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1. Bombay High Court directs BMC to restore Dia Mirza's green Diwali video after political objections

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to restore actor Dia Mirza's video for an environment-friendly Diwali campaign after it was removed following political

2. Delhi Police tells Supreme Court Jantar Mantar denotification based on MHA panel recommendation

Delhi Police tells Supreme Court Jantar Mantar denotification based on MHA panel recommendation

An application before the Supreme Court has challenged the Delhi Police Commissioner's standing order of October 11, 2026, which de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest site and designated Ramlila Ground, Burari Ground and CBD Ground in East Delhi as venues for protests and demonstrations. In an affidavit filed by Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, the Delhi Police told the Supreme Court that Jantar Mantar should never have been permitted to host demonstrations because it can accommodate only 1,500 people and is near sensitive government institutions and foreign embassies. The affidavit said Ramlila Maidan, CBD Ground and Burari Ground are better alternatives, and that the denotification was based on a unanimous recommendation of a Ministry of Home Affairs committee and was an administrative and executive decision. The application relies on an earlier Supreme Court ruling that recognised Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site and rejected Ramlila Maidan as an unsuitable alternative, and it questions the rationale for the restrictions and the suitability of the new venues, alleging some are near landfill sites. The standing order said a detailed revised Standard Operating Procedure for protests at the three venues would be issued separately. The order came amid protests in the capital against the Election Commission of India and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and police action against those protests.

3. Gujarat High Court stays order striking down non-veg sale ban near Somnath temple

A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Nirzar Desai, stayed Justice Nisha Thakore’s judgment that had struck down a State government noti

4. Supreme Court upholds reopening of income-tax assessments against Sabharwal brothers over ₹255 crore share deals

The Supreme Court dismissed four appeals by Chetan Sabharwal and Nitin Sabharwal, sons of late former Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal, and upheld the reopening of their income-tax assessments for

Supreme Court upholds reopening of income-tax assessments against Sabharwal brothers over ₹255 crore share deals

The Supreme Court dismissed four appeals by Chetan Sabharwal and Nitin Sabharwal, sons of late former Chief Justice of India YK Sabharwal, and upheld the reopening of their income-tax assessments for assessment years 2008-09 and 2009-10 in Chetan Sabharwal v. ACIT, New Delhi. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran upheld the Income Tax Department's decision, earlier affirmed by the Delhi High Court in 2019, to issue notices under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act on March 31, 2015. The Court held that an investigation report indicating alleged overvaluation of shares was tangible material on which the Assessing Officer could form a reason to believe under Section 147 that income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment. The dispute concerned October 2007 share purchase agreements under which the brothers and two other shareholders sold equity shares in Pawan Impex Private Limited and SVIIT Software Private Limited to GYS Real Estate Private Limited, a Fortis Group company, for ₹195 crore and ₹60 crore respectively, totaling ₹255 crore. Chetan and Nitin each held one-fourth share. They claimed deductions under Section 54F after investing sale proceeds in a Capital Gains Savings Bank Account and buying a Sikandara Road property in New Delhi through a court auction in April 2010 for ₹61 crore. The Department had initially scrutinised the transactions; Chetan's return for assessment year 2008-09 was accepted under Section 143(3), and the brothers' returns were accepted without adverse inference. After the original assessments, the Investigation Unit at Noida under the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), Lucknow, found prima facie that the shares were substantially overvalued compared with the cost of underlying land and buildings and traced the source of the property investment to the share sale proceeds. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, for the brothers, argued change of opinion, no failure to disclose material facts, and that overvaluation could not itself cause escapement; the Bench rejected the change-of-opinion plea, noting the investigation report surfaced after the original assessments. For Nitin, the returns were processed under Section 143(1), not an assessment order, so there was no prior opinion. For Chetan, the Section 143(3) assessment orders did not reflect any opinion on the share valuation or reassessment issues.

5. MP High Court allows RTI applicant to inspect records before seeking document copies

The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Alpesh Y. Kogje and Justice Vivek Jain, modified a Single Judge order and permitted an RTI applicant to inspect the relevant re

1. Akanksha Devi vs. State of U.P. and Ors. (02.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1253/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of Akanksha Devi's disqualification from recruitment as a Constable in the U.P. Police due to alleged medical unfitness related to a squint eye. Despite

2. A. Arun vs. Varsha Sharma and Ors. (02.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1252/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by A. Arun, an IPS officer, seeking expunction of adverse remarks made by the Madras High Court regarding his order classifying Varsha Sharma's father a

3. Hiroo Hotchand Advani vs. Integrated Finance Company Limited and Ors. (28.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1251/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Hiroo Hotchand Advani and Integrated Finance Company Limited regarding the condonation of a 423-day delay in filing an application to set aside

4. Piyush vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors. (02.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1250/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Piyush against the State of Maharashtra and others, focusing on whether the criminal proceedings related to dowry death and other charges should be q

5. Arjun Gopal and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (29.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1249/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the regulation of firecracker use during the Diwali festival, focusing on balancing religious practices with environmental concerns. The case involved Arjun Gopal

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