Delhi High Court criticizes Government for not folliwng Supreme Court Directives on Marriage Registration

-By Aditi Patel Delhi High Court has strongly criticized government for failing  to implement the Supreme Court’s directives on marriage registration. In a recent proceeding Court scathed the Centre and Delhi government for not enforcing a 2006 Supreme Court ‘s order on mandatory marriage registration, granting them three months to comply acquiesce The court noted…

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Justice BV Nagarathna remarked that PILs have shifted from instruments of social activism to “Private Interest Litigation,”

-By Aditi Patel In a significant event today, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna speaks on  the increasing misuse of  Public Interest Litigations (PILs) during the book launch of “Law, Justice and Society:Selected Works of Upendra Baxi” on March 4, 2025. She highlighted a call for a  new fair frameork to access PILs highlighting as much…

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SUPREME COURT CRTICIZES NCLAT FOR LENGTHY ORDER INSPITE OF HAVING A LARGE NO. OF PENDENCIES

-By Subhrodeep Maiti and Ankit Supreme Court recently raises concern over the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) questitioing its excessive time and energy in drafting a 17-page order for a routine delay condonation application. The Court highlights broader issues of case pendency and judicial efficiency, mainly in  insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings. Bench comprising Justice…

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Court sentences Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in another anti-Sikh riots case, calling the crimes ‘brutal and reprehensible.’

-By Ayush Saroj Sajjan Kumar, the former Congress MP, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi court issued the sentence on February 25, and Kumar was found guilty of encouraging violence that resulted in several murders during the riots. Although the riots a encouraging violence that…

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Supreme Court Halts Construction of Dashashwamedh Ghat Station Varanasi Ropeway Project

-By Prabhat Kumar Tyagi Supreme Court issued an interim stay on the construction of the Dashashwamedh Ghat station at the Varanasi Ropeway Project, following claims of unlawful demolition by three landowners. Bench comprising Justice  MM Sundresh and Sanjay Karol granted the injunction after petitioner alleged that authorities had demolished their property without due process facilitate…

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