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The Supreme Court has quashed the Rajasthan government notification using individual names for naming revenue villages.

'State can't act in violation of its policy': Supreme Court rejects Rajasthan department decision to names villages after persons

December 23, 2025 8:31 pm

Supreme Court Rajasthan government policy: Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe referred to a 2009 state circular which bars naming of revenue villages after “individuals, religion, caste, or sub-caste”.

The accused, Chhote Lal Kushwaha and three others, then filed a criminal appeal under Section 14-A(1) of the SC/ST Act last July, challenging the order passed by the Special Judge, SC/ST Act, Kushinagar. (Express Photo)

‘No illegality in order’: Allahabad HC junks appeal seeking withdrawal of SC/ST Act case

December 23, 2025 2:10 am

Mere expression of intention by the state govt for withdrawal of prosecution case does not bind the court, said the HC

With the Punjab government saying that it would not do anything further on the farmhouses policy till the next date of hearing, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Thursday granted an interim stay on the implementation of Punjab’s policy to allow farmhouses on delisted land in the Shivalik hills. (Source: File Photo)

NGT grants interim stay on Punjab’s farmhouses policy

December 18, 2025 7:42 pm

Petitioner Kapil Arora had challenged the farmhouses policy, alleging that it violated the Supreme Court’s directions regarding land taken out of the purview of the Punjab Land Preservation Act.

The SC took up the matter suo motu in July this year, after media reports highlighted serious and fatal attacks by stray dogs in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). (Source: File Photo)

'Will play a video in next hearing... ask what humanity is': SC as petitioners object to MCD's rules on stray dogs

December 19, 2025 4:16 am

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta made the remarks after senior advocate Kapil Sibal pointed out that the matter, which was due to come up before a three-judge bench, stood cancelled.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged assault on an advocate, Amit, by Haryana Police personnel in plainclothes at Nayagaon in Punjab on November 30, with Chief Justice Sheel Nagu observing that the complaint disclosed cognisable offences, yet no FIR had been registered even after more than two weeks. (Express Photo)

HC takes suo motu notice of assault on advocate by Haryana police in Nayagaon

December 16, 2025 7:49 pm

Bench questions delay in FIR, seeks affidavit from Punjab DGP; Bar says work abstention to continue till case is registered

The Supreme Court has issued a set of direction to curb the practise of dowry death while allowing the state’s appeal against the acquittal of a man and his mother.

Training for cops, judges, changes in school curriculum: How Supreme Court wants to combat ‘evil’ of dowry related offences

December 16, 2025 1:42 pm

Supreme Court on Dowry Evils: The top court bench overturned the acquittal of a man and his mother for allegedly killing his wife over dowry demand and called it an ‘evil’ practice, needing ‘urgent’ eradication.