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1. Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail to Madhu Kishwar in case over misleading X post about PM Modi

Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail to Madhu Kishwar in case over misleading X post about PM Modi

Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail to Madhu Kishwar in case over misleading X post about PM Modi The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday denied anticipatory bail to academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar in a case involving allegations of a video being circulated on social media with false claims that the person in it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to media reports, the X post shared by Kishwar claimed that the man receiving a facial massage in a video was the Prime Minister. Kishwar was eventually booked by the Chandigarh police in the criminal case registered in the matter. She then moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail. On Friday, Justice Aman Chaudhary noted that Kishwar had failed to appear before the police despite repeated notices, showing her non-cooperation with the investigating agency. The Court observed that she was a prominent social media personality and a scholar who could not be presumed to be oblivious to the impact of such a tweet, which attracted not only 1.74 Lakh views but even comments by other-accused and the public. "Apparently, the video under scanner, was uploaded on other social media platforms, however, as a matter of fact, it was only after the petitioner uploaded the same with her comment/s, that it garnered 1,74,000 views and speculations were made of it resembling the holder of a Constitutional post, which was confirmed when she further retweeted in that regard, as is discernible from Annexure P-2," the Court said. The Court also took note of her other posts, alleged to be objectionable in nature, and said that there is an obvious distinction between constructive criticism and tweeting or trolling to malign, cause aspersions and insinuation. “In case the same is by someone like the petitioner, who has a large social media following, the magnitude of the repercussions…

2. Centre clears appointment of 3 judicial officers as additional judges of Karnataka High Court

Centre clears appointment of 3 judicial officers as additional judges of Karnataka High Court The Central government has cleared the appointment of three judicial officers as additional judges of the

3. Supreme Court says NEET paper leak traumatised entire families; points to ‘ad-hocism’ in NTA

Supreme Court says NEET paper leak traumatised entire families; points to ‘ad-hocism’ in NTA

Supreme Court says NEET paper leak traumatised entire families; points to ‘ad-hocism’ in NTA Students and entire families have been traumatised by the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak episode, the Supreme Court said on Friday (May 29, 2026). The court observed that years of hard work and emotional investment had gone waste even as the Centre said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “personally monitoring” the situation. Narasimha asked why the National Testing Agency (NTA), which holds the NEET-UG exam, repeats its mistakes when the Union Public Services Commission had so far made none. The court zeroed in on the problem of “ad-hocism” in the NTA, and lack of “institutional memory and framework”. The court directed the Ministry of Human Resource and Development to file an affidavit explaining measures it intends to take to tackle the lack of “physical and intellectual wherewithal” and improve institutional capacity within the NTA. The NTA maintained that the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 and the transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by itself reflected the seriousness with which examination integrity was treated by both the NTA and the Union government. “It is actually traumatic when something like this happens. Traumatic, not just for students, but for their families too. There is investment of so many years of emotion and study involved, and gone,” Justice Narasimha said.

4. Karimnagar jewellery heist mastermind remanded in judicial custody

Karimnagar jewellery heist mastermind remanded in judicial custody Bihar-based gangster Subodh Singh, the alleged mastermind behind the sensational armed robbery at PMJ Jewellers in Karimnagar on May

5. Supreme Court declines fresh probe into Vantara animal imports, cites earlier green chit by SIT

Supreme Court declines fresh probe into Vantara animal imports, cites earlier green chit by SIT

Supreme Court declines fresh probe into Vantara animal imports, cites earlier green chit by SIT The Supreme Court on May 27 refused to reopen a probe into international animal transfers to the Jamnagar facilities of Vantara, an animal rescue and rehabilitation facility managed by the Reliance Group. [Karanartham Viramah Foundation v. Union of India & Ors.] A division bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria rejected a plea seeking a recall of the March 9, 2026 order and a fresh probe by agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and other agencies into international wildlife transfers to Greens Zoological Rescue Centre and Radha Krishna Temple Trust and associated Khodiyar Animal Welfare Trust. The applicant, Karanartham Viramah Foundation, relied on investigations and proceedings in Brazil, UAE, Uganda, Peru, Malaysia and Venezuela, as well as Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat to press for renewed investigation, seizure and repatriation of animals, and takeover of the Jamnagar facility by the Union government. The Court held that all animal transfers up to September 2025 had already been examined by the Special Investigation Team, whose report was accepted on September 15, 2025 and reaffirmed on March 9, 2026. “In view of the SIT Report accepted by this court, the Greens Zoological and Radha Krishna Temple Trust, cannot be investigated, inquired into, much less prosecuted, in respect of the transfers therein examined, no direction can be issued to any domestic authority in respect of the specimens so transferred, and the matter cannot be reopened at the instance of any body, global or otherwise,” the Bench said calling it a ‘bar of finality’. The Court underlined that its constitutional jurisdiction does not exist to be the engine of perpetual…

1. The State By Lokayuktha Police vs. K. Rangayya and Ors. (26.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0576/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by the State through the Lokayuktha Police, Karnataka, challenging the Karnataka High Court's decision to quash an FIR against K. Rangayya under Section

2. The State of Tripura vs. Panna Ahmed (26.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0571/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the High Court was justified in allowing the recall of the prosecutrix for further cross-examination in the case between The State of Tripura and Panna Ahm

3. Harjindra Singh and Ors. vs. The State of U.P. (27.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0570/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals of Harjindra Singh and Dilbag Singh against their convictions for kidnapping and related offenses under Sections 364A and 368 of the Indian Penal Code,

4. Salil Dhawan vs. Priyanshi Ghai (27.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0575/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Salil Dhawan against Priyanshi Ghai, focusing on the dissolution of their marriage. The core issue was whether the marriage, which had irretrievably

5. Sanjay Dave vs. Andhra Bank Ltd. and Ors. (27.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0574/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Sanjay Dave and Andhra Bank Ltd. regarding the conditionality of Letters of Intent (LoIs) in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)

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