yesterday, the Court questioned the inclusion of members of the Bar in the decision making process noting that the Senior Designation has to be conferred by the Full Court.
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Senior Advocate designation | #SupremeCourt hears the issue of reconsideration of Indira Jaising judgements of 2017 and 2023 which govern the process of conferment of senior designation to advocates.

Bench: Justices Abhay Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan, and SVN Bhatti. Last month, a division bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih flagged several concerns about the procedure laid down by the two judgments.
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Justice Abhay Oka of the #SupremeCourt to shortly deliver a lecture on "Art of Advocacy and duties of Advocates under the Constitution" hosted by the Indian Law Institute - Assam State Unit. Other dignitaries at the dais -

Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, #SupremeCourt Judge

Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Gauhati High Court Chief Justice

Justice Soumitra Saikia, Gauhati High Court Judge and ILI Assam Executive Chairman.

#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning environmental pollution and tree cover in the Taj Trapezium Zone.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice N Kotiswar Singh. Earlier, the Court has highlighted the need for tree census and vigilance mechanism to prevent illegal tree felling in the TTZ area. livelaw.in/top-stories/su…

#SupremeCourt hears the MC Mehta case concerning pollution management in Delhi NCR on issues related to transport pollution, and payment of compensation to workers affected by GRAP measures.

Bench: Justice Oka and Justice Bhuyan. Haryana informs the court that last phase payments are in progress.

Order: concerning the first and second phase of GRAP 4 compensation has been paid to 268759 and 224881 workers. The process of payment of compensation to approximately 95000 workers for the GRAP 4 period in January is under progress. Therefore at this stage no further direction is required to be issued as far as Haryana is concerned. #SupremeCourt

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising to shortly deliver the "29th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture"

Topic: India's Modern Constitutionalism

Event presided by Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Vibhu Bakhru The lecture can be viewed live at:



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#SupremeCourt to hear today a writ petition filed by YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia (@BeerBicepsGuy) in respect of FIRs registered against him across multiple states over his remarks during the "India's Got Latent" show

Bench: Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh @BeerBicepsGuy Hearing begins

Adv Dr Abhinav Chandrachud (for Allahabadia): This is for clubbing of FIRs. Petitioner has received death threats. First in Maharashtra, then Assam, now Jaipur...there is a reward...offense is old S.153A (promoting hatred)

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#SupremeCourt hears the PIL seeking mechanism to ensure shelter for #homeless persons, especially during winters

Bench: Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih

#RightToShelter Adv Prashant Bhushan (for petitioner) recapitulates the history of the matter.

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#SupremeCourt hears a case dealing with the recurring issue of false statements and suppression of material facts in remission pleas.

Bench: Justice Abhay Oka and Justice AG Masih. Amicus Curiae S Muralidhar has suggested amendments to the Supreme Court Rules delineating roles and responsibilities of every lawyer involved in the process of filing a case to ensure accuracy in pleadings in the case. #SupremeCourt livelaw.in/top-stories/am…