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High Court Sets Hearing Schedule on Marital Rape Exception Challenge
A bench led by the Chief Justice has scheduled hearings on petitions contesting the government's stance on the marital rape exception in Section 375 of the IPC.
CLAT 2027 Registration Opens as Expert Committee Reviews Exam Structure
The Consortium of National Law Universities has opened CLAT 2027 registrations, while an expert committee reviews the exam structure to reduce rote learning.
Parliament Passes Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026 to Establish Centralized Commission
Parliament has passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2026, establishing a centralized National Tribunals Commission to streamline appointments and fix tenures.
Supreme Court Protects Student Right to Dissent Against BCI Enrollment Freeze
The Supreme Court reprimanded the Bar Council of India for trying to freeze bar enrollments of graduating students over peaceful convocation protests.
Delhi High Court Denies Interim Bail to Sushil Kumar
The Delhi High Court rejected the interim bail plea of wrestler Sushil Kumar, citing the gravity of murder charges and risks to witness safety.
SC quashes hate-speech complaint against Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks
The Supreme Court quashed a criminal complaint and summons against Rahul Gandhi for calling Savarkar a British collaborator, because the prosecution lacked the sanction the law requires.
No GST arrest without communicating order and "reasons to believe": Supreme Court
GST authorities must hand over the arrest order and the recorded "reasons to believe" before arresting — the order is essential for an accused to seek anticipatory bail, the Supreme Court held.
"File a petition": Supreme Court declines suo motu case over Netaji remarks
The Supreme Court refused to take suo motu cognisance of alleged derogatory comments about Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, telling the lawyer to file an appropriate petition instead.
Supreme Court directs 19 States and UTs to declare cancer a notifiable disease
The Supreme Court directed 19 States and Union Territories to notify cancer as a notifiable disease for early detection, warning that non-notification denies the right to health under Articles 14 and 21.