The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the definition of “wetland” under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, with the Court limiting its notice on the petition on the aspect of he alleged vagueness in the definition contained in Rule 2(g). A bench comprising Chie...
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) refused interim relief against Centre's order directing the prestigious Delhi Gymkhana Club to vacate its 27.3 acre premises in Lutyens' Delhi by June 5. This comes after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the Court that the Club has been asked for peaceful hand over of possession and that eviction, i...
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (May 26) reserved its verdict in the bail plea filed by Athar Khan, who has been booked in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case. During the hearing, a division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain orally observed that Khan's WhatsApp chats prima facie prove conspirac...
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 25) discharged an anaesthetist for an alleged post-surgery complication to the patient because of the medication prescribed by her over the phone to the nurse, which resulted in the death of the patient. The Court held that an anaesthetist would not be held guilty under Section 304-A of IPC, for the post-surgery...
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - Supreme Court Quarterly Digest Jan - Mar, 2026Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 – Section 2(f), 100, 101, and 102 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 2(s) and 2(o) – Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 - The Supreme Court set aside a High Court of Andhra Pradesh judgment that had quashed se...
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Chhattisgarh Excise Commissioner Niranjan Das, who was arrested in connection with an alleged corruption and money laundering case arising out of the Chhattisgarh liquor scam. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi ordered Das' re...
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that private unaided schools are legally permitted to maintain surplus funds and that the mere existence of a financial surplus cannot automatically be treated as “profiteering” or commercialisation. “Mere availability of surplus funds with a private, un-aided, recognised school, howsoever large, cannot...
The Supreme Court has observed that, upon rejection of an earlier bail application, the failure to record the existence of the fresh grounds while hearing the subsequent bail application would render the bail order liable to be interfered with. “While there is no absolute bar against a High Court granting bail to an accused whose bail was prev...
Abstract The National Sports Governance Act, 2025 represents India’s first attempt to replace an executive code with a legally enforceable statutory framework for sports governance. This marks a shift from executive-dominant, ordinance-based regulation via the National Sports Development Code, 2...
Four of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry right now are labor shortages, stagnant productivity, worker safety, and slow technology adoption. 92% of construction firms reported difficulty filling open positions in 2025, and labor shortages are the leading cause of project delays. Construction...
