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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicIndian Supreme Court

Topic: Indian Supreme Court

SC refuses to transfer 2 pending rape cases against Prajwal Revanna, rejects argument of bias

Revanna, a suspended JD(S) leader and former PM HD Deve Gowda’s grandson, had raised concerns about judge being biased on grounds that he had found him guilty in previous rape case.

The missing piece in India’s reform story—a strong tribunal system

The Supreme Court’s judgment pushes the conversation in the right direction, but it does not resolve the full range of structural issues that determine how tribunals work on the ground.

India’s Got Latent case: SC orders Samay Raina, others to host disability fundraisers as amends

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday directed comedian Samay Raina, podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia and other performers to organise at least two fundraisers each month...

SC accepts Centre’s definition of Aravali Hills, halts new mining leases across four states

The bench also accepted the recommendations for sustainable mining and the steps to be taken for preventing illegal mining in Aravali Hills and Ranges.

SC orders subsistence allowance for workers hit by GRAP-3 construction ban

The bench also directed Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan govts to implement preventive measures to reduce air pollution and to ensure that their reviews are regularly conducted.

‘Women largest minority,’ SC notice to Centre on plea to implement women’s reservation in Parliament

A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna & R Mahadevan asked govt to respond to the PIL on women's reservation law without waiting for the conduct of a fresh delimitation exercise.

‘Don’t carry this burden’—SC tells grieving father that no one believes Air India crash was pilot’s fault

Top court also issued notices to Centre, DGCA on plea filed by father of late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal seeking a fair, transparent, and technically sound probe into AI-171 crash.

CJI announces free Wi-Fi across entire SC premises

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said Friday that earlier the access was limited to the courtrooms only, but now it has been extended to all areas of the apex court’s main building.

Sole-ful arguments & Trump’s medal-east peace plan

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Medical colleges set up for Schedule Caste can’t have general quota ceiling. HC misread it

The Allahabad High Court's misinterpretation lies in treating four special medical colleges in UP as ordinary educational establishments, when these colleges were conceived as instruments of constitutional justice.

On Camera

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.