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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicCJI DY Chandrachud

Topic: CJI DY Chandrachud

‘Foeticide’ vs ‘mother’s autonomy’ — what is abortion plea that split SC bench & is now before CJI

CJI-led bench looks at case after 2-judge bench delivered split verdict on a 26 weeks pregnant woman’s plea to allow her to medically terminate her pregnancy. Hearing continues Friday.

‘Journalism can’t be prosecuted as terrorism’ — media groups write to CJI on NewsClick raids

Following raids at houses of journalists & professionals employed at or linked with NewsClick, letter by 16 media bodies urges CJI for guidelines on interrogation of journalists.

‘Foster spirit of inclusivity’ — SC to soon have Mitti Cafe outlet managed by differently abled people

Started in 2017 in Mumbai, Mitti Cafe has created job opportunities for 'hundreds' of differently-abled. Mitti Cafe reached apex court with proposal to start an outlet, say SC officials.

Supreme Court will soon come under data grid to track cases real time, announces Chief Justice

Justice Chandrachud said the aim was to enhance transparency and accountability in the judicial system.

SC rejects Centre’s request to defer sedition law appeals, transfers case to 5-judge bench

The top court said the new Bill to replace the Indian Penal code would not affect past cases.

Army veterans & ex-judges seek action on Udhayanidhi’s ‘Sanatana Dharma’ remark in letter to CJI

Signed by 262 people, letter draws attention to Tamil Nadu minister's 'eradicate Sanatana Dharma' comment & the state's failure to take action. Says it could incite 'communal disharmony'.

Child of void, voidable marriage can claim only parents’ share in ancestral property — SC on Hindu law

SC refers to provisions of Hindu Marriage Act that protect legitimacy of such children, says this doesn't mean they will be entitled to property of anyone other than parents.

‘Self-reflection within judiciary necessary’: CJI Chandrachud after HC letter on judge’s ‘inconvenience’

CJI was expressing displeasure over a viral letter, purportedly written by an Allahabad HC registrar, seeking explanation from railways for 'inconvenience' caused to an HC judge on his travel.

5-judge SC Constitution bench to hear petitions challenging Article 370 abrogation next week

The petitions were last heard in March 2020, when a Constitution bench had declined to refer the case to a larger bench of either seven or nine judges.

Goodbye, heaps of files. 1st three SC courtrooms go paperless

None of these courtrooms will see physical files for presiding judges. Each will work either on laptop or iPads that would contain digitised versions of all listed cases.

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.