Indian Judiciary

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal criticised Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s comments on the judiciary, defending Article 142 and asserting the Supreme Court’s authority. He accused government of selectively attacking judicial rulings it disagrees with.

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has been recommended to succeed CJI Sanjiv Khanna. Set to take oath on May 14, he will serve as the 52nd Chief Justice of India until his retirement in November 2025.

The Calcutta High Court ruled that a consensual extramarital affair between two married adults, aware of each other's marital status, does not constitute a criminal offense under IPC, dismissing charges of false promise of marriage.

The India Justice Report 2025 reveals severe gender and caste disparities in India’s justice system, with women stuck in low ranks of policing, understaffed courts, overcrowded prisons, and structural gaps in legal aid and healthcare access.

The Supreme Court has set a three-month deadline for the President to act on bills sent by state governors, curbing undue delays and asserting that such hold-ups violate constitutional provisions and legislative process norms.

The Supreme Court summoned the Road Transport Secretary, criticising the Centre for delays in implementing a cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims during the golden hour. The court said action only happens when top officials are summoned.

The Supreme Court set aside a Rs 10 lakh fine imposed on Vishal Dadlani and Tehseen Poonawalla for 2016 tweets about a Jain monk, stating that courts have no role in moral policing when no offence is made out.

ACBI Court in Chandigarh has acquitted former Punjab & Haryana High Court judge, Justice Nirmal Yadav, in a case related to the alleged delivery of ₹15 lakh cash at the court premises in 2008.

MEA summonedUS' Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Gloria Berbena on Wednesday, a day after a US state department spokesperson stated that America was closely following reports of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the liquor excise policy case.

The Court emphasized the need for caution in considering bail applications and criticized the bias against males in the legal system. It pointed out that treating all allegations in an FIR as gospel truth without considering the ground realities leads to significant injustice for men.