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1. NGT restrains tree felling for Hebbal Short Tunnel Project until matter disposed of, next hearing December 15

NGT restrains tree felling for Hebbal Short Tunnel Project until matter disposed of, next hearing December 15

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday issued an order restraining the felling of trees for the Hebbal Short Tunnel Project until the hearing is completed and the matter is disposed of. The order states: "There should not be any cutting of trees, be it in any area of the Hebbal Short Tunnel Project till the matter is disposed of." The tribunal scheduled the next hearing for December 15, meaning the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) cannot cut any trees along the Hebbal Short Tunnel alignment until mid-December. The order followed a petition filed by a civic group, after the NGT had taken suo motu cognisance of a report in dated September 24 on the BDA's proposal to remove trees for the project. The report was titled "Over 70 tree species among 1,128 marked for felling for Hebbal tunnel project in Bengaluru". In the suo motu case, the Karnataka government submitted a representation stating that writ petitions concerning the matter were pending before the High Court, where the Advocate-General had given an undertaking that no trees would be cut until the matter was disposed of. The NGT then disposed of the original suo motu case. However, Aranya, Parisara Mathu Havamana Badalavane, Sangha, Mangaluru, noticed a discrepancy and filed another application seeking a restraining order. The group pointed out that the undertaking given by the Advocate-General before the Karnataka High Court, as stated during the suo motu hearing, pertained to a different area, Lalbagh, though it concerned the same project. The NGT order said the original application in general covers the entire project and the felling of trees for the same. Counsel representing the government also clarified that the undertaking pertained to a different area, after which the NGT passed the Friday order. Meanwhile, BDA Chairman N. A. Haris told that the BDA does not intend to fell all 1,128 trees but plans to translocate 1,072 trees and axe the remaining ones. The public notice issued by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) refers to the "removal" of trees along Hebbal Main Road for the 2.3-km twin tunnel project. Civic groups opposing the short tunnel project argue that the BDA cannot announce such a decision, as it can be taken only by the Tree Expert Committee.

2. First-tier Tribunal grants adverse possession over 48cm strip under Surbiton kitchen extension

First-tier Tribunal grants adverse possession over 48cm strip under Surbiton kitchen extension

The First-tier Tribunal has ruled in favour of Mina Sharma and Neil Deeley in a boundary dispute with their neighbours Susannah and Chris James over a 48-centimetre strip of land in Cottage Grove, Surbiton, London. Susannah James bought her £600,000 semi-detached house in 2021 and a year later claimed that part of the adjoining property's single-storey kitchen extension had been built across the boundary onto her land. She and her husband asked Judge Ewan Paton to declare that the section of the neighbours' kitchen was trespassing and to order its demolition. The homes were once a single Victorian property later divided into two semi-detached houses. The boundary follows the garden fence line, but the roof line shows the neighbours' kitchen steps across the boundary by 48 centimetres, a discrepancy reportedly unnoticed for around 40 years because thick vegetation obscured the border. The extension is believed to have been built in the early 1980s, before Sharma and Deeley bought their home in 2012, and evidence from a previous joint owner indicated it had been in the same position since at least 2000. Sharma and Deeley did not dispute the original boundary line but claimed adverse possession, or squatters' rights, over the strip. Judge Paton described the evidence as overwhelming that the kitchen had remained in place for well over two decades before the dispute, and said building and enjoying part of a house on neighbouring land was possibly the plainest example of factual possession combined with an intention to possess. He found the neighbours had been in adverse possession since at least October 2000. He also noted that Ordnance Survey and Land Registry index maps can contain kinks, curves and steps, that buyers cannot reasonably be expected to spot every minor discrepancy, and that a purchaser is entitled to assume what they see is what they get. The tribunal approved the adverse possession application, meaning the Jameses cannot force removal or demolition of the disputed section of kitchen.

3. Assam Police to challenge High Court relief to 2 accused in Zubeen Garg death case

Assam Police will challenge the relief granted by the High Court to two accused in the Zubeen Garg death case. Police said 134 witnesses had been examined in the Zubeen Garg death case.

4. SIT arrests manager Sakthivel in Gem Granites owner Veeramani POCSO cases

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against Gem Granites owner R. Veeramani and his associates

