Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

Law

Allahabad HC bans all commercial activities in educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh, says campuses are only for learning

OpIndia Staff - 29 October, 2025

The ruling came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that challenged the use of a degree college’s property for a commercial fair.

Supreme Court refuses to initiate contempt proceeding against elderly Dalit lawyer, who hurled shoe at CJI Gavai for mocking Lord Vishnu

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2025

On Monday (27th October), the Supreme Court refused to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against Dalit lawyer Rakesh Kishore, who hurled a shoe at CJI...

Law

Delhi Court dismisses Advocate Mehmood Pracha’s plea seeking to set aside SC’s landmark Ayodhya Judgement, imposes ₹6 lakh cost

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2025

A Delhi District Court has dismissed a plea by advocate Mehmood Pracha seeking to nullify the Supreme Court's landmark 2019 Ayodhya judgment, labelling it...

Law

Delhi HC clarifies that SC/ST Act can’t be used to prevent banks from taking over mortgaged property, stays ST Commission’s summons to Axis Bank...

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2025

In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has held that provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989...

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‘Not an essential religious practice that temple priest must be from specific caste’: Kerala High Court dismisses plea against Thanthra Vidyalayas

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2025

The KDRB's announcements requiring a certificate from Tantra Vidya Peetoms as one of the requirements for being appointed as part-time shanthis (priests) in different temples were also contested by the petitioners.

Government and Policy

Supreme Court reiterates that Hindu Succession Act does not apply to Scheduled Tribes, sets aside Himachal Pradesh HC order

OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2025

The Supreme Court noted that this direction on the part of the High Court is contrary to Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act.

Law

Claiming ‘physical relations’ without evidence doesn’t establish rape: Delhi HC acquits man booked under POCSO Act

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2025

According to the Delhi High Court, the victim's and her parents' use of the term "physical expression" was unclear.

Law

Delhi HC allows JNTL Consumer Health to keep selling ORSL electrolyte drinks, protects from FSSAI ban on such brands for non-WHO-compliant products

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2025

The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection to JNTL Consumer Health (India) Pvt. Ltd., allowing the company to continue selling its ORSL-branded electrolyte...

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Supreme Court allows use of mosque land for road widening in Ahmedabad, rejects mosque’s objection saying Hindu temples also demolished for the project

OpIndia Staff - 18 October, 2025

The Supreme Court has given the green light to the Ahmedabad city corporation to use a part of a 400-year-old mosque's land for a road-widening project.