Law

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

Opinions

Can the Centre really withdraw FIRs against hooligans who indulged in violence during CJP protest? Here is what the law says

Aditi -
Criminal jurisprudence treats an offence as a wrong against the entire society and not just against an individual.
Government and Policy

CJP objects as Supreme Court limits protection to protesters without criminal background, threatens fresh agitation

OpIndia Staff -
Saurav Das accused the government of misusing the Supreme Court’s directions. He demanded withdrawal of all FIRs and warned that CJP would revive protests if assurances given during negotiations were not honoured by the Centre.
Editor's picks

FIRs against CJP protesters, attacks on police personnel and vandalism: Read what the Supreme Court said on it

OpIndia Staff -
The court stated, "Such a probe will invariably also probe the allegations of violence and attacks on police personnel and others."
Law

Bombay HC allows Nitin Gadkari to file civil lawsuit against Meta, Google and other tech giants for defamatory content targeting his family

OpIndia Staff -
According to Gadkari, an attempt was made to mislead the public into thinking that he has misused his official position for private gain.
Editor's picks

Supreme Court dismisses review petition, which challenged loss of ‘Scheduled Caste’ status after conversion to Christianity

OpIndia Staff -
In its March 2026 judgment, the apex court upheld the High Court's decision, holding that a person professing Christianity cannot claim the legal protections available under the SC/ST Act because Scheduled Caste status is recognised only for persons professing Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism.
Law

Twisha Sharma Death Case: Bail application of ex-judge Giribala Singh rejected by court, citing possibility of evidence being influenced

OpIndia Staff -
The judge noted that the case diary contained sufficient material to indicate her involvement.
Government and Policy

10-year jail, ₹10 crore fine: Union Cabinet approves draft amendment to law incorporating stringent punishments and fast-track courts in paper leak cases

OpIndia Staff -
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved a draft amendment bill aimed at significantly strengthening the legal framework against...
Law

Supreme Court bans unauthorised sharing of court hearing recordings on social media

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court of India on Friday passed an interim order restraining the extraction, editing, dissemination, posting, re-posting, uploading or monetisation of audio and...
Law

Delhi High Court agrees to hear plea seeking NIA probe into CJP protests, its alleged foreign funding and links to anti-national elements

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a public interest litigation seeking a probe by the National Investigation Agency into...
Crime

Honeymoon Murder in Meghalaya: Supreme Court sets aside bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, says she is not entitled to bail

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi...
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