SIT arrests manager Sakthivel in Gem Granites owner Veeramani POCSO cases

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against Gem Granites owner R. Veeramani and his associates has arrested Sakthivel, his manager and a key aide, police sources said on Sunday. Investigators suspect Sakthivel played a key role in transferring funds to individuals who allegedly helped the octogenarian businessman evade legal action, and the arrest is expected to shed light on the alleged transfer of large sums of cash and gold through middlemen to help Veeramani avoid police action. A police officer said Sakthivel organised the transfer of funds and purchase of gold on Veeramani’s instructions and was the key conduit between the businessman and the middlemen who tried to help in evading police action. Veeramani is facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse of children and a case relating to abetment of suicide. Besides Veeramani, his associate Shanti, her husband Mahendra Simhan and five others have been arrested and lodged in Puzhal Central Prison. On Sunday, the Central Crime Branch of the Greater Chennai Police registered a seventh case under the POCSO Act against Veeramani based on a minor’s statement alleging that she had been sexually exploited by him; the incident occurred in the residence of Shanti. Statements have so far been recorded from 11 victims, most of whom were minors when the alleged offences took place. The police are also searching for N. Prakash, who is on the run and believed to be staying abroad; investigators found that he had a bank balance exceeding ₹20 crore, most of which was allegedly received through bank transfers from firms owned by Veeramani, and he had served as an adviser to the Gem Group of Companies. Investigators have established the purchase and delivery of gold worth about ₹24 crore, besides identifying other cash transfers, and Sakthivel’s questioning is expected to help trace the alleged beneficiaries of these transactions. The SIT said in a statement that incriminating materials were seized from Veeramani’s residence on Lloyd’s Road in Royapettah, his farmhouse in Kanathur and a business establishment.

5. Kolkata stampede accused remanded 10 days as state plans judge-led SIT

Kolkata stampede accused remanded 10 days as state plans judge-led SIT

At least 19 people were killed and 25 injured in a stampede at a prominent puja pandal in central Kolkata on Saturday evening. Police arrested seven persons and booked them under sections dealing with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and the accused were sent to 10-day custody. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state government would set up a Special Investigation Team headed by a sitting judge of the Calcutta high court to probe the incident. He said the chief secretary would write to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta high court in this regard, and that if the Chief Justice did not allow a sitting judge to head the SIT, a retired judge of the Calcutta high court would be appointed. The chief minister announced a government job and ex-gratia of ₹25 lakh for the next of kin of each person killed, and ₹5 lakh each for the injured, with the state bearing their medical expenses. Union home minister Amit Shah, who had come to Kolkata on Saturday, cancelled all puja-related programmes and visited the injured at the hospital; of the 25 injured, two were admitted in the ICU with fractures. Adhikari said he would try to visit families who lost members on October 20 and 21. Later, the chief minister held a high-level meeting with senior police officials and bureaucrats across the state to take stock of security arrangements in big-ticket pujas, and monitored crowd and traffic management in Kolkata and other cities from police control rooms. A committee headed by the state disaster management secretary and comprising officers from the fire department and the Special Task Force will visit prominent pujas in Kolkata and make recommendations on whether rectifications are needed. Adhikari said crowd would be restricted if needed and there would be no separate queues for VIPs. A preliminary police probe revealed that an announcement by puja organisers on Saturday evening that the Chorebagan pandal could collapse, while urging people to vacate, triggered the stampede. The pandal, which received an award from the state government, had been registering heavy footfall over the past few days, and thousands had thronged it on Saptami. A local resident said that as rain hit, pandal hoppers tried to take shelter inside; those inside refused to go out and people also started pushing in from the exit, causing chaos and the stampede. Allegations surfaced that there were not enough police at the scene, that police did not help victims, that there was no ambulance and that locals had to book app cabs to help victims reach hospital. Adhikari said the victims he spoke to at the hospital gave a different version and said police helped them and booked cabs; he said the allegations were mainly against some home guards recruited two years back during the previous government, some of whom do not know Bengali and face a language barrier, and that he had asked for a list of the home guards. The Mamata All India Trinamool Congress aggressively targeted the government, with spokesperson and Kolkata MLA Kunal Ghosh focusing on the fact that old members of the Chorebagan puja committee stepped down after the BJP came to power in May. The supplied text also referred to state BJP spokesperson Ritesh Tiwari. The headline said officials were suspended as a blame game erupted after the Chorbagan tragedy.

1. Yes Bank Limited and Ors. vs. Axis Trustee Services Limited and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1182/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the legality of the Administrator of Yes Bank Limited writing down Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) Bonds without explicit authorization in the Yes Bank Limited Reconstruc

2. Deepak Raheja and Ors. vs. Omkara Assets Reconstruction Private Ltd. and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1181/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals by Deepak Raheja and others against Omkara Assets Reconstruction Pvt. Ltd. and others, focusing on whether a default under Sections 3(12) and 7 of the

3. Vayu Kishore vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. (08.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1180/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Vayu Kishore against the State of Karnataka and others, focusing on the custody of his minor daughter, who was taken to India by her mother, Responde

4. The Secretary to Government vs. Sameer Ahamed N. and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1179/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether a person from a backward class who converts from Hinduism to Islam can claim the status and benefits of a Backward Class Muslim. The case involved The Secr

5. Chavan Dharmendar and Ors. vs. The State of Telangana and Ors. (12.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1178/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, should continue against Chavan Dharm

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