New Delhi: The Supreme Court has held that revenue authorities cannot review their own concluded quasi-judicial orders unless such a power is specifically conferred on them by law. The ruling came in State of West Bengal v. Jai Hind Pvt. Ltd. (2026), where the court examined whether revenue authorities empowered under Section 57A of the Read More…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has reiterated that a person alleging non-registration of an FIR or improper investigation should ordinarily first pursue the remedies available under the statutory criminal procedure framework rather than directly approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution or invoking its inherent powers. The observation was made in Sujal Read More…
New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said history would remember former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a quiet, gentle and highly consequential leader, days after the Supreme Court gave him a clean chit in the coal block allocation case. Sonia Gandhi said Singh’s record of integrity and accountability stood in sharp contrast to Read More…
The Supreme Court, in K.S. Dinachandran v. Shyla Joseph (2025), has clarified that facts brought out through cross-examination, including responses to leading questions, carry full evidentiary value and can be relied upon to prove a case.The case concerned the proof of execution of a will under Section 63(c) of the Indian Succession Act read with Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Thursday said the Sangh Parivar and a section of the media that had “hounded” former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the coal block allocation case owe him an apology following the Supreme Court’s decision clearing him of all charges. In posts shared on Facebook and X, Satheesan Read More…
New Delhi: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Monday announced a contribution of ₹1 crore to a legal aid fund established by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to support students facing criminal cases following the recent agitation. CJP spokesperson Saurav Das alleged that there were credible concerns that criminal cases could be registered against students across Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has upheld a magistrate court’s decision rejecting the discharge petitions of the three accused in the 2021 Muttil tree-felling case. Justice G. Girish dismissed the pleas filed by the three brothers, ruling that a prima facie case of cheating is evident from the facts and circumstances of the case. The Read More…
New Delhi: Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed comprehensive measures to improve the cultivation, processing and marketing of Totapuri mangoes following persistent complaints of falling farmer incomes and declining mandi prices in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Chairing a high-level review meeting at Krishi Bhavan on Wednesday, Chouhan reviewed Read More…
Palakkad: The sentencing of Chenthamara, who was convicted in the sensational Nenmara double murder case, will be pronounced today by the Additional District and Sessions Court in Palakkad. The children of the victims, Sudhakaran and Sajitha, have demanded the death penalty for Chenthamara, stating that they fear for their safety if he is released. They Read More…
New Delhi: Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday released the book “The Voice of Justice: Justice Gavai Speaks” at the Vice-President’s House, describing it as an important contribution to India’s constitutional and legal discourse. The book, edited by Prof. (Dr.) S. Sivakumar and published by Thomson Reuters in association with the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA), Read More…