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1. HC issues fresh notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal in summons cases

HC issues fresh notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal in summons cases

HC issues fresh notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal in summons cases - Litigation - 2 min read HC issues fresh notice to Kejriwal on ED plea against acquittal in summons cases Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that according to the registry, the earlier notice issued to the former chief minister had not been served. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a fresh notice to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on pleas by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that according to the registry, the earlier notice issued to the former chief minister had not been served. The investigating agency's counsel said notice was issued to Kejriwal on April 1 but no one has entered an appearance on his behalf. Respondent has not been served," the judge said, and listed the matter for hearing on July 22. It also alleged that Kejriwal raised frivolous objections and deliberately created grounds for not attending the probe. In the high court, the ED's counsel earlier submitted that the trial court "committed a grave error" as it acquitted Kejriwal despite no dispute that summons were duly issued and received but he did not appear before the agency. In its orders passed on January 22, the trial court ruled the ED failed to prove that Kejriwal intentionally disobeyed the summonses issued to him.

2. Supreme Court examines Trump's move against Haitian and Syrian immigrants

Supreme Court examines Trump's move against Haitian and Syrian immigrants

Supreme Court examines Trump's move against Haitian and Syrian immigrants - International - 3 min read Supreme Court examines Trump's move against Haitian and Syrian immigrants USA-COURT-TRUMP-Supreme Court examines Trump's move against Haitian and Syrian immigrants The U.S. Supreme Court examines on Wednesday moves by President Donald Trump's administration to strip humanitarian protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants, part of his signature immigration crackdown. The justices will hear arguments in the administration's appeals of rulings by federal judges in New York and Washington, D.C., halting its actions to terminate Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, previously provided by the U.S. government to more than 350,000 people from Haiti and 6,100 from Syria. The State Department currently warns against traveling to either Haiti or Syria, citing widespread violence, crime, terrorism and kidnapping. Revoking TPS and other humanitarian protections is part of Trump's broader rollback of legal and illegal immigration since he returned to office in January 2025. In defending its actions on TPS, the administration has said such protections were always meant to be temporary. The United States first provided these protections to Haitians after a major earthquake in 2010 and to Syrians after their country descended into civil war in 2012. Under U.S. law, TPS is a designation that allows migrants from countries stricken by war, natural disaster or other catastrophes to live and work in the United States while it is unsafe for them to return to their home countries.

3. Delhi Excise policy case: HC adjourns to May 4 CBI plea against Kejriwal’s discharge

Delhi Excise policy case: HC adjourns to May 4 CBI plea against Kejriwal’s discharge The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) adjourned the plea, by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

4. CAM elevates 18 lawyers to partnership

CAM elevates 18 lawyers to partnership

CAM elevates 18 lawyers to partnership - Industry - 5 min read CAM elevates 18 lawyers to partnership The promotions are effective from May 1, 2026. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has elevated 18 lawyers to its partnership. The partners, inducted into the partnership across various practice groups including corporate practice, disputes practice and capital markets practice. In corporate practice, CAM has elevated Abhilasha Malpani and Anirud Sudarsan, Ayushi Toshniwal, Shruthi Ashok, Subhankar Pasalapudi, Supriya Aakulu, Krithika Radhakrishnan, (employment practice) and Arpita Sengupta (Digital+ | TMT practice). Malpani focuses on M&A and Private Equity with extensive experience on transactions and advisories in the listed space, ranging across sectors such as banking and financial services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, cement and mining, media and infrastructure. Sudarsan has over 9 years of experience advising global insurers, PE sponsors, banking groups, and promoter conglomerates on insurance M&A, FDI structuring, IRDAI regulatory advisory, and insurer capital markets transactions. Sengupta has worked on transactions, contracting and advisory matters across the Digital+ | TMT sector, including AI, privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property, and support key domestic and global clients of the Firm. Toshniwal focuses on M&A with a sector-agnostic approach and has worked extensively in both buy and sell side representations.

5. 'No vacuum in law to deal with the offence' — What Supreme Court said on hate speeches

'No vacuum in law to deal with the offence' — What Supreme Court said on hate speeches

'No vacuum in law to deal with the offence' — What Supreme Court said on hate speeches The Supreme Court stated on Wednesday that existing legal provisions are sufficient to address hate speech offences, declining to issue further directions on the matter as it falls within the legislature's domain. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta delivered the judgment on a batch of petitions seeking directions and guidelines to address the issue of hate speech. "Prescription of punishment lies squarely within legislative domain. Constitutional scheme founded upon doctrine of separation of powers does not permit judiciary to create new offences," the supreme court said, adding that no legislative vacuum exists to warrant the intervention sought. The court, however, urged the Centre to examine whether fresh legislation is warranted to tackle hate speech in light of changing social contexts. While declining to issue the directions sought in the petitions, the Bench observed that existing criminal laws already address offences related to hate speech. "The precedents of this court consistently affirm that while Constitutional courts may interpret the law and issue directions to secure the enforcement of fundamental rights, they cannot legislate or compel legislation," the bench said. The Bench said it would be open to the Centre and other competent legislative authorities to consider whether additional legal or policy measures are needed in view of evolving societal challenges, including making suitable amendments as suggested in the Law Commission’s 267th report of March 2017. --- SC declines fresh guidelines on hate speech, says existing criminal law framework adequate - Litigation - 2 min read SC declines fresh guidelines on hate speech, says existing criminal law framework adequate The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to issue any additional directions or frame fresh guidelines to curb hate speech across the country, holding that the existing criminal law framework is adequate to address such offences.

1. Anand Jakkappa Pujari vs. The State of Karnataka (27.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0411/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals of Anand Jakkappa Pujari and Mahadev Sidram Hullolli against their conviction for murder, abduction, and destruction of evidence. The core issue was wh

2. S. Anand vs. State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Inspector of Police and Ors. (21.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0410/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by S. Anand against the State of Tamil Nadu, challenging the High Court's dismissal of his petition to quash criminal proceedings related to alleged for

3. New Delhi Nature Society through Verhaen Khanna vs. Director Horticulture DDA and Ors. (27.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0409/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of translocating deer from A.N. Jha Deer Park, New Delhi, involving New Delhi Nature Society and the Director Horticulture DDA. The court upheld the deci

4. State of Punjab vs. Gurjit Singh (24.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0406/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by the State of Punjab against the High Court's decision to grant bail to Gurjit Singh in a case involving the recovery of a commercial quantity of hero

5. State of Punjab vs. Sukhwinder Singh (24.04.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0402/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by the State of Punjab against the High Court's decision to grant bail to Sukhwinder Singh in a case involving commercial quantities of narcotics under

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