Volunteer who distributed food and water to protesters at Jantar Mantar and his friend allege that police seized their phones, blindfolded them and questioned them at an undisclosed location over the ‘source of funds’; law student held without arrest warrant still in Bihar police custody
A retired IB Special Director and victims seek Supreme Court intervention to ban pellet guns and ensure compensation for injuries caused by state action on July 20 protest
"Application seeking oral hearing of the review petition is rejected. We have gone through the review petition and perused the judgment dated March 24, 2026, which has been sought to be reviewed. There is no error apparent on the record. The Review Petition is, accordingly, dismissed," says Supreme Court
Police continuing to use excessive force against student protesters, counsel tells court; CRPF says it is verifying media reports on pellet injuries; CJP to launch website to archive videos and photos documenting ‘police brutality’
Petitioner seeks nationwide ban on medically unnecessary genital surgeries on intersex children; calls for provision of identity documents and job reservation
The Union government has responded to activist Sonam Wanghuk’s ongoing fasting at Jantar Mantar with silence for the past 19 days even as an alarmed Delhi High Court asserted on July 16 that the ‘life of any citizen is precious’
Eight years ago, a majority judgment of September 2018 had rejected ‘Ayyappans’ as a religious denomination and dismissed prohibition on women aged between 10 and 50 years from entering the Sabarimala temple as an essential religious practice
A court-mandated panel set up in 2014 after the death of an Arunachal student in Delhi; government records referred to a woman who could not be traced even though she had emailed a grievance to the panel
The Social Justice Ministry’s response came in a contempt petition accusing the government of not implementing the directions in the 2014 judgment
The 2016 law had previously recognised only victims of acid-throwing and not forcible acid ingestion; the amendment will have a retrospective effect
Supreme Court turns PIL to frame a national policy to restrict access to porn into a representation to the government; court notes petitioners’ argument that the Information Technology Act, 2000 did not penalise watching porn while punishing its production, distribution
The top court points out that her case in CAT would proceed without being prejudiced by any order passed by the Delhi High Court
Petitioner is an IPS probationer who gave birth last September and sought to begin training this June; asks if 1993 policy is meant to protect new mothers or disentitle them even if they are fit for training
The submissions recommend that prison records must identify every person with disability individually to make reasonable adjustments for them, while respecting their confidentiality
The court decided 9-0 that the state laws do not violate the Title IX civil rights statute.