CJP Election Protests: Delhi Police closes 57 Metro Stations from 9 October evening to 10 October
The Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police has declared closure of 57 Metro stations in a letter sent to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
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NEET-UG FIRs, Safety of Women & Children, Article 22 Safeguards, AI-Hallucinated Citations: Key Rulings in September 2026
From quashing FIRs arising from NEET-UG 2026 protests and strengthening safeguards against re-arrest after violation of Article 22, to rejecting AI-generated fake citations, taking suo motu cognizance of crimes against women and children, protecting human-rights remedies and permitting direct access to Human Rights Courts, the Supreme Court’s September 2026 rulings span constitutional rights, criminal law, elections, arbitration, family law, labour, environment and writ jurisdiction.
Defects in Form-25 may bar corrupt-practice allegations, but does not render entire election petition non-maintainable: Supreme Court
The Court clarified that no particular form of attestation is prescribed under Section 81(3), Representation of the People Act, 1951, and different endorsements may suffice where they convey the same meaning
From Misuse of Court Live-Streams to the Release of Elderly and Terminally Ill Prisoners: Supreme Court’s 30+ Biggest Rulings of July 2026
From a fake AI-generated precedent that voided an insolvency order to a stray bull attack that reshaped animal-welfare law, July 2026 was one of the Supreme Court’s most consequential months. Explore 30+ rulings spanning constitutional law, criminal justice, technology, and human rights, plus the appointments, transfers, and numbers behind the month’s docket.
False Declaration of Own Educational Qualification Not a “Corrupt Practice” under Section 123(4) RP Act: Delhi HC
Since the term of the Assembly had already expired and fresh elections w held in 2025, the election petition had become infructuous.
Allahabad High Court: Blanket ban on caste rallies cannot be judicially imposed, remedy lies in proper enforcement of existing law
“Provision for banning of caste based political rallies and preventing them is very much in place, whether it be during the election process or not. The only thing which remains is the will to implement the provisions effectively without any bias or favour.”
Delhi High Court dismisses Somnath Bharti’s Election Petition; Non-joinder of alleged corrupt candidate held fatal and incurable
“If the ROPA itself mandates that non-joinder of a necessary party leads to dismissal of an election petition, the Court cannot use CPC provisions to cure that defect.”
Delhi High Court dismisses election petition challenging Manish Sisodia’s 2020 Patparganj Assembly Win
“An election petition involves judicial interference with the electoral process and, consequently, with the mandate of the people. For this reason, the provisions of the Act must be construed strictly.”
2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 5
2025 SCC Vol. 9 Part 5: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Arbitration, Civil Procedure Code, Consumer Commissions, Election Law, NI Act, Service Law, and IBC.
Madhya Pradesh HC rejects plea of Congress MLA Umang Singhar against Speaker’s inaction on BJP MLA Nirmla Sapre’s defection
“Umang Singhar has failed to establish that a legal right claimed by him has prima facie been infringed or is threatened to be infringed by the respondents within the territorial limits of this Bench.”
‘Clear case of malfeasance by the Returning Officer’: Uttaranchal HC stays disqualification of Pradhan candidate over toilet location
“Right to contest the elections is a statutorily guaranteed right, and the same cannot be denied in a completely arbitrary manner and which prima facie appears to be illegal.”
‘Stay on entire election is last choice, not first reaction’; Rajasthan High Court dismisses plea challenging Adhoc Committee’s conduct of KDCA’s fresh election
“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democratic governance, including elections of all kinds of governing bodies. Elections are usually best conducted in their usual course, i.e., without any interference and interruptions.”
Election Laws (Amendment) Bill to link electoral rolls with Aadhar
The Lok Sabha has passed the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 on December 20, 2021 which seeks to link electoral rolls with