Law & Justice This Week: Big Wins, Court Orders & Legal Milestones [June 29- July 5, 2026]

1. Ram Mandir Donation Row Reaches Supreme Court

The Supreme Court refused urgent listing of a plea seeking a CBI-led probe into alleged irregularities in Ram Mandir donations, while fresh petitions sought disclosure of donation records. Separately, the Faizabad Bar Association demanded an FIR against Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust functionaries, escalating the controversy.

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2. Sonam Raghuvanshi Bail in Raja Raghuvanshi Murder Case

After the Meghalaya High Court upheld Sonam Raghuvanshi's bail, the Meghalaya government challenged the order before the Supreme Court, citing defects in the arrest memo. During the hearing, the Solicitor General alleged that Sonam had carried a firearm as a backup plan to kill her husband, prompting the apex court to issue notice.

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3. AI-Generated Fake Judgments

The Supreme Court strongly criticised the use of AI-hallucinated judgments in court proceedings, comparing their impact on the justice system to the release of methyl isocyanate gas. It emphasised that lawyers remain responsible for verifying authorities cited before courts.

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4. WhatsApp Username Feature

The Centre issued a notice to Meta over fraud concerns surrounding WhatsApp's proposed username feature. Meta responded that phone numbers would continue to be mandatory for account registration and outlined safeguards intended to prevent impersonation and misuse.

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5. E20 Fuel Rollout

The Supreme Court ordered status quo on aspects of the ethanol-petrol blending programme, observing that it appeared to be an experiment. The Attorney General's office later clarified that the Union government had never described the E20 programme as an experimental exercise before the Court.

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6. Gig Workers Welfare Law

In an interim order, the Karnataka High Court refused to stay the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025 and directed food delivery platforms including Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto to deposit the prescribed welfare fee with the court registry. The petitions challenging the legislation remain pending before the court.

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7. Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case

A Delhi court dismissed fresh bail applications filed by Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, holding that the pleas were not maintainable in law.

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8. FIR Upheld in Alleged Nikah Halala Repeated Rape Case

The Allahabad High Court declined to quash an FIR against nine accused in a case alleging repeated rape under the guise of nikah halala. Court observed that personal law cannot be invoked to shield acts that constitute criminal offences.

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9. West Bengal Passes OBC Amendment Bills Amid UCC Debate

West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh said a Uniform Civil Code Bill was bound to be passed in the state, even as the Assembly approved OBC Amendment Bills removing 77 Muslim communities from the OBC list following judicial scrutiny of the earlier classification.

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10. Cow Slaughter Ban Across Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order relating to enforcement of the state's law prohibiting cow slaughter. The appeal questions the scope and correctness of the high court's directions.

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11. Ketan Agarwal Murder Case

A Pune court first remanded Siya Goyal and co-accused Chetan Chaudhary to police custody in the alleged murder of realtor Ketan Agarwal to facilitate further investigation. After completion of custodial interrogation, court later sent both accused to judicial custody as the probe into the alleged conspiracy continued.

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