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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicIndian Supreme Court

Topic: Indian Supreme Court

Russian mother in custody fight with husband has not left India: Delhi Police tells SC

The estranged Indian husband fighting the custody battle for the child claims Russian wife defied the custody order. He said her and the child's whereabouts were unknown.

Judging a joke: How courts are navigating free speech space in age of social media

With increasing cases of online satire, impersonation, and hate speech, courts face a dilemma: Where does right to free speech end and criminality begin?

SC seeks UP govt response on plea calling amended law on religious conversion ‘overly broad’

During the hearing, petitioners argued that ambiguity of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act infringed upon their right to free speech & religious propagation.

Hearing ‘India’s Got Latent’ case, SC says right to dignity greater than right to free speech

New Delhi: In a very significant development, the top court Tuesday said that the right to live with dignity is more important than the...

10 convicts from Jharkhand, including 6 on death row, move SC over long-pending verdict on appeals

New Delhi: Ten convicts from Jharkhand, including six who are on death row, have moved the Supreme Court, complaining against the delayed disposal of...

SC grants 3-months furlough to Nitish Katara’s murder convict Sukhdev Yadav

Yadav sought a furlough till the time the apex court decides on his appeal seeking remission, as he has completed 20 years of sentence.

‘Thug Life’ row: SC directs Karnataka govt to act against groups blocking release of Kamal Haasan film

The top-court also expressed its displeasure over the regressive stance of some people and the state administration against the right to speech and expression.

Review petition filed on minimum 3-year practice rule for judicial service in SC

Plea urges court to implement rule only from 2027 to avoid exclusion of recent graduates.

RS MP Sibal calls impeachment of Justice Verma based on in-house enquiry ‘unconstitutional’

Kapil Sibal said that removing Justice Yashwant Varma based on the SC's in-house report will be an indirect way of controlling the judiciary & would endanger judicial independence.

Instances of judicial misconduct, corruption invite public scrutiny, says CJI Gavai in UK

CJI’s remarks come in the backdrop of HC judge Justice Yashwant Varma facing allegations of corruption after the discovery of large amount of burnt cash from his official residence in Delhi.

On Camera

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

Coastal states Maharashtra, TN, Gujarat top India’s exports index, landlocked UP a surprise performer

Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

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.