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1. Zubeen Garg's family and fans protest against bail granted to Amritprabha Mahanta by Gauhati Court

Family members and fans of the late singer Zubeen Garg staged a protest demanding justice for him. The protest was triggered by the recent bail granted to singer Amritprabha Mahanta by the Gauhati Cou

2. INDIA bloc leaders file Supreme Court petition over SIR electoral roll deletions; Delhi police accused of assaulting detainees

INDIA bloc leaders file Supreme Court petition over SIR electoral roll deletions; Delhi police accused of assaulting detainees

The INDIA bloc marched through Delhi and took its protest against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to the Supreme Court, where Rahul Gandhi and other top leaders of the coalition filed a petition over alleged large-scale voter deletions and irregularities in the SIR. On the same day, Delhi Police denotified Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, and a sizeable crowd walked down arterial roads in the capital, tailing a procession of buses carrying INDIA bloc leaders from Constitution Club to the Supreme Court. Separately, detainees' accounts of beatings, assaults, and excessive force used by the Delhi police over the last few days raised concerns about post-detention practices of law enforcement personnel; thousands of protesters were detained by the police in the national capital on October 10, 11, and 12, including journalists, members of youth organisations, and minors. In another matter, the Supreme Court on Monday highlighted the need to balance religious sentiments with public health concerns while considering restrictions on firecrackers in the national capital and neighbouring regions, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading a three-judge Bench, saying the court would not hurt religious sentiments but people should themselves come forward and opt for it, and the whole exercise should involve a balancing approach. The Supreme Court also sought a cap on trade margins for all essential medicines and medical products; the Centre informed the court on Monday that it had decided to cap trade margins at 30% for non-scheduled cancer drugs, and the court questioned why the benefit of such price regulation should be confined to cancer drugs and not extended to other essential medicines and medical products. Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday accused the Delhi Police of mentally torturing him and his family after informing him of his grandmother's death during his preventive detention last week, alleging that the police did not allow him to speak to his cousin about his grandmother's death and instead asked him to call his grieving parents.

3. Supreme Court registry flags 14 defects in Rahul Gandhi-led INDIA bloc petition against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Supreme Court registry flags 14 defects in Rahul Gandhi-led INDIA bloc petition against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

The Supreme Court registry has flagged 14 defects in a petition filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and 10 other INDIA bloc leaders against alleged electoral irregularities and the functioning of the Election Commission of India. The defects include a ₹220 shortfall in court fees, an illegible photocopy of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s identity card, and missing vakalatnamas for nine of the 11 petitioners. As a result, the Supreme Court will not hear the matter on Tuesday, and the petitioners’ legal team requested that it be listed on Wednesday after the defects are cured. Among those whose vakalatnamas are missing are Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy. The registry also raised a query as to why private parties have been arrayed as respondents in a writ petition that is in the nature of a public interest litigation; this query pertains to naming all three election commissioners as respondents in the petition, in addition to arraying the ECI as the first respondent. The filing came a day after Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined a meeting with Gandhi and Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively, but indicated that their concerns could be raised through judicial proceedings and assured an expeditious hearing if they approached the court. Gandhi on Monday evening personally appeared at the Supreme Court to file the petition, joined by Kharge and nine other opposition leaders in a show of opposition unity over the electoral roll revision exercise and the alleged unilateral functioning of the poll panel. The legal move followed a march, billed by the Opposition as March for Democracy, which was stopped by police barricades on Bhagwan Dass Road, around 600 metres from the Supreme Court. The mobilisation came amid heightened tensions over the SIR and demands for the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The petition, filed through advocate S Prasanna, seeks an independent, time-bound investigation into decisions allegedly taken unilaterally by Kumar, including the June 2025 decision to undertake the SIR, and suspension of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls pending the inquiry. It names the ECI, Kumar and the two other election commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, as respondents. The Opposition leaders said they have approached the top court in discharge of their public duties to protect the constitutional guarantee of universal adult suffrage and to ensure the electoral process remains free, fair, transparent and accountable. The petitioners said they do not seek to reopen the question of the validity of the SIR, but raised concerns whether the safeguards recognised by the Supreme Court, and the requirement that the ECI act as a collective constitutional institution, have actually been complied with in the implementation of the exercise. This plea was otherwise expected to be considered alongside pending petitions concerning the protests in Delhi demanding Kumar’s resignation. The matter will now likely be listed after the legal team addresses the objections.

