Debayan Roy

2 days ago | barandbench.com | Debayan Roy

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has objected to the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) exceeding its mandate by taking up issues concerning infrastructure, facilities and matters related to general bar members of the Supreme Court. The SCBA consists of all lawyers who practice at the Supreme Court and has around 10,000 permanent members and 12,000 temporary members.

3 days ago | barandbench.com | Debayan Roy

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday issued a press statement taking exception to the Central government’s move to operationalize the Waqf Umeed Portal from June 6. The press statement alleged that the move by the government is illegal and amounts to contempt of court since the law backing it - the Waqf (Amendment) Act of 2025 - is currently under challenged before the Supreme Court.

3 days ago | barandbench.com | Debayan Roy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed Delhi Waqf Board’s claim over a premises being used as Gurdwara [Delhi Wakf Board v Hira Singh]. The bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma dismissed the appeal moved by the Waqf Board against Delhi High Court’s decision to reject its plea in 2010Justice Sharma said the Board on its own should have given up the claim.

4 days ago | barandbench.com | Debayan Roy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order in favour of two Madhya Pradesh-based journalists who have alleged custodial violence, caste-based abuse and ongoing threat to life from Bhind police, including the Superintendent of Police (SP) Asit Yadav [Shashikant Jatav @ Shashikant Goyal & Anr v. State of Madhya Pradesh].

4 days ago | barandbench.com | Debayan Roy

In Part I of her interview with Bar & Bench's Debayan Roy, Senior Advocate Indira Jaising called for the recent judgment on Senior designations to be struck down. In Part II, Jaising reflects upon the ramifications of the judgment and highlights the changes that need to take effect if we want a more inclusive bar. In her view, any serious effort at reform must dismantle the “old boys’ club” mentality and uplift marginalised voices through structural changes, not symbolic tweaks.