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1. Threat to CM Vijay: Vilathikulam DMK MLA’s bail plea dismissed

Threat to CM Vijay: Vilathikulam DMK MLA’s bail plea dismissed A court here on Wednesday dismissed the bail petition of Vilathikulam MLA G. Markandayan, who was arrested for his alleged derogatory and

2. Revocation of bail warranted only if continuing liberty is ‘so egregious’ that it undermines justice: Supreme Court

Revocation of bail warranted only if continuing liberty is ‘so egregious’ that it undermines justice: Supreme Court

Revocation of bail warranted only if continuing liberty is ‘so egregious’ that it undermines justice: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) said interference with bail orders is warranted only where the continuation of liberty is “so egregious that it undermines the administration of justice”. Deprecating the routine practice of challenging bail orders before it under Article 136 of the Constitution, the court said its extraordinary discretionary jurisdiction ought to be invoked only in exceptional cases. The oral observations were made by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohan while hearing petitions filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Chhattisgarh government challenging the bail granted by the Chhattisgarh High Court in January to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, in cases arising out of an alleged liquor scam. Addressing senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for the State government, Justice Bagchi questioned whether the apex court, while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 136, should examine every alleged legal infirmity in a bail order and curtail an individual’s liberty on that basis alone. “When the court interferes under Article 136, it does so on the anvil of whether the continuance of liberty is so egregious that it affects the administration of justice. Is it the correct approach, particularly for a court of last resort, to treat the legal artistry of a bail order as the sole and only test for depriving a person of liberty?” Justice Bagchi said. Expressing concern over the apex court’s burgeoning docket of petitions challenging bail orders, the judge underlined that Article 136 jurisdiction was never intended to function as an ordinary power of judicial review but as a “repository of justice” for interpreting the…

3. Lawyers back protesters, urge PM to order probe on police crackdown

Lawyers back protesters, urge PM to order probe on police crackdown

Lawyers back protesters, urge PM to order probe on police crackdown The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) and several Delhi lawyers condemned the police action against students during Monday’s (July 20, 2026) protest called by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), describing it as an “assault” on constitutional values and calling for accountability. The SCBA adopted a resolution seeking an immediate, impartial and time-bound inquiry into the police action, stating that several students and members of the legal fraternity were injured. “The use of excessive and disproportionate force against peaceful students and members of the Bar is deeply disturbing and unacceptable in a democratic society,” the resolution said. It urged the authorities to identify those responsible, initiate action in accordance with law, ensure medical assistance to those injured and take steps to prevent such incidents. In a separate letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, SCBA president Vikas Singh sought a judicial inquiry into the police action as well as the alleged irregularities in national-level examinations. “I address this representation with profound concern over a dual administrative collapse that strikes at the core of our constitutional democracy: the unlawful and disproportionate police violence inflicted upon peaceful student assemblies, and the failure of state machinery in conducting various national examinations fairly,” Mr. Singh wrote, urging the government to order time-bound investigations into both the issues. In another statement, signed by over 650 members of the Bar, including senior advocates Indira Jaising, Raju Ramachandran, Chander Uday Singh, Sanjay Hegde, Huzefa Ahmadi, Rebecca M. John and Gopal Subramanium, the lawyers expressed solidarity with the…

4. Man held in alleged ₹4.5-crore deposit fraud

Man held in alleged ₹4.5-crore deposit fraud The secretary of the Thalassery Vyapari Cooperative Society, who allegedly absconded after collecting crores of rupees from depositors by promising unusual

5. Madras High Court dismisses Senthilbalaji’s plea to prevent police from ‘harassing’ him and his brother

Madras High Court dismisses Senthilbalaji’s plea to prevent police from ‘harassing’ him and his brother

Madras High Court dismisses Senthilbalaji’s plea to prevent police from ‘harassing’ him and his brother The Madras High Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) dismissed two petitions filed by former DMK Minister V. Ashok Kumar to restrain Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC), Greater Chennai Police and Karur police from “harassing” them “in the guise of search, inquiry or investigation” in any pending or proposed criminal case. Ilanthiraiyan said, no such direction could be issued since the petitioners had already obtained anticipatory bail in the pending cases and it would be premature to issue such a direction by anticipating the registration of criminal cases against them in the future. The pleas were rejected following stiff opposition by State Public Prosecutor (SPP) R. The SPP told the court that though the petitioners had obtained anticipatory bail in some of the pending cases, they were yet to surrender before the jurisdictional magistrate for the purpose of executing bonds and furnishing sureties. He said, the petitioners could not obtain a blanket order against their arrest in any case by seeking a direction to the police to not harass them. Senthilbalaji had said, even after the High Court had granted anticipatory bail to him as well as his brother in a case related to alleged bribe of ₹35 crore having been offered to Uthangarai TVK MLA N. Elaiyaraja to act against the interests of his party, “the search operation and attempts to keep the petitioner and his family under continuous pressure have not ceased.” The plea went on to read: “The petitioner reliably understands that there is an instruction from the political top that, one way or another, the petitioner and his brother must be implicated in some other case and remanded for ’settling scores.’ The petitioner…

1. Ehsaan vs. State of National Capital Territory of Delhi (20.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0718/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal of Ehsaan against the life sentence imposed for gang rape under Section 376-D IPC, focusing on the proportionality of the sentence. The court acknowledg

2. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Durg Roadways Private Limited and Ors. (20.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0717/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the insurance policy issued by The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. covered an accident involving a vehicle traveling to Nepal under a special permit. The parti

3. Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai vs. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Ors. (20.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0716/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. were liable to pay service tax under "Business Auxiliary Service" for facilitati

4. The State of West Bengal vs. Kader Khan (17.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0712/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the deposition of a deceased victim from an earlier trial could be admitted in a subsequent trial against absconding accused Kader Khan. The State of West

5. Mani vs. State (17.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0711/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Mani against the State, focusing on whether his convictions under Sections 294(b), 326, and 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code were sustainable. The Co

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