Delhi HC pauses judges’ ITR processing amid tax exemption rowThe Delhi High Court has halted the processing of judges' income tax returns. This action stems from a dispute over certain allowance exemp...
12 Aug, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Supreme Court asks states to consider framing policy on demolition, regularisation of illegal constructionsThe Supreme Court urged all states to consider a uniform policy for unauthorized constructions. This policy would address regularisation an...
12 Aug, 2026, 03.30 PM IST
Register FIR in cases of missing persons immediately, irrespective of age or gender: SCThe Supreme Court clarified its order on FIRs for missing persons. This directive now applies to every individual, irrespective of age or g...
11 Aug, 2026, 02.48 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks data on West Bengal SIR appeals before tribunalsThe Supreme Court has directed the Election Commission to provide details on electoral roll appeals. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
- Mines Act update proposes to curb states' tax powers
The Centre has proposed limiting states’ powers to impose taxes, cess and other levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land, seeking ...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
Supreme Court moves to assess need for more commercial courtsThe Supreme Court is requesting vital statistics on commercial litigation trends to assist in establishing new commercial courts in several...
11 Aug, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
Centre proposes to curb powers of states to tax mineralsThe central government is poised to restrict state authority concerning taxation on mining activities. This initiative aims to enhance the ...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Case backlog reduced from past decades, says CJI Surya Kant; praises impact of technologyChief Justice of India Surya Kant noted the court case backlog has significantly reduced. Technology-driven schemes have yielded very good ...
08 Aug, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
SC judge flags deepfakes, cyberstalking as new threats to womenJustice B V Nagarathna urged immediate legal aid for women after incidents. She highlighted recent Karnataka amendments that limit the High...
08 Aug, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
Calcutta HC refuses urgent hearing to Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sumit Roy in plea to quash 4 FIRsIn a significant legal development, the Calcutta High Court has turned down the urgent hearing request made by Sumit Roy regarding four new...
07 Aug, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
SC rejects Mahua Moitra's plea over appearing before police in hate speech caseThe Supreme Court declined to hear Mahua Moitra's challenge to a high court order. She was directed to appear before police on August 15 fo...
07 Aug, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea for FIR, probe against former HC judge Yashwant VarmaThe Supreme Court has declined to entertain a request for the filing of an FIR and subsequent investigation regarding the cache of cash dis...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Supreme Court ends long-pending plea against Hinduja brothers’ relief in Bofors caseThe Supreme Court dismissed a plea challenging a 2005 Delhi High Court order. This order had previously quashed criminal proceedings agains...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Rajya Sabha approves Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026Parliament has approved a bill to increase the Supreme Court's judge count. The Rajya Sabha passed the legislation, raising the total to 38...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
US Supreme Court won't halt $655 million judgment against Palestinians over attacksUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to halt a large damage award against Palestinian authorities. This judgment stems from a civil lawsuit ...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.27 AM IST
Govt cuts ₹16,688 crore in tax disputes after appeal threshold hikeThe government withdrew thousands of tax appeals after raising litigation limits. This action reduced disputed tax demand by over sixteen t...
04 Aug, 2026, 01.15 AM IST
Disputed tax demand down Rs 16,690 cr since hike in monetary limit for filing appeals, LS toldHigher monetary limits for tax appeals have reduced disputed tax demand by about ₹16,690 crore, with over 23,000 departmental cases withdra...
03 Aug, 2026, 02.28 PM IST