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1. Aligarh: murder FIR registered after car runs over halwai in horn dispute; former BJP district chief's nephew named

Aligarh: murder FIR registered after car runs over halwai in horn dispute; former BJP district chief's nephew named

Police in Aligarh have registered a murder case against Vikrant, the nephew of former BJP district president Chaudhary Devraj Singh, after a halwai named Manoj was killed when a car ran over him following a dispute over blowing the horn. According to police, the car belonged to the former BJP district president, and investigators initially named a driver, Kapil, misleading the probe; CCTV footage examination showed that Vikrant was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident. On the night of 20 October, Manoj, a halwai, was travelling by motorcycle with a villager named Kanhaiya to deliver goods after shutting his shop. Manoj stopped the bike on the way to buy goods, and people in the D car that came from behind sounded the horn asking the bike to be moved. Even after the bike was moved, the car occupants abused Manoj, and an argument broke out when he objected. Superintendent of Police (City) Aditya Bansal said Manoj and Kanhaiya moved ahead, after which the car driver hit the motorcycle from behind. Manoj fell on the road and the car was driven over him. Manoj, who was seriously injured, died during treatment, while Kanhaiya was injured. Senior Superintendent of Police Neeraj Jadoun said that on a complaint by Manoj's uncle Chhotelal, a murder case was first registered against unknown car occupants. After Vikrant's role emerged in the investigation, police are making efforts to arrest him. The CCTV footage shows the car moving towards the motorcycle again after the first collision.

2. Centre tells SC data gap and regulatory hurdles impede curbs on hospital consumable mark-ups

Centre tells SC data gap and regulatory hurdles impede curbs on hospital consumable mark-ups

The Union government has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit that margins on hospital consumables can range from 100% to 1,000% or more, flagging the steep mark-ups patients face on supplies used during treatment. The affidavit comes amid the Supreme Court's scrutiny of hospitals charging patients high mark-ups on medicines and consumables. However, a senior official told TOI that the government does not have the data needed to assess margins across hospital supplies and to determine whether wider controls are warranted. "We first need to get the data and then examine whether there is a margin and a need to control it," another senior official said, explaining that the purchase price of medicines and consumables would have to be compared with what hospitals charge patients before any intervention is decided. The Centre fixes ceiling prices for scheduled medicines and has limited annual price increases for non-scheduled drugs to up to 10%, and has decided to cap trade margins on certain anti-cancer medicines at 30% of MRP. Officials said extending similar controls to other medicines and hospital consumables would require analysis and consultation. A health ministry official raised doubts about how far the government could regulate hospital billing, noting that health is a state subject governed by the Clinical Establishments Act or other laws enacted by state governments, and that the Centre's role is largely confined to drug-price regulation through the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. The official said regulating individual components of hospital bills would be difficult because hospitals charge package rates without providing detailed itemised bills, and argued that restricting charges on consumables could lead profit-conscious hospitals to raise other fees, including surgeons' charges. The official also disputed blanket use of the term "overcharging" when hospitals bill patients at MRP, saying there is no general legal requirement to offer discounts below the printed price, and cited delayed reimbursements from insurance firms and government health schemes as financial pressures on hospitals that would need to be factored in while deciding any broader intervention. The next step indicated by officials is to first obtain the data on margins before considering whether price controls on hospital supplies should be extended.

3. Supreme Court says Indian courts must independently assess child welfare in cross-border custody cases

Supreme Court says Indian courts must independently assess child welfare in cross-border custody cases

The Supreme Court has held that Indian courts must make an independent assessment of a child's welfare in cross-border custody disputes and cannot automatically follow an order passed by a foreign court, although such an order must be given proper consideration. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan observed that cases already adjudicated by foreign courts were repeatedly coming before the Supreme Court and that their resolution was not easy because they involve deeply emotional and sensitive issues. The bench said the welfare of the child must be understood in the widest sense and not by money or physical comfort alone. Explaining the legal basis, the court said the position rests on two foundations: first, that once a court is seized of the matter it exercises parens patriae jurisdiction, which obliges it to consider and assess the matter for itself through the lens of the child's welfare; and second, that such decisions turn not on the legal rights of the parties but on the welfare of the child. The bench noted that the same emphasis on welfare over legal entitlement runs through Indian statutes on custody and guardianship, which make clear that a person otherwise entitled to custody or guardianship need not be granted it if that would not be for the welfare of the child. It therefore held that there is no ambiguity that an order of a foreign court must yield to the welfare of the child, and that an Indian court cannot blindly follow a foreign court's order and act merely as an executing court. The court added that a parent's disobedience of a foreign court order does not by itself require an Indian court to give automatic effect to that order, while also stating that the paramountcy of the child's welfare does not mean the foreign order must be disregarded; in deciding what the child's welfare requires, the court must form its own independent judgement while giving proper weight to the foreign order. The ruling came while the court directed that a seven-year-old girl, a US citizen, return to the United States. A California court had in 2022 granted the couple joint custody and specifically barred the child's removal from California without written consent or a court order. The mother left for India with the child two weeks later in violation of that ruling, after which the father began legal proceedings in India. The Supreme Court allowed the father's petition, filed through advocate Prabhjit Jauhar, against a Karnataka High Court order dismissing his plea, and held after hearing both sides that the child's welfare lay in her continuing to reside in the United States.