4. Keralam opposes full withdrawal of tax officers' arrest powers at 57th GST Council meet

At the 57th GST Council meet held in New Delhi on October 8, Keralam opposed the decision to scrap the arrest powers of tax officers, suggesting instead that they be retained for serious tax frauds an

5. TNSWA proposes 128.19-hectare interim Zone of Influence around Pallikaranai marshland; Madras High Court to pass orders on October 14, 2026

TNSWA proposes 128.19-hectare interim Zone of Influence around Pallikaranai marshland; Madras High Court to pass orders on October 14, 2026

The Tamil Nadu State Wetlands Authority on Monday (October 12, 2026) told the first Division Bench of the Madras High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan, that an interim Zone of Influence around the Pallikaranai marshland in Chennai could be restricted to 36 survey numbers covering about 128.19 hectares. Additional Advocate General P.V. Balasubramaniam submitted that these land parcels could be declared as the interim ZoI until a final ZoI is notified after an elaborate process. The proposal is in response to a National Green Tribunal construction ban within a one-kilometre radius of the marshland boundaries, which affected hundreds of property owners. Senior counsel P.S. Raman, appearing for the CREDAI Chennai chapter, which was the first among several writ petitioners challenging the NGT ban, said the TNSWA had done a commendable job in identifying the interim ZoI within a short time and that it was completely acceptable to the developers' association. The TNSWA report listed parcels in Enjambakkam, Karappakkam, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam, Pallikaranai, Perungudi, Sholinganallur and Perumpakkam villages in Sholinganallur and Tambaram taluks. It said construction need not be banned throughout the entire interim ZoI and could be regulated based on site-specific scientific and hydrological characteristics, while prohibiting obstruction or diversion of established inlet and outlet channels, natural drains or hydrological pathways; dumping of solid, construction and other waste on drainage pathways; discharge of untreated sewage, effluents or wastewater into watercourses connected with the wetland; permanent alteration of established hydrological connections; and red category industries with high pollution potential. For construction, a no objection certificate would have to be obtained from the district level wetlands management committee under the proposed regulatory mechanism. The TNSWA said the framework aims to ensure development does not obstruct natural water flow into or out of the Pallikaranai Ramsar site or adversely affect its ecological character while balancing development needs, and that the final ZoI will be determined only after scientific and cadastral exercises and ground truthing under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 and guidelines. The judges decided to peruse the latest report and pass appropriate orders on Wednesday (October 14, 2026).

1. Gopal Pathak vs. Nitin and Ors. (18.09.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1155/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether it was essential to send a disputed "Will" to a handwriting expert for verification, as ordered by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, which had

2. Irfan Ahmad Hakak vs. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ors. (05.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1149/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Irfan Ahmad Hakak and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir regarding the eligibility criteria for the post of Librarian. The core issue was

3. Sultan Singh (Dead) through L.Rs. and Ors. vs. The Financial Commissioner, Government of NCT of Delhi and Ors. (09.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1148/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the interpretation of Section 51(2) of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, 1954, concerning the succession of Bhumidhar rights upon the death of a Hindu widow, Khajano. Th

4. Charming Rupon vs. State of Meghalaya (09.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1147/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal of Charming Rupon against his conviction under Section 6 of the POCSO Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor with intellectual disability. The co

5. Meerut Development Authority vs. Parmeshwar Dayal and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1146/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Meerut Development Authority and Parmeshwar Dayal and others regarding compensation for land acquired under the Shatabdi Nagar Housing Scheme.

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