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Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Convict's Petition Challenging Rejection of Mercy Petition by President. Judicial Review of Presidential Mercy Petition Rejection is Limited to Grounds of Non-Application of Mind, Mala Fides, Extraneous Considerations, etc.

The petitioner, Akshay Kumar Singh, a death row convict, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India challenging the rejection...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against High Court Orders Interdicting Statutory Deemed Termination Under Section 5B of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act. High Court Cannot Suspend Legal Fiction of Retrospective Termination for Failure to Submit Caste Validity Certificate Within Prescribed Period.

The Supreme Court considered two appeals arising from a common judgment of the Bombay High Court dated 02.04.2019, which had allowed writ petitions fi...

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Supreme Court Directs Floor Test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Amid Resignation Controversy. Governor's Power to Direct Floor Test is Not Binding on Speaker; Resignations Require Verification.

The case arose from a political crisis in Madhya Pradesh where 22 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) belonging to the Indian National Congress...

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Supreme Court Refers Challenge to Abrogation of Article 370 to Larger Bench Due to Conflicting Precedents. The Court finds conflicting views on whether Article 370 is temporary or permanent, requiring resolution by a larger Bench.

This order by the Supreme Court of India deals with a preliminary issue in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of two Constit...

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Supreme Court Allows Chief Information Commissioner's Appeal in RTI Case Against High Court. Section 22 of RTI Act Overrides Gujarat High Court Rules Requiring Affidavit for Third-Party Copy Requests.

The Supreme Court considered an appeal by the Chief Information Commissioner against a Gujarat High Court Division Bench order that set aside the CIC'...