4. Justice Yashwant Varma resignation may end Lok Sabha removal proceedings; Speaker to consult parties

Justice Yashwant Varma resignation may end Lok Sabha removal proceedings; Speaker to consult parties

Justice Yashwant Varma, a judge of the Allahabad High Court, was indicted by a three-member inquiry committee led by Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar over the discovery of huge sums of unaccounted money at his official residence in Delhi, including wads of 500-rupee notes, their unexplained disappearance, and his failure to explain their presence, source or ownership. The committee found his explanation evasive and unsatisfactory against evidence of independent official witnesses and corroborative material, and recommended such further action as may be considered in accordance with law. Varma resigned on April 10, and the committee's report was tabled in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Aug 12, with no discussion amid a stand-off between the opposition and the government. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who constituted the committee, accepted the report, and it was believed Parliament would proceed with impeachment proceedings to send a message against judicial corruption. However, ongoing proceedings in the Lok Sabha for Varma's removal are likely to be called off on the view that his resignation has rendered the exercise unnecessary. His name still appearing on the High Court website's list of judges had bolstered the view that he had not resigned effectively, but sources said legal opinion backed by a court verdict that a High Court judge's resignation takes effect as soon as he resigns may prevail in what was earlier seen as a legal grey area. Speaker Birla is likely to consult different political parties before making a pronouncement in Parliament's next session. If Varma is considered to have resigned, he will no longer enjoy the legal immunity given to the higher judiciary, and it remains to be seen whether the government considers a criminal investigation against him under anti-corruption laws.

5. Om Birla says he will decide on any notice to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar according to rules

Om Birla says he will decide on any notice to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar according to rules

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said he would take a decision according to rules and procedures when he receives a notice amid speculation that the opposition may make a fresh move for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Both the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman had rejected previous notices from the opposition, saying their allegations did not prima facie meet the high constitutional bar for removal proceedings. Birla noted that the process for removal of the chief election commissioner was the same as for removing a Supreme Court judge. Amid protests from the opposition and activist groups, Birla emphasised India's democratic strength, saying democracy was ingrained in the country's fabric. He said whatever happens in the world has an impact in India and that it would be India's effort that the world benefits from its system of dialogue and free speech, ahead of India hosting the 12th Brics parliamentary forum on Oct 26-27. Prime Minister Modi will interact with the delegates at the event. Birla was replying to a question about ongoing protests but parried further queries regarding the politics around the agitation, which is critical of the EC and the government, saying these should be directed to political parties. With Congress criticising the government for not proroguing Parliament's monsoon session, which was adjourned indefinitely on Aug 13, Birla said Article 85 of the Constitution comprehensively covers the issue and noted there were past instances of a session not being prorogued for a longer period. The Speaker had no role in this, he added. Congress has said the decision not to prorogue the session, which will allow the government to reconvene Parliament at a short notice, was deliberate as the NDA was trying to cobble together a two-thirds majority to revive its constitutional amendment bill to roll out women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies from 2029 with delimitation to increase the strength of the lower House by nearly 50%. Official sources said a Parliament session, when not prorogued, could be summoned at a three-day notice.

1. Gir Vanvaso Resort vs. Pancard Clubs Limited (22.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1207/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Gir Vanvaso Resort and Pancard Clubs Limited, focusing on the ownership and possession of a resort under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Proces

2. Anumandala Rajesh Reddy vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. (24.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1206/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals by Anumandala Rajesh Reddy against the State of Karnataka and others, focusing on whether the High Court erred in quashing proceedings initiated by Red

3. Indroneel Goho vs. Razouvonuo Thong and Ors. (29.09.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1203/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Indroneel Goho against Razouvonuo Thong and others, focusing on whether the criminal proceedings for cheating under Sections 417 and 420 of the IPC s

4. Zaki Ullah Khan vs. State of U.P. and Ors. (15.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1202/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the deed granting fishing rights to Zaki Ullah Khan constituted a lease of immovable property, thus requiring registration and stamp duty. The Collector of

5. Rasilaben and Ors. vs. Dinesh Deumal Harani and Ors. (21.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1201/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether Rasilaben and others should be impleaded as necessary parties in a suit filed by Dinesh Deumal Harani, who sought a declaration of his status as a tenant o

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