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On March 4, the Prime Minister of India posted our story on a very important judgment delivered by the #SupremeCourtofIndia - MP’s and MLA’s will not be immune from prosecution, if they indulge in bribery. What an Impetus to democracy!

SWAGATAM! A great judgment by the Hon’ble Supreme Court which will ensure clean politics and deepen people’s faith in the system.

🚨Supreme Court | “40 minutes? Four minutes. Take out the zero!” The Supreme Court has a pointed exchange with Senior Advocate Vivek Tankha during arguments in an election dispute arising from a Madhya Pradesh by-election. When @VTankha says he will finish his submissions in 40 minutes, the Bench responds: “40 minutes? Four minutes. You take out the zero.” The case concerns a challenge to an elected candidate’s victory over the alleged non-disclosure of the stage of a pending criminal case. Tankha argues that while the criminal case was disclosed, the objection is that its stage was not mentioned. He questions the legal requirement for such disclosure: “Where is the mandate” that a candidate must disclose the stage at which a criminal case is pending?

🚨“No counter. Don’t use this word counter. We don’t like this counter. We only appreciate arguments!” Supreme Court Justice JB Pardiwala to a counsel who says he will file a counter in the case. “Sorry,” the counsel responds. Justice Pardiwala: “Come on, make your submission.”

All India Trade Union Congress Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court challenging the definition of 'industry' under the new labour code. Sr Adv Gopal Sankaranarayanan: This is a challenge to the definition of industry under the new Code. Your Lordships have expressly left that issue open in the Constitution Bench judgment. Notice can be issued and the matter can be taken up at some point. CJI Surya Kant: Is there any problem with the definition? Sankaranarayanan: Yes. Your Lordships had gone through the triple test. The new definition excludes charitable and sovereign activities. It also permits the government to notify activities for exclusion. Notice can go. CJI: I would like to go through it.

Parents seeking stem cell therapy for autism cannot turn to clinics for it as routine treatment. The SC has reiterated that it is allowed only in approved trials. Read more:

🚨Supreme Court | “Forget about this as a nightmare. We will dissolve the marriage. You proceed further in life.” The Supreme Court, while hearing a matrimonial dissolution case, urges a woman and her mother to put an end to prolonged litigation, with Justice JB Pardiwala telling the mother not to provoke her daughter. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran says it deals with such matters every day and seeks to balance the equities, keeping the wife’s interests in mind. “We always look towards the interest of the wife because in most of the cases, the wife is always at the receiving end.”

Justice Pardiwala clarifies that its objective is not to award compensation but to find a resolution and end the dispute. “Here we are not sitting for compensation. We want to bring a resolution. We have to put an end to this.” Emphasising the toll of prolonged litigation, Justice Pardiwala asks how long the woman should continue visiting the lower courts. “How long will she continue to visit the courts below? Kahan tak daudegi? Ye umar hai kya court mein jaane ki?”

Justice Pardiwala makes an earnest appeal to the mother to help close the chapter, expressing hope that the family will eventually look back at the day as the moment the dispute was resolved. “We request you to please close this. One day you will remember us, that what happened on 28 October 2026, at 11:15 AM, was the right thing.” The Bench then moves on to the next matter.

🚨Shortly before Supreme Court- Criminal Contempt Petition filed by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)against Journalist Nikhil Wagle and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut over their comments against the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. On October 16, the Court had issued contempt notice to both. Bench: Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M. Pancholi

“Why is the entire system working to help these people?” The Supreme Court questions steep medicine markups, citing concerns over patients' lack of bargaining power and limited drug price controls. The Bench flags that 90% of medicines fall outside DPCO and reserves its order. Read the full report on LawBeat: Reported & Voiceover by: Sukriti Mishra #SupremeCourt #MedicinePrices #DrugPricing #LegalNews

Can a lawyer protest? AOR Pragya Parijat Singh on being a citizen first and a lawyer second, and why you can’t wear both badges and seek immunity. #LawyersProtest #AdvocatesAct #LegalEthics #LawBeat #LegalNews

RT @parijatpragya: A protest is defined by the conviction behind it, not the coordinates on which it takes place… The denotification of Jantar Mantar as a protest site does not diminish the principle that dissent is neither confined to a designated space nor contingent upon a physical gathering. If a cause moves you, you can voice your concern on X, from the privacy of your home, outside an institution, or within any lawful public space! My views for @LawBeatInd

Is shifting protest sites a regulation or a restriction? AOR Pragya Parijat Singh on the Jantar Mantar denotification, designated sites and where the line between regulating and prohibiting protest falls. #JantarMantar #RightToProtest #DelhiProtests #LawBeat #LegalNews

Court enhanced payouts for two men permanently disabled in a road accident, holding that compensation must reflect their actual loss of earning capacity, ability to work and need for lifelong care. Read more:

🚨🚨WAS J. CHANDRACHUD SOFT ON THE GOVERNMENT? 🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube: ⚖️ ELECTORAL BONDS. AMU. AND A QUESTION FOR CHANDRACHUD’S CRITICS. If Justice Chandrachud ruled against the government in major cases, can he be called deferential to it? Sr Adv @rakesh1dwivedi asks

🚨 WHY DID JUSTICE KAUL WAIT TO SPEAK? He was number two in the Collegium. If he had reservations about judicial appointments, why didn’t he raise them at the time? Sr Adv Rakesh Dwivedi (@rakesh1dwivedi) in the Kaul-Chandrachud controversy. On Cut to the Chase with @LegalTalwar

Kaul vs Chandrachud: Who’s Telling the Truth? | Collegium Row | Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi (@rakesh1dwivedi) Cut to the Chase with @LegalTalwar

“Newsrooms will shut down!” The Supreme Court issues notice on a plea challenging the DPDP Act and Rules over press freedom concerns. CJI Surya Kant refuses an interim stay, saying the Court cannot pass an ex parte order without hearing the other side. Read full report on LawBeat: Reported by: Aishwarya Iyer Voiceover by: Sukriti Mishra #SupremeCourt #DPDPAct #PressFreedom #LegalNews

🚨Replying to a legal notice from Advocate Meenesh Dubey, KPCC President Sunny Joseph said the post had been published by Vijay Thottathil without the leadership's knowledge, and that he had been removed from his position and asked to apologise publicly @SukritiMishra12 reports Read more: