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Sunday, August 17, 2025
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Topic: Judiciary

Appointment of these 4 as judges has been stuck for 2 yrs & Modi govt hasn’t given reasons

Other names recommended by the collegium with Harnaresh Singh Gill, Basharat Ali Khan, Mohammad Mansoor & Mohd. Nizamuddin have been approved or rejected.

Indian judiciary doesn’t need to fear the government; it needs to be afraid of itself

Governments throughout the world want a pliant judiciary, but the onus is on the judiciary to push-back. It is no different in India.

RBI’s ban on Bitcoins puts regulators’ accountability back under judicial scrutiny

India’s most trusted regulatory body, the Reserve Bank of India, has given the courts two opportunities to question its manner of taking significant decisions in the last two years.

The ‘rot’ isn’t limited to courts. It has spread across institutions, says Arun Shourie

Shourie singles out judiciary, says Loya and Prasad Trust cases have particularly hurt credibility of Supreme Court.

K.M. Joseph isn’t alone, Modi govt is stalling HC chief justices’ appointments too

The govt cleared six of 10 names recommended by the collegium after a delay. There is no communication on the status of the other four.

Last Laughs: Modi’s problematic praise for Gowda and Justice K.M. Joseph’s Sunny Deol moment

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

Modi govt shamelessly blurring Lakshman Rekha between itself and India’s institutions

The very idea of India, and not just its institutions such as the judiciary, RBI, Speaker's office and others, as a vibrant electoral democracy is in peril.

The judiciary has become completely soulless and cold-spirited: Former Delhi Chief Justice Shah

Shah was particularly critical of the handling of the investigation into judge Loya’s death, questioning the SC’s decision to dismiss pleas seeking a fresh probe.

Last Laughs: The game of chess between the judiciary and the Modi government

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

TalkPoint: By not elevating Justice Joseph is the Modi govt proving the dissenting judges right?

In a move that has evoked sharp reactions from the legal fraternity, the government cleared the name of Senior advocate Indu Malhotra to the...

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?