India’s Supreme Court transferred the Twisha Sharma death investigation to the CBI and imposed restrictions on public commentary by both parties.
Month: May 2026
Supreme Court: PMLA Cognisance Cannot Be Taken Without Hearing Accused Per BNSS Section 223
The Indian Supreme Court ruled that courts cannot take cognisance in money laundering cases under PMLA without first hearing the accused person.
DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll in Widely Condemned Move
The Department of Justice initiated a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll following years of targeting by the Trump administration.
Supreme Court Rules Broad Crime Scene Re-Enactment Does Not Amount to Self-Incrimination
India’s Supreme Court held that a general re-enactment of a crime scene by an accused person does not violate the constitutional right against self-incrimination.
UAPA Bail Standards Referred to Supreme Court Larger Bench in Landmark Anti-Terror Case
A two-judge Supreme Court bench in Umar Khalid’s case sent key UAPA bail threshold questions to a larger bench for authoritative resolution.
India Supreme Court Recognizes Safe Highway Travel as Fundamental Right Under Article 142
The Supreme Court expanded Article 21 protections by ruling that Indians have a fundamental right to safe road travel on national highways.
Allahabad High Court: Running a Hookah Bar Has No Constitutional Protection as Fundamental Right
The Allahabad High Court ruled that hookah bar operations are not protected as a fundamental right allowing state-level bans to stand.
India’s Supreme Court Upholds Election Commission’s SIR Voter Roll Exercise
The Supreme Court of India upheld the Election Commission’s Sample Inspection of Records exercise calling it essential to free and fair elections.
India Supreme Court Rules Right to Trauma Care is Fundamental Under Article 21
The Indian Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that access to emergency trauma care constitutes a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21.
US Supreme Court Hands Down Three Rulings in Argued Cases on May 28 2026
The US Supreme Court issued three decisions in argued cases on Thursday in what legal analysts described as a significant decision day.