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President Droupadi Murmu has issued a regulation that establishes a bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, paving the way for bringing higher judicial services closer to the people of the region. The regulation, titled 'The Union Territory of Ladakh (Sitting of the Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in Ladakh) Regulation, 2026,' was promulgated by President Murmu on August 27 and published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary on the same day. Issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, the regulation seeks to establish a high court bench in Ladakh and address related matters, fulfilling a long-standing demand from the people of Ladakh for improved access to higher judicial remedies in the geographically remote area. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena welcomed the promulgation, stating that the notification was issued within seven days of the Union Cabinet's decision. He emphasised that this quick action ...

The right to profess and practice religion is not absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions in the interest of public order and societal norms, the Patna High Court has said. It made the remarks while dismissing a plea seeking permission for 300 devotees to take part in an annual religious procession in Bihar's Siwan, where attendance has been restricted to maintain law and order. The petitioner sought the court's direction to the authorities that the annual procession by a local monastic order (Akhara) organised on the 11th day of Bhadrapad Krishna Paksha, according to the Hindu calendar, be allowed to proceed on its traditional route with at least 300 devotees in attendance. The plea claimed that the permitted number of people in attendance was reduced from 200 in 2012 and 2013 to 150 in 2014, 100 in 2015 and eventually to five in 2023 and henceforth, besides a change in the traditional route. It was argued that the restrictions infringed on the devotees' fundamental rig

The development came after successful candidates of the 11th and 13th JPSC examinations protested as they are afraid of losing their jobs.

The Ministy of Home Affairs reportedly asked states to create dedicated NDPS courts, particularly in districts witnessing a high volume of narcotics cases

Punjab High Court dismissed PSPCL appeal, saying financial constraints cannot justify withholding Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief from employees and pensioners

The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court held a rare all-women sitting, with women judges presiding over every Bench and an all-women government legal team representing the State

The Supreme Court asked the Centre to constitute a committee within two weeks to recommend uniform post-retirement facilities for former High Court Chief Justices and judges across states

The Supreme Court upheld a contract clause denying interest on a security deposit, saying courts cannot rewrite commercial agreements voluntarily accepted by parties

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that parental support for a distressed wife does not absolve her husband of his duty to pay maintenance. With the above observation, the court allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the wife and her two minor children against an order of the family court, Bulandshahr. The family court, by its order passed in December 2023, had rejected the wife's claim for maintenance entirely while awarding Rs 3,000 per month as maintenance to each child. Allowing the criminal revision petition filed by the wife and her two minor children, Justice Garima Prashad observed that a wife cannot be denied maintenance from her husband under section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) merely because her parents support her financially during times of distress. The court emphasised that the income of the wife's parents should not be considered her income, and parental assistance cannot replace the legal obligation of the husband to support his wife. The wife

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday filed an application before the Madhya Pradesh High Court expressing regret for his allegedly defamatory statement about Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son Kartikeya Singh. Kartikeya Singh has filed a defamation complaint in a Bhopal court against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Gandhi's application, filed by his lawyer, said that his statement did not concern Singh. Kartikeya Singh filed the defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi in the Bhopal court for cases against MPs-MLAs, alleging that during an election rally in Jhabua in 2018, the Congress leader mentioned his name while referring to the Panama Papers leak scandal, thus damaging his reputation. The court issued a summons to Gandhi for personal appearance, following which the Congress leader moved the Jabalpur bench of the High Court seeking to quash the summons as well as the defamation case. The High Court will hear Gandhi's petition on Thursday. The petition

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has lifted the interim stay on an arrest warrant issued against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a defamation case. The decision is likely to increase legal troubles for the TMC general secretary, who is already facing an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate on corruption charges. A single bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agarwal on Wednesday dismissed Abhishek Banerjee's petition and lifted the stay, granted in November 2025, on the execution of the arrest warrant issued by a special Bhopal court. Former Indore MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, son of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, filed the defamation case against Abhishek Banerjee in the MP-MLA court in Bhopal in 2021. The defamation suit alleged that Abhishek Banerjee called Akash Vijayvargiya a "goon" while addressing a rally in Kolkata in November 2020. The MP-MLA court had issued th

The Karnataka High Court ruled that the ED's arrest of three Gameskraft founders was illegal and ordered their immediate release

The Singapore High Court has stayed the committal and surrender provisions of a civil contempt order against Byju Raveendran pending appeal in an ongoing dispute

The law minister said the Constitution bars government interference in judicial functioning and that courts alone should determine the limits of oral observations

Supreme Court directs High Courts to deliver reserved judgments within three months and prioritise swift decisions in bail and liberty-related cases

The High Court ruled that TRAI acted within its statutory powers and that the advertising cap strikes a balance between broadcasters' commercial interests and viewers' rights

Observing that delay causes irreparable loss to litigants, the Supreme Court on Friday directed high courts across the country to pronounce judgements within three months from the date of reserving order. Underlining that faster decisions are required in cases of personal liberty, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Baghchi said that orders in bail applications should be pronounced the same day, and if they are reserved, they must be pronounced and uploaded the next day. Issuing a slew of directions, the top court said that order of bail or sentence suspension should be communicated to the jail authorities as soon as it is pronounced and the undertrial/convict should be released preferably the same day or at most the next day.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar is a Saraswati temple and quashed the 2003 ASI order

The Supreme Court has directed High Courts to ensure timely disposal of bail pleas and avoid casual adjournments in matters involving personal liberty

Legal experts say contempt powers exist to safeguard the administration of justice, not judicial ego, after a courtroom exchange in Andhra Pradesh High Court sparked debate