Sabarimala Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 4]

Today is the fourth day of arguments before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala reference.Apart from CJI Surya Kant, the Bench comprises Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Justice Aravind Kumar, Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Prasanna B Varale, Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.Reports from Day 1 Hearing are given below :Also Read - Seeking Justice SK Sharma's Recusal, Kejriwal Files New Affidavit Citing Her...

Difficult To Declare Belief Of Millions Wrong : Supreme Court In Sabarimala Reference Hearing

'Can a Court declare a religious faith wrong without hearing the millions of followers?' asked the bench during the heraing.

'Those Who Twisted My Speech Were At Fault, Not Me': Allahabad HC's Justice Shekhar Yadav Retires Amid Pending Impeachment Motion

Allahabad High Court judge Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial remarks at a public event in December 2024 prompted an impeachment motion against him, RETIRED TODAY. Addressing the Full Court reference held in his honour, Justice Yadav clarified that the words of his speech at the event organised by the legal cell of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Prayagraj were twisted and that the fault lay with those who distorted them. "Mera koi dosh nahi tha. Tod marod ke pesh karne walon...

Sabarimala Reference | Can't Hollow Out Religion In The Name Of Social Reform, Supreme Court Says In Hearing

During the hearing of the Sabarimala reference, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally commented that in the name of social welfare and reform, one can't hollow out a religion.Justice BV Nagarathna, part of the 9-judge bench hearing the matter, made this observation while hearing the arguments of Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi regarding Article 25(2)(b) and its interplay with the right of a religious denomination to manage its own affairs conferred as per Article 26(b).Article...

Declaratory Decree Can't Be Set Aside Merely Becuase Plaintiff Didn't Seek Its Execution: Supreme Court

The Court held that execution of a decree declaring title is immaterial if the plaintiff is already in possession.

'Go To HC': Supreme Court Rejects Savukku Shankar's Nephew's Plea Against 3rd Preventive Detention Order Under Goondas Act

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition filed by YouTuber and journalist Savukku Shankar's nephew seeking quashing of a third detention order passed against Shankar under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court. It also said that upon being so approached, the High Court may hear the matter expeditiously.To recap, Shankar was arrested on 13 December, 2025 in...

Sabarimala Reference | Travancore Devaswom Board Disagrees With Nair Service Society's Argument On Articles 25(2)(b) & 26(b)

In the Sabarimala Reference hearing before the 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court, the Travancore Devaswom Board disagreed with the argument advanced by the Nair Service Society and certain temple organisations from Kerala that Article 26(b) of the Constitution was subject to 25(2)(b) of the Constitution.Article 25(2)(b) allows the State to enact law for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.As...

'We're Surprised' : Supreme Court Stays Telangana High Court's Transit Anticipatory Bail To Pawan Khera In Assam FIR

The Supreme Court today stayed the order passed by the Telangana High Court granting transit anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR registered by the Assam Police on Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, over Khera's allegations that she held multiple passports of different countries.A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar passed the interim order while issuing notice on the petition filed by the State of Assam...

Convicts Sentenced To Only Fine Also Entitled To Benefit Of Probation Of Offender Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that offenders sentenced only to payment of a fine can still be granted the benefit of probation under Section 4 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. A bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ordered the release of convicts, who were convicted under Sections 323 and 324 read with Section 34 IPC for assault and were sentenced to only a fine of Rs. 500-2,000/- without any substantive punishment. The Court rejected the 'narrow' construction...

Seeking Justice SK Sharma's Recusal, Kejriwal Files New Affidavit Citing Her Children's Empanelment As Central Govt Counsel

Kejriwal said that since Justice Swarana Kanta Shamra's children are working under the Solicitor General, who is appearing before her, there was an appearance of conflict of interest.

'Deepfakes Disproportionately Target Women, Takedown Comes After Harm Is Done': Justice PS Narasimha

Speaking at an event, Supreme Court judge Justice PS Narasimha today raised a concern about the disproportionate targeting of women using deepfakes and lamented that harm has already occurred by the time takedown action is effected.."Let's talk about the problem we are all facing, relating to deepfakes...non-consensual, synthetic imagery disproportionately targeting women, perpetuating gender-based violence and inflicting acute psychological harm. Our present legal framework responds reactively,...

India Subscribes To All Religions, Never Declares Itself A Hindu State : Justice NK Singh

Justice NK Singh of the Supreme Court recently said that India's Constitution never declared India to be a Hindu State and India was one of the few countries in the world which subscribed to many religions."If you read the Constitution of so many other countries, they subscribe to a particular faith that is, this is a Christian State or this is an Islamic State. There are very very few countries which subscribe to all the religions, like India. India never declares itself to be a Hindu...