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1. Tamil Nadu opposes ASI control of Thirupparankundram temple in Supreme Court

Tamil Nadu opposes ASI control of Thirupparankundram temple in Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu government and its Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing a petition by Dharma Parishad that seeks Archaeological Survey of India control over the Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy temple and Thirupparankundram hill in Madurai, a round-the-clock lamp at the Deepathoon stone pillar, and illumination of the hill during Karthigai Deepam. The affidavit was filed before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi. HR&CE Commissioner TG Vinay said the hill is owned by the temple to the extent recognised by a 1923 civil court decree restored by the Privy Council in 1931, and argued that the settled title and the statutory administration entrusted to the HR&CE cannot be disturbed or handed to the ASI. The department said the Karthigai Deepam lamp has traditionally been lit at the Deepa Mandapam near the Uchipillaiyar temple for more than 150 years in accordance with the Agamas and the opinion of the temple's Sthanikars, not at the hilltop or the Deepathoon. It cited opposition to attempts in 1862 and 1912 to light lamps near the summit and 1996 Madras High Court directions that only the Devasthanam should light the Deepam at the traditional location, with any change requiring a Devasthanam decision, prior HR&CE permission and compliance with distance requirements from the dargah and adjoining areas. The department disputed an ASI takeover, saying archaeological protection covers only specified features such as the rock-cut cave and inscriptions, questioned whether the petition could be heard under Article 32 for failure to establish a fundamental right violation, and warned that lighting lamps at multiple locations near the dargah could create law-and-order problems. The Supreme Court will hear the petition on November 17.

2. Punjab MP Amritpal Singh granted interim bail with eight conditions

A court granted interim bail to Punjab MP Amritpal Singh with eight conditions. The court said he cannot visit any place except his house at Jallupur Khera in Amritsar.

3. Karnataka High Court upholds OPS pension for retired professor, orders payment with 6% interest

Karnataka High Court upholds OPS pension for retired professor, orders payment with 6% interest

The High Court of Karnataka, in a Division Bench order by Justices M. Nagaprasanna and Hema Kulkarni, dismissed the State government's appeal against a single judge's March 2026 judgment and held that retired law professor Chidananda Reddy S. Patil is entitled to pension under the Old Pension Scheme. The court directed the government to pay pension within eight weeks with arrears and 6% per annum interest from the due date, and warned that failure within the extended timeline would attract 12% per annum punitive interest and ₹1 lakh litigation costs. Patil joined Karnataka University, Dharwad, as a lecturer on March 14, 1996, later became an associate professor and principal of Sir Siddappa Kambali Law College. In 2013 he applied through the proper channel for a professor post at Karnataka State Law University, Hubballi, and after selection tendered a technical resignation under Rule 252(b) of the Karnataka Civil Services Rules. After his superannuation on December 31, 2024, the government denied OPS benefits citing a clause in his 2013 appointment order that his KSLU service would be governed by the New Fixed Contributory Pension Scheme, although KSLU had clarified in 2021 that he was entitled to OPS. The government argued that the technical resignation did not automatically preserve pensionary rights from his previous employment. The Bench noted that KU accepted the resignation under Rule 252(b) and relieved him with a last pay certificate, described the government's position as an administrative misreading of law that sought to efface nearly 17 years of prior service, and held that a technical resignation is a bridge between two appointments, not a guillotine severing prior service benefits. It stated that a contractual stipulation cannot extinguish what the statute preserves and that statutory rights are not commodities to be bartered away at the threshold of employment.

4. YES Bank files Supreme Court review petition over ₹8,415 crore AT-1 bond write-down

YES Bank said it has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court under Article 137 of the Constitution seeking review of the court’s 15 October order concerning the write-down of ₹8,415 crore of

5. 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.

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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