Legal News & Insights

Short, carefully written articles on developments in Indian law — what changed, why it matters and what a litigant should do next. Organised by area of law.

Environmental & PIL

18 Oct 2026

Supreme Court Streamlines 30-Year-Old Godavarman Forest Case: Mandates Online Audit for Over 800 Pending Applications

In a major judicial reform drive, the Supreme Court of India has ordered an online audit and categorisation of over 800 pending Interlocutory Applications in the landmark *T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad* forest conservation case. Advocates-on-Record must fill out an online questionnaire by June 15, 2026, failing which non-compliant applications will be presumed infructuous and dismissed.

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Environmental & PIL

4 Oct 2026

Supreme Court Rules Lokayukta Police Cannot Claim Section 24(4) RTI Exemption

The Supreme Court held that the Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta is an anti-corruption investigative unit, not an "intelligence and security organisation" entitled to blanket exemption under Section 24(4) of the RTI Act, 2005. Consequently, the Court struck down the Madhya Pradesh notification exempting the SPE and confirmed that details regarding the grant of prosecution sanction must be disclosed under the RTI Act once investigation is complete.

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