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1. Let prison authorities decide: Delhi court on Sharjeel Imam's plea for PhD study material in jail

Let prison authorities decide: Delhi court on Sharjeel Imam's plea for PhD study material in jail

Let prison authorities decide: Delhi court on Sharjeel Imam's plea for PhD study material in jail A Delhi court on Monday refused to grant Sharjeel Imam permission to access research material on a pen drive and use prison computers for his PhD work. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of Karkardooma courts said there was no way for the court to verify the contents of the pen drive containing Imam’s study material. The judge, therefore, left it to the discretion of the Superintendent of Prison to decide whether Imam should be allowed access to the material. "The court definitely would not have no problem to allow the applicant to have access to books etc but the court would have no control on the material which the applicant may have in a pen drive. As such, only the Jail Authorities can have control and monitor the use of the material by the applicant and the court leaves it on the discretion of the Superintendent of Prison only to consider the prayer of the applicant." it noted. The order was passed days after the same trial court rejected fresh bail pleas filed by Imam and co-accused Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. The Delhi riots case stems from the communal violence that erupted in the national capital in 2020 amid protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). Imam and several others who participated in the protests have been accused of conspiring to orchestrate the riots.

2. Child cannot suffer: Delhi HC imposes ₹2 lakh costs on parents over false date of birth for school admission

Child cannot suffer: Delhi HC imposes ₹2 lakh costs on parents over false date of birth for school admission

Child cannot suffer: Delhi HC imposes ₹2 lakh costs on parents over false date of birth for school admission The Delhi High Court has held that a child cannot be made to suffer for his parents’ decision to furnish incorrect date of birth to secure his admission to school [Master Aarav Giri through Guardian Vs St Columba’s School and Another]. Columba’s School and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to correct the student’s date of birth in their records and in the child's class X certificate. However, the Court imposed exemplary costs of ₹2 lakh on the student’s parents after finding that they appeared to have deliberately furnished incorrect information and a document concerning his date of birth. “A wrong committed by the parents of the petitioner cannot be attributed to the petitioner, who was aged just about four years at the time of his admission and is still a minor,” the Court said. The student was admitted to kindergarten in April 2014 after his parents declared his date of birth as March 23, 2010. Admission was limited to children born between April 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010. His actual birth date, April 23, 2010, would have made him ineligible. He later sought correction, relying on his 2011 birth certificate, Aadhaar card, passport and hospital records. The school argued that correction would invalidate his admission, while the CBSE said its records matched the school’s.

3. Adult unmarried daughter can claim financial support for education from father under DV Act: Karnataka High Court

Adult unmarried daughter can claim financial support for education from father under DV Act: Karnataka High Court Observing that an adult unmarried daughter is entitled to invoke Section 20(d) of the

Adult unmarried daughter can claim financial support for education from father under DV Act: Karnataka High Court

Adult unmarried daughter can claim financial support for education from father under DV Act: Karnataka High Court Observing that an adult unmarried daughter is entitled to invoke Section 20(d) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, to seek monetary relief from her father for pursuing postgraduation amid her parents’ strained domestic relationship, the Karnataka High Court upheld a trial court order directing a man to pay ₹16 lakh towards the annual fee for his daughter’s PG medical course. “The obligations of parents to provide basic amenities, healthcare and education cannot be said to be extinguished upon a child attaining majority. It is the custom and practice everywhere in the world that parents are morally obligated to provide basic amenities, including healthcare and education,” the high court observed. Sandesh passed the order while dismissing a revision petition filed by a 53-year-old man from Mangaluru. He had challenged two orders — one passed by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mangaluru, in February 2026 directing him to pay ₹16 lakh towards his daughter’s course fee, and another passed by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mangaluru, in April 2026 upholding the magistrate’s order. The high court noted that the girl’s father and mother were living together when she was pursuing her MBBS course and that it was the father who had paid her fees then. The court further pointed out that all three now live in the same building, with the mother and daughter residing on one floor and the father on another owing to the strained relationship between the couple. Also, the high court observed that the father had the financial capacity to meet his daughter’s educational expenses, as his income tax returns and bank statements revealed fixed assets worth ₹1.34 crore acquired in 2021 and multiple loans totalling ₹1.27 crore availed…

