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1. Supreme Court says bail cannot be used to impose maintenance, restores relatives' anticipatory bail

Supreme Court says bail cannot be used to impose maintenance, restores relatives' anticipatory bail

The Supreme Court set aside a Madras High Court order that had cancelled anticipatory bail granted to four relatives of a husband in a matrimonial cruelty and dowry harassment case from Tamil Nadu, registered under Indian Penal Code provisions on cruelty, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation, and sections of the Dowry Prohibition Act. While granting protection on October 7, 2022, the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court had directed the husband, who was abroad and not among the bail applicants, to return to India within six months for an amicable settlement and to pay ₹20,000 per month as interim maintenance until modified by a competent court. After he neither returned nor paid, the complainant sought cancellation of the relatives' anticipatory bail, and the High Court cancelled it on November 27, 2025, citing non-compliance by the husband. A Supreme Court bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar held that bail or anticipatory bail proceedings cannot be converted into a forum for grant of maintenance, for which there is a separate forum and procedure. It said the four accused could not be held answerable for the conduct of the husband, who was neither a party to the bail proceedings nor under their control. The court restored the anticipatory bail of the four relatives, excluding the conditions requiring the husband to return to India and pay maintenance, and directed that they continue to have pre-arrest protection subject to the other conditions imposed by the High Court, including appearing before the trial court on fixed dates.

2. ED arrests Mahadev betting app co-promoter Saurabh Chandrakar in money laundering case, gets 7-day custody

ED arrests Mahadev betting app co-promoter Saurabh Chandrakar in money laundering case, gets 7-day custody

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Saurabh Chandrakar, co-promoter of the Mahadev online betting syndicate, in a money laundering case and obtained seven-day custody from a special PMLA court in Raipur to question him. Chandrakar was produced before the court on Friday, where his arrest was allowed and processed by around 3.10pm. He had been in judicial custody after his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation over his alleged role in the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting syndicate. The ED had sought a production warrant, which the court allowed a day earlier. Chandrakar was extradited from Oman on the orders of the Muscat Court of Appeal, which ruled in India's favour and rejected a competing extradition request from the UAE. He was arrested on November 1 after being surrendered to India by Oman, where he had been detained over alleged illegal entry using forged travel documents, the CBI told the court. On November 4, a Raipur court granted the CBI eight days of custody and allowed it to take him to Delhi for questioning. After the remand expired, the CBI produced him before the court on Thursday but did not seek further custody, and he was sent to judicial custody. ED court and internal documents show that Chandrakar primarily handled promotion and operations of the Mahadev Online Book, while co-accused Ravi Uppal, also in custody after being arrested by the CBI earlier this month, ran the head office with him in Dubai and managed the financial network, including hawala deliveries and betting operators in Nagpur. Investigators have alleged that proceeds from illegal betting were routed through multiple bank accounts, layered through financial transactions and transferred abroad through hawala channels. A part of the money was also allegedly paid to public servants. The case came to light during the previous Congress government led by Bhupesh Baghel in Chhattisgarh. The ED had earlier claimed that its investigation revealed the involvement of several senior politicians and bureaucrats from the state. In March 2024, the state's Economic Offences Wing registered an FIR based on an ED report, invoking charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Baghel, Uppal, Chandrakar, Shubham Soni and Anil Kumar Agrawal, along with 14 others, were named as accused in that FIR.

3. Supreme Court directs Tamil Nadu to explain delay in restoring smuggled idols and artefacts

Supreme Court directs Tamil Nadu to explain delay in restoring smuggled idols and artefacts

The Supreme Court on November 4 directed the Tamil Nadu government to explain the delay in restoring temple artefacts and idols smuggled to museums and art galleries. A bench of justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan heard a petition by lawyer-activist Elephant G Rajendran and an application by former Inspector General AG Pon Manickavel concerning missing case files related to idol theft and alleged smuggling of 43 antique idols. The state's idol wing reported that in the past 12 years only 29 idols were repatriated from foreign destinations, while 75 idols traced in foreign galleries or museums in 31 cases remain to be brought back. The state said that since 2012, 1,745 idols and artefacts were recovered, 382 people were arrested, convictions were secured in 74 cases, and investigations into 440 cases were pending as on October 29, 2026. It said recovery from abroad requires proceedings under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and letters rogatory, and that it depends on the Centre's cooperation. The court noted that its first order for recovery was passed in 2017-18 and asked the state to answer the delay, directed a comprehensive response by December 8, and sought the status and stage of the FIRs, investigations or trials. Advocate PV Yogeswaran, for Manickavel, alleged police collusion with the idol theft mafia and asked how many strongrooms had been created out of 3,308 temples identified; senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, with additional advocate general Prashanto Chandra Sen, sought time to respond.

4. Kerala High Court seeks State's response to PIL seeking mechanism to implement cyber laws

The Kerala High Court has sought the State government's response to a public interest litigation seeking a State-level mechanism to prevent cyber attacks. The government told a Division Bench of Chief

5. Calcutta High Court stays demolition of former TMC strongman Jahangir Khan's Falta house

On November 12, 2026, the District administration of South 24 Parganas began a demolition drive on the unauthorised portion of a house in Falta belonging to Jahangir Khan, also known as Pushpa. The Ca

1. State of Himachal Pradesh vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (06.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1285/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between the State of Himachal Pradesh and the Union of India, along with the States of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, regarding Himachal Pradesh's ent

2. Yusuf vs. Vigyapan Loke Delhi Advertising CGHS Ltd. (06.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1284/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the suit filed by Wazir Hussain against Vigyapan Loke Delhi Advertising CGHS Ltd. was barred by limitation due to entries in the defendant's balance sheets

3. A. John Kennedy and Ors. vs. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. (06.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1283/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of eviction, rehabilitation, and ecological restoration in forest areas, focusing on the applicability of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Fore

4. Union of India and Ors. vs. Rohith Nathan and Ors. (06.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1282/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the Union of India's request to clarify the retrospective application of a judgment dated 11.03.2026 concerning OBC creamy-layer status in civil service allocation

5. J. Rajesh (Minor) thr. his Mother and Natural Guardian J. Gomathi vs. M. Kumaran (Dead) thr. L.Rs. and Ors. (06.11.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1281/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether J. Rajesh, represented by his mother J. Gomathi, could claim a half share in his grandfather N. Ramakrishnan's property, which was inherited by his father,

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