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A Supreme Court ruling connected with the survival of the endangered Great Indian Bustard species on 6 April 2024 stated: “ … the people have a right against the adverse effects of climate change … this right and the right to a clean environment are two sides of the same coin.... The inability of underserved communities to adapt to climate change or cope with its effects violates the right to life as well as the right to equality… If climate change and environmental degradation lead to acute food and water shortages in a particular area, poorer communities will suffer more than richer ones." This game-changing jurisprudence, recognizing protection against the adverse impacts of climate change as worthy of being considered a fundamental human right, came days before a similar ruling by Europe’s top human rights court that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change.

Calcutta High Court will hear on Monday an application for interim order by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose in a defamation suit filed by him against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and some other TMC leaders over alleged comments made by her. Justice Krishna Rao on Wednesday granted leave for the defamation plaint to be registered before his court. He directed that Bose's application for an interim order, for a direction upon Banerjee and the others not to make any further comment on the issue under contention, will be taken up for hearing on Monday. Justice Rao also directed Bose's lawyer to serve copies of the application to the defendants in the suit in the meantime.

Hathras stampede that claimed 121 lives has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by the CJM court. Madhukar is the only accused named in the FIR lodged at Sikandra Rao police station in Hathras in connection with the incident. In a video message earlier, Madhukar's lawyer A P Singh claimed that his client had surrendered in Delhi, where he was undergoing treatment.

A lawsuit targeting Keith Gill, a prominent online investor known as “Roaring Kitty,” for manipulating GameStop stock prices through a “pump and dump” scheme, was withdrawn shortly after being filed.

The Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health

There may be relief for the thousands of Americans whose savings have been locked in frozen fintech accounts for the past two months.

TV broadcasters are planning to mount a legal challenge to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) directive on making pay channels that are available on DD Free Dish free to other distributors, sources privy to the development said. The broadcasters are likely to move court against the Trai notification through industry bodies like Indian Broadcasting and Digital Foundation and News Broadcasters and Digital Association, they added. Trai had on Monday directed that a TV channel permitted by the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB), which is available for free on DD Free Dish platform, cannot be declared a pay channel for addressable distribution platforms.

Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison for extortion, abuse of power and bribery involving ministry contracts with private vendors

Papua New Guinea’s sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a woman during a domestic dispute in Australia

Indian Penal Code (IPC), marking a significant shift in how India addresses certain crimes. One notable addition is the inclusion of community service as a punitive measure for several offenses, signaling a move towards more rehabilitative practices in law enforcement. Community Service as Alternative Punishment Under BNSS, community service is now an option for minor offenses such as petty thefts, public nuisance, and false defamation complaints. Offenders involved in thefts of property valued under Rs 5,000 can avoid traditional punishments by returning the stolen goods and performing community service.

With the Supreme Court ruling late last month against the government-favored “Chevron Deference,” one crypto industry leader being targeted by the agency is already using the decision to its advantage.

Border Patrol agents say a woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected species, into Canada by kayak

agitation against Bandhan founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh and the Trust’s management, seeking legal help to fight for their rights allegedly violated. They are also alleging possible misappropriation of funds at the entity, while the Trust itself has sought legal help to end the dispute. The total assets managed by the trust weren’t immediately known, although it owns nearly a sixth in Bandhan Financial Services, which is the promoter of Bandhan Financial Holdings and Bandhan Bank.

Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Gujarat High Court’s order passed last week that asked state authorities to take back 108 hectares of grazing land from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Ltd in the Kachchh region and return it to villagers for cattle grazing. A bench comprising justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan while issuing notice to the Ministry of Environment & Forest, the state government, Development Commissioner, Mundra Port and SEZ, and others noted that senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi’s argument that “though the counsel for the petitioner (Adani) was present before the HC and attempted to make submissions, he was not heard by the HC… we shall stay the impugned order.” Rohatgi, appearing for Adani, argued that HC’s order was in «blatant breach of natural justice» as the company was not heard.

Supreme Court's ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election. The Supreme Court did not dismiss — as Trump had wanted — the indictment alleging he illegally schemed to cling to power after he lost to President Joe Biden. But the ruling still amounts to a major victory for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, whose legal strategy has focused on delaying the proceedings until after the election. The timing of the trial matters because if Trump defeats Biden, he could appoint an attorney general who would seek the dismissal of this case and the other federal prosecutions he faces. Or Trump could potentially order a pardon for himself.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) president R V Asokan told the Supreme Court on Tuesday his unconditional apology to the apex court over his «damaging» statements in an interview to PTI, where he had answered queries about Patanjali Ayurved Ltd's misleading advertisements case, has been published in various publications. The IMA's counsel told a bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta that his unconditional apology has been published in the association's monthly publication, on the IMA's website, as also by PTI. «Last time, I (Asokan) had submitted an affidavit of apology. Your lordships were of the opinion that the apology should be given proper publicity like the interview...,» senior advocate P S Patwalia, appearing for the IMA, told the bench. He said the IMA has a monthly publication, and on its first page, a full page advertisement says that Asokan has apologised, expressed regret to the apex court and has submitted his affidavit tendering unconditional apology.

Enforcement Directorate on Monday informed a sessions court here that with an ulterior motive to stall the trial proceedings in a money laundering case, former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji was constantly filing petitions and thereby causing a delay in commencement of trial. Karthik Dasari, Deputy Director, Chennai Zonal Office, Directorate of Enforcement, stated this in his counter affidavit filed before Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, in response to the petitions filed by Balaji. In a petition, Balaji sought to defer the present proceedings and adjourn the case to a later date. In another two petitions, he sought to furnish the missing documents in «Relied Upon Document Nos-16 and 17»-copies of counterfoil challans relating to his account which were collected by the ED in its investigation, to him. In his counter affidavit, Dasari submitted that the petitioner/accused had already filed a petition to defer the trial proceedings and this court had dismissed the same. Challenging this order, the petitioner had preferred an appeal and it was pending before the Madras high court.

US Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on the most highly anticipated decision of its term — a ruling «for the ages» on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, is immune from prosecution.

electoral bonds to make political donations potentially face questions from tax authorities on deductions that were made on these contributions with the Supreme Court having scrapped the scheme in February. A few companies have already received notices for deductions claimed for political contributions made through electoral bonds, people familiar with the development told ET.

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the decision to implement the new criminal laws from July 1 has been taken in haste and more consultation is required before enforcing them.

Bengal Police on Sunday registered a case after a video clip of a brutal assault on a couple allegedly engaged in an illicit relationship went viral, sparking widespread outrage. The man who was seen in the video beating up the two with a bamboo stick was allegedly a local TMC leader of Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district where the incident occurred following a decision of a kangaroo court.