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‘People should not presume judiciary will perform Opposition’s role,’ says ex-CJI DY Chandrachud

New Delhi: Reacting to a recent remark by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi that the Opposition has taken it upon themselves to...

SC junks pleas challenging words ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ in Preamble to Constitution

The terms were added to the Preamble through a 1976 amendment to the Constitution. The petitions do not require a detailed hearing, the CJI said.

‘Executive can’t be a judge,’ Supreme Court lays down strict rules to curb ‘bulldozer justice’

Top court says no demolition without a 15-day prior notice, which should detail the nature of unauthorised construction; it also said high-handedness of officers won't be tolerated.

No oral submission for urgent hearing, send mail, says new CJI Sanjiv Khanna

In his 1st statement, the 51st chief justice outlined a citizen-centric agenda for judicial reforms, highlighting many challenges that plague the judiciary, including backlog.

‘Tareekh pe tareekh’ is not it. Here’s why India’s district courts are staring at massive pendency

National Judicial Data Grid data identifies reasons for delay in nearly 2 cr criminal & civil cases pending before India's district judiciary. Of these, about 1.51 cr are criminal.

SC must consider the economic impact of its rulings. A good law may have a bad effect

The book, ‘Supreme Court and the Indian Economy’, examines the impact of six Supreme Court judgements on economic policy, privatisation, and environmental regulations.

BRS leader K Kavitha sent to 3-day CBI remand in excise policy case

Kavitha, who is the daughter of former Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, was arrested by the CBI while she was in judicial custody in the ED case.

Income tax notice at the stroke of the midnight hour & why every day is April Fool’s Day

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

Modi & 600 lawyers unite to ‘protect’ judiciary, but who’s threatening it? Read between the lines

Modi's reference to the 'committed judiciary' takes us back to the 1970s, when Indira Gandhi’s government twice superseded senior judges while appointing the Chief Justice of India.

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Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

Chinese FM Wang Yi in India, here’s what’s on top of agenda for talks between New Delhi & Beijing

New Delhi: De-escalation of troops in the icy heights of eastern Ladakh, restarting of patrolling in key areas along the Line of Actual Control...

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?