Sansa Law Desk

The Supreme Court of India, in a decision cited as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 701 and delivered on July 21, 2026, quashed criminal proceedings that had been pending for 23 years against Standard Chartered Bank under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA). The Court held that the prosecution had failed to comply with the mandatory procedural requirement under the proviso to Section 61(2) of FERA, which required that the accused be given an opportunity to show that the impugne

The Delhi High Court, on July 21, 2026, directed the shifting of climate and education activist Sonam Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital for continuous medical monitoring during his ongoing hunger strike. A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the order, underscoring the fundamental rights of the activist under Article 21 of the Constitution. Wangchuk has been on a hunger strike since June 28, 2026, in suppo

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction moved the Supreme Court of India on July 21, 2026, challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision to approve the merger of six of its Members of Parliament with the rival Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction. The merger, approved by Speaker Om Birla on July 18, 2026, has reduced the UBT faction's strength in the Lok Sabha from nine to just three MPs, while the Shinde Sena's numbers have swelled to 13. Senior Advocate Devadatt Ka