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Delhi riots case: Why SC denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

January 06, 2026 12:01 pm

The apex court has used a framework of differentiated roles of the alleged conspirators, distinguishing the 'architects' of the conspiracy and its 'facilitators'.

In denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, how the SC expanded definition of ‘terrorist act’

January 06, 2026 7:39 am

The accused have all been charged under terror charges in the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Arms Act and various provisions under the penal law

The Supreme Court, in a 2021 decision in Union of India v K A Najeeb, granted bail in a UAPA case in which the accused had been in jail for over five years, and 276 witnesses remained to be examined.

SC denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam: What courts have said earlier on UAPA and prolonged incarceration

January 05, 2026 4:35 pm

The Supreme Court has ruled on the bail pleas of several activists accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. While the verdict offers relief to some, it reinforces a stringent stance on others under the UAPA.

General category open to all candidates based on merit: What the SC said, and why it is significant

January 04, 2026 2:31 pm

Upholding a Rajasthan High Court ruling, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A G Masih clarified that the open or general category is not a closed compartment reserved for candidates of a particular social group

Why SC said pending criminal cases can’t bar a citizen from obtaining passport

January 02, 2026 3:50 pm

The Supreme Court has ruled that so long as criminal courts retain the power to permit or prohibit travel on a case-by-case basis, authorities cannot refuse to renew or issue passport to a citizen, who is an accused in a criminal case

Yearender | Law: Before top court in 2026, matters of religion, citizenship, liberty

January 01, 2026 12:09 pm

In 2025, the conversation on the judiciary was dominated by off-court controversies. In 2026, the focus shifts back to the courtroom as the SC takes up several important issues related to citizens’ rights, freedoms and religious beliefs.

Why SC quashed a Rajasthan govt notification that created revenue villages named after individuals

December 30, 2025 3:34 pm

The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe last week set aside the order of the division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court that had allowed the villages to retain their names

Sengar in Lucknow on April 14, 2018. PTI Photo/Nand Kumar

Why Supreme Court stayed Delhi HC order on Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar

December 29, 2025 4:01 pm

The Delhi High Court had held that an MLA was not covered under the definition of a public servant in the POCSO Act. The Supreme Court has prima facie rejected this view

Demolitions in the Aravalli forest area in Khori Gaon in 2021.

With SC stay on Aravallis judgment, tracing the apex court’s past interventions

December 31, 2025 7:56 am

Since the mid-1990s, the court has relied on two long-running public interest cases to regulate mining, construction, forest loss and urbanisation around the Aravallis.

Executors and beneficiaries can now rely on a will without first obtaining probate, even in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

Probate of will no longer mandatory: How inheritance process may ease, with some exceptions

December 29, 2025 7:42 am

In effect, probate functioned as a pre-emptive filter, forcing scrutiny at the planning stage, before property or assets were distributed. It was mandatory for certain religious communities in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.