The West Bengal government has raised questions on the Enforcement Directorate’s petition filed in the raid case at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its co-founder Prateek Jain. The petition claims that at the time of the raid, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached there along with top police…
Describing the role of the father in the care of the child as essential, the Supreme Court has urged the Center to make a law to recognize Paternity Leave as a social security benefit. On Tuesday (March 17, 2026), the Supreme Court ordered 12 weeks leave for women in adoption and asked the Center to…
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Kashmiri separatist leader Shabbir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case, saying continued detention could lead to violation of personal liberty if the trial is unlikely to conclude on time. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, in its order dated March 12, said that…
The Supreme Court has held that the ‘Air Force Group Insurance Society’ (AFGIS) falls within the category of ‘State’ under Article 12 of the Constitution as it has undertaken to discharge a public duty by looking after the safety and welfare of the armed forces personnel and their families. Article 12 of the Constitution defines…
Now all mothers adopting a child will be able to get maternity leave. The Supreme Court has repealed the legal provision under which leave was available only on adoption of a child up to 3 months of age. The court has considered this as a violation of the right to equality (Article 14 of the…
The Supreme Court has asked for maternity leave for all women adopting a child. The court has repealed the provision of leave for adoption of a child only up to three months of age. The court has considered this a violation of the right to equality. In the Social Security Code of 2020, there is…
Madras High Court has said that no case can be decided on the basis of dispute between father and son within Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). The court can investigate this matter only in the context of the political party. Actually, the founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi, S. Ramadoss had filed a suit in the Civil…
The Supreme Court will hear in April a petition filed regarding the establishment of a Law Education Commission to reform the legal education system and make the LLB course of four years instead of five after class 12th. The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi considered the arguments given by lawyer…
Ashoka University Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad has got relief in the case registered in Haryana for the controversial social media post on Operation Sindoor. On Monday (March 16, 2026), the Haryana government told the Supreme Court that it has decided to close the case against Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Associate Professor of Ashoka University. The Supreme…
The Supreme Court has refused to listen to the demand for monitoring and repairing all government buildings, flyovers, roads and electrical wires. The bench headed by the Chief Justice said, ‘The Supreme Court cannot handle the administration of the entire country. It would be better if you file a petition for each state in the…
