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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicJustice D Y Chandrachud

Topic: Justice D Y Chandrachud

25 hearings in 2023, 5 in 2024: Manipur violence case is at standstill in Supreme Court

A court-appointed committee has submitted 37 reports on violence in Manipur. But slow pace of hearings has dampened hopes of those looking for a judicial resolution to chaos in the state.

British photographers showed sites of 1857 violence, but erased Indians

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Sandeshkhali: SC stays LS notices to West Bengal chief secretary, DGP on complaint of BJP MP

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the notices issued by the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to the West Bengal...

Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme, calls it ‘unconstitutional’

The scheme, notified by the government in 2018, was pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring in transparency in political funding.

Judge vs judge row: SC takes over fake caste certificate case in MBBS admissions from Calcutta HC

Top court's judges on Monday did not comment on the apparent clash, observing any remark would demean the dignity of a high court.

‘Far-fetched to say Centre can’t appoint Delhi chief secretary,’ says SC. Allows extension of term

SC bench allows central govt to extend Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar's term by 6 months, but clarifies its order is prima facie opinion of the dispute brought before it by Delhi's AAP govt.

DY Chandrachud, liberal judge who made history by consigning his father’s legacy to archives

During his career, the new Chief Justice of India has been part of several constitution benches & delivered landmark judgments in high-profile cases, like Ayodhya land title dispute.

‘Rights are paper tigers unless given teeth by courts’: Full text of Justice Chandrachud speech

Speaking at an event in King's College, London, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud discussed the Supreme Court's role in the protection of human rights for various sections of India.

‘Castelessness is a privilege only upper caste can afford,’ says Justice D.Y. Chandrachud 

Speaking at the B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture, the Supreme Court judge says elite castes must ‘break free’ from the past and confer respect to the marginalised. 

Karva Chauth ad withdrawn due to ‘public intolerance’, Justice Chandrachud says

Speaking on women empowerment, Justice Chandrachud said if one has to find an answer to the deprivation of women rights, the origin must be in changing the mindset of both men and women.

On Camera

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.