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Wednesday, March 25, 2026
TopicIndian judiciary

Topic: indian judiciary

Law student says university wants him to delete post on SC NCERT row—‘ready to face action, court not god’

Law student Rishi Kumar says Tamil Nadu National Law University asked him to take down Substack titled ‘The Supreme Court of India Has No Spine’ citing ‘calls from advocates & a few judges’.

SC must formulate a code for former judges. The robe cannot be rented after retirement

Retired Indian judges are appearing in foreign proceedings. It's an institutional problem

When the scales tilt—Are our courts siding too often with the Centre?

A recent judgment of the Bombay High Court, ruled that the mere presence of a Jesus statue or the symbol of the crosscannot be seen as proof of conversion to Christianity.

‘PM Modi is upset’ narrative is a communication disaster. BJP optics team is slipping

‘Modi is upset’ headlines are drawing a telling reaction from the chatterati: ‘So, Sonia is upset.’

‘Heads must roll’—SC’s ban on textbook with judiciary chapter; notice to education secy, NCERT director

Slamming NCERT textbook reference to ‘corruption in judiciary’, SC says ‘it seems there is a calculated move to demean judiciary’.

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

India is spending billions to modernise its courts. But a glaring fault line stands in way of justice

The eCourts Mission Mode Project is now in Phase III. This stage of the project has an outlay of Rs 7,210 crore, more than four times the Rs 1,670 crore utilised in Phase II.

Calcutta HC’s new address has link to old legacy—an Indian jurist’s name etched in Japan’s history

Calcutta High Court is now at Kolkata's Justice Radhabinod Pal Sarani. Japan has monuments dedicated to the Indian jurist, known for his powerful dissent in the 'Tokyo Trial'.

Indian judiciary is letting citizens down. When liberty is in danger, judges are looking away

If you are charged with a crime for which there is not a single scrap of evidence the judge will still send you to jail.

‘Don’t pin all hopes on institutions’—at JLF 2026 debate of lawyers

In a session titled 'The Measure of Justice' at JLF 2026, lawyers Ashwani Kumar and Vrinda Grover and US judge Ketu Shah discussed the Indian constitutional, moral and legal crises.

On Camera

Why Arjun Rampal saying ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ should worry Bollywood audiences

Production houses and big studios are already fast-tracking projects pitched by pro-Hindutva players. Choking those who choose to remain outside these charmed circles is not a big deal.

Two Indian LPG tankers exit Hormuz choke point, 20 vessels remain stuck

With 20 vessels still stranded near Hormuz, govt fast-tracks PNG connections and focuses on raising LPG output

India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy

The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.