4. CM seeks Centre’s support for aquaculture, tobacco sectors in Andhra Pradesh

CM seeks Centre’s support for aquaculture, tobacco sectors in Andhra Pradesh

CM seeks Centre’s support for aquaculture, tobacco sectors in Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh seeking policy and financial support for the State’s aquaculture and tobacco sectors, citing rising input costs and growing competition in global markets. Nirmala Sitharaman, requested a reduction in GST on aquaculture aerators from 18% to 5%, a one-time additional ₹5 lakh credit limit under the Kisan Credit Card scheme for aquaculture farmers, and creation of a ₹100-crore NFDB (National Fisheries Development Board) corpus for domestic marketing. He also sought a reduction of GST (Goods and Services Tax) on unmanufactured tobacco from 40% to 28%, saying it would benefit farmers, traders and exporters while strengthening the sector’s competitiveness. Piyush Goyal, the Chief Minister urged regulation of fish meal exports, arguing that export incentives have pushed up domestic prices. He also sought export incentives for FCV (Flue-Cured Virginia) tobacco and inclusion of unmanufactured tobacco under the RoDTEP (Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products) scheme to improve export competitiveness. Rajiv Ranjan Singh, requested permission to import genetically modified (GM) soybean meal, a key ingredient in shrimp feed, to address domestic shortages and reduce feed costs. He noted that similar imports were allowed in 2021 and said increasing shrimp exports from Ecuador have intensified competition in major markets, including the U.S., China and Europe.

5. Delhi High Court recalls gag order on The Wire's coverage of ex-Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar

Delhi High Court recalls gag order on The Wire's coverage of ex-Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar

Delhi High Court recalls gag order on The Wire's coverage of ex-Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar The Delhi High Court on Monday recalled its interim order injuncting online news portal The Wire from publishing allegedly defamatory articles on Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, in relation to the land acquisition by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the Dwarka Expressway project. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani stated that courts cannot act as a "soothsayer" by predicting if future articles of an author would be defamatory. "Moreover, to assume that what someone may publish would be defamatory, is egregiously hypothetical and presumptive; and therefore cannot be the basis of a court injunction. No matter how perspicacious a court may be, it cannot act as a soothsayer and predict what an author may publish next, and presume it to be offensive to a party, and thereby gag what is yet to be put-out in the public.” The Court stated that the gag order was "over-broad, presumptive in nature and based purely on a hypothetical situation". "..there is no conceivable way, whether in fact or in law, by which it can be presumed that what an author or publisher is proposing to publish would be defamatory, even going by any past publication that may have been made by the author/publisher." The defamation suit pertains to The Wire's report on November 9, 2023 titled 'Links of son of Delhi Chief Secretary to Beneficiary's Family in Land Over-Valuation Case Raise Questions.' The report said that Naresh Kumar's son Karan Chauhan had links with a family which benefited from the hiked compensation when a plot of land measuring 19 acre in Delhi's Bamnoli village was acquired by the NHAI for the Dwarka Expressway. Kumar then filed a defamation suit before the High Court against The Wire and reporter Meetu Jain. In a November 2023 order, Justice Sachin Datta had observed…

1. Pranesh M.K. vs. A.V. Gayathri Shanthegowda and Ors. (16.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0715/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether nominated members of Town Panchayats could vote in the Karnataka Legislative Council elections. The parties involved were Pranesh M.K. and A.V. Gayathri Sh

2. Lata vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (17.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0714/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of compensation for Lata, whose husband, Chandrakant Thakkar, died after falling from a train. The core legal question was whether the deceased was a bon

3. Tata Steel Ltd. vs. Varsha and Ors. (17.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0713/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether operational creditors can enforce claims for past dues through civil suits or arbitration after a resolution plan's approval. Tata Steel Ltd. challenged th

4. Rahul and Ors. vs. The New India Assurance Company Limited and Ors. (16.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0710/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the New India Assurance Company Limited could deny Rahul's claim for compassionate appointment due to his father's retirement after age 55, despite applyin

5. Basamma and Ors. vs. Goparappa and Ors. (16.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0709/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether the High Court erred in setting aside findings of the First Appellate Court without hearing the appellants, Basamma and others, in a partition

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