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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
In what could be a push back against the misuse of videos of court hearings, the Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order prohibiting the unauthorised use or circulation of live-streamed court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission. It clarified...

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Prashant Jha (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
The Delhi High Court has designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga as a special judge to deal with criminal cases arising out of paper leaks and the use of unfair means in public examinations.    A notification to this effect was issued by the High Court on Thursday evening.    Judge Baliga was...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 July 2026
Education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday ended his 26-day indefinite hunger strike after the Union government assured him that his key demands, including reforms to India's examination system and stronger accountability for paper leak cases, would be taken up in Parliament.   The...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it is, prima facie, not acceptable for compensation disputes over land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, to be decided by government-appointed bureaucrats. (M/S Riar Builders Pvt Ltd v. Union of India).   A Bench led by Chief Justice...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 July 2026
A group of lawyers at the Supreme Court on Thursday recited the Preamble to the Constitution during the lunch recess in a show of solidarity with students protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over alleged examination irregularities, while condemning the recent police action against...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 July 2026
The Indian government on Thursday unveiled a series of measures as the standoff over recurring examination paper leaks deepened in the national capital, with prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi announcing the setting up of fast-track courts to ensure swift punishment for those involved in...

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Pratik Patnaik (The Leaflet) 23 July 2026
When the people gathered at Jantar Mantar this Monday, fasting and chanting and holding copies of the Indian Constitution above their heads to demand that a Union minister answer for a leaked examination that had upended a generation, the Government of India had a tidy explanation for why they...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 July 2026
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Dr Vikas Singh has written to prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Union home minister (HM) Amit Shah seeking a time-bound judicial inquiry, headed by a sitting or retired Supreme Court judge, into the recent police action...

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Moneylife Digital Team 22 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a petition seeking reforms to the national eligibility-cum-entrance test (NEET) and raising allegations of police excesses against student protesters in Delhi, while the Delhi High Court, hearing two public interest...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 22 July 2026
Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal has moved a petition before the Supreme Court raising concerns that the law against political defections is being rendered ineffective.    The matter was mentioned this morning before a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi...

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Bhavini Srivastava (Bar  and   Bench) 21 July 2026
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday urged litigants not to drag court into matters connected to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests against the government in the national capital.   Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya made the remark in response to a petitioner's request to list a petition...

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Bhavini Srivastava (Bar  and   Bench) 21 July 2026
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on hunger strike in solidarity with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) student protest, to be shifted to a hospital of his choice. (Gitanjali Angmo v. Union of India).   A Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and...

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Moneylife Digital Team 20 July 2026
Central Delhi witnessed dramatic scenes on the opening day of the monsoon session of Parliament on Monday as thousands of protesters participating in the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) 'Sansad Chalo' march were stopped by security forces less than 200mtrs (metres) from Parliament. Police...

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Bar  and   Bench 20 July 2026
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the Bar associations in Uttar Pradesh have failed to take remedial steps against advocates who have turned into gangsters and “mafia elements” (Mohammad Kafeel v State of UP and Another).   Justice Vinod Diwakar said such advocates have taken...

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Moneylife Digital Team 18 July 2026
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formally cautioned listed companies and other regulated entities about a fast-growing cyber fraud that impersonates chief executive officers (CEOs) and other senior officials to trick finance teams into moving money.   The advisory, issued...

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It is widely assumed that India will sustain a 7%-8% annual growth rate in gross domestic product (GDP) for the next few decades and will soon reach the upper-middle income category and even the high-income country category. On the surface, the momentum looks impressive. Sleek new expressways...

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India has never invested more heavily in infrastructure than in the past decade. Highways, expressways, airports, tunnels, bridges and ports have been built at record speed. These have been showcased through drone footage, glossy videos and high-profile inaugurations as proof that the world’s...

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Moneylife Digital Team 17 July 2026
Nearly 19,000 files linked to India's largest nuclear power project at Kudankulam have surfaced on the dark web following a ransomware attack on systems belonging to Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, one of the project's contractors, raising concerns over cybersecurity risks to critical...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 July 2026
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior counsel Dr Vikas Singh has appealed to education reformer and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike over concerns relating to the national eligibility-cum-entrance test (NEET), saying the country needs his leadership...

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Moneylife Digital Team 16 July 2026
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the Union government to file its response in a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra challenging the constitutional validity of the government's Sahyog Portal and amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital...

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