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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicIndian Supreme Court

Topic: Indian Supreme Court

Govt withdraws Data Protection Bill after 81 amendments, to bring in fresh legislation

The proposed legislation had evoked concerns over the attempt to govern non-personal data, and the possibility that social media platforms would be held responsible for what users posted.

Where taking husband’s surname is banned & how law on last names varies around the world

The SC last week ruled in favour of a child being given his stepfather's surname. ThePrint looks at the many colours the debate over last names can take on in different countries.

Why SC clubbed FIRs against Zubair of Alt News and what the Constitution says about this

While Article 21 guarantees right to life, Article 20(2) says no one 'should be put twice to peril for the same offence'. It's been argued multiple FIRs for 1 offence violates both rights.

Apex defence for fact-checking, and a hack to beat GST on food items

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

SC transfers PILs pending before it & other high courts against Agnipath scheme to Delhi HC

Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant & A.S. Bopanna asked the high courts of Kerala, Punjab and Haryana, Patna and Uttarakhand to transfer PILs pending before them to the Delhi HC.

How US & UK made bail the rule, jail the exception, and why SC wants specific law in India

Govt should consider enacting a bail Act, SC said Monday. Countries including US, UK, Australia & New Zealand have comprehensive laws that govern rules of granting and refusing bail.

Can judiciary stand up to all-powerful executive? How judges did it during Emergency

The Emergency declared by former PM Indira Gandhi, that lasted from 1975 to 1977, saw judges from high courts across the country fight to uphold citizens’ civil liberties.

SC dismisses plea seeking probe into alleged extra-judicial killings of tribals in Chhattisgarh

In its decision, the SC left it to the Chhattisgarh government to act on Centre’s appeal to prosecute petitioner for bringing false charges.

Rahul Gandhi fake video: SC directs authorities not to take coercive step against news anchor Rohit Ranjan

The top court granted relief to the Zee TV anchor after multiple FIRs were lodged against him for running an alleged doctored video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

SC gives Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair bail in UP case, no relief in Delhi lawsuit

The bench restrained Zubair from posting on Twitter and also clarified that its interim bail order is for the FIR lodged in Sitapur and unrelated to the case registered in Delhi.

On Camera

SC order on stray dogs is like Tughlaq’s march to Daulatabad—grand in tone, empty in substance

SC’s order asks institutions to breed unnecessary panic and build fortresses, when they are yet to achieve basic safety or dignity.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘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.