The Punjab & Haryana High Court has recalled its earlier order imposing costs of ₹5,000 on the Superintendent of Police, Mewat, after finding the order rested on a factual error — the State had in fact attempted to file its reply on the very date the Court had recorded it as failing to do so.
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held an 81-year-old litigant guilty of criminal contempt for levelling scandalous, uncorroborated allegations of corruption and collusion against sitting and former judges and judicial officers, holding that fair criticism of a judicial order is distinct from imputing dishonest motives to the judge who passed it.
The Bombay High Court has initiated contempt proceedings against Dilip S. Ghumare, Secretary and Senior Legal Advisor of Maharashtra's Law and Judiciary Department, after he responded to the Bench in an "aggressive, high-pitched tone (bordering to shouting)" and publicly blamed the High Court administration during a PIL hearing on judicial appointments.
NGT directs Bhopal's Collector and Divisional Forest Officer to jointly survey and demarcate all recorded forest land using GIS/GPS and satellite imagery, and to remove illegal encroachments within three months where no lawful impediment exists.
In a suo motu case on opioid dependence among prisoners, Punjab & Haryana High Court directs Haryana to file a further affidavit clarifying whether trained counsellors are actually available in every jail, after its affidavit went silent on ground-level implementation.
Delhi High Court records an undertaking by two Cockroach Janta Party members to take down social media posts against senior advocate and BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia — including an AI-generated post falsely attributing remarks to him — after observing that "attacking without verifying" was not right.
Hearing a contempt petition over delay in proceedings against a former minister and IAS officers accused of favouritism in municipal tenders, Madras High Court remarks that it is "very difficult" to get corruption cases registered against powerful men in the country.
Supreme Court directs three National Green Tribunal members whose tenure was expiring to continue in office until fresh appointments are made, after the NGT Bar Association warned the Tribunal's functioning could otherwise be affected, and asks the Centre to expedite appointments to other vacant tribunal posts.
Hearing petitions challenging the marital rape exception, Supreme Court questions whether a husband can be prosecuted for rape of his wife before the constitutional validity of the exception is itself decided, referencing a Karnataka High Court ruling that the exception is not absolute.
Supreme Court declines to stay Bombay High Court contempt proceedings against Maharashtra's Law Department Secretary over an alleged courtroom outburst blaming the High Court for delayed judicial appointments, while restraining a final contempt order until September 28.
Supreme Court stays a Delhi High Court judgment upholding the reinstatement of IAS officer Rinku Dugga, who was compulsorily retired after Thyagaraj Stadium was allegedly emptied for her to walk her dog, and issues notice on the Centre's challenge.
Supreme Court closes the suo motu case it had registered over an NCERT Class 8 textbook chapter on "corruption in the judiciary," holding that constructive criticism of the judiciary is a necessary feature of democracy but must be voiced through appropriate forums.