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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicKapil Sibal

Topic: Kapil Sibal

In SC, Centre reluctant to share grounds of Wangchuk’s arrest, accuses wife Gitanjali of creating ‘hype’

Angmo has challenged Wangchuk’s detention in top court. Solicitor General says grounds disclosed to Wangchuk himself, no provision in law requires detaining authorities to share with family.

Protests erupt in Chennai over SC order on removal of street dogs in Delhi-NCR

Animal lovers, activists protested in Chennai Sunday, only days after protests were held in the national capital despite prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNNS.

Stray dog ruling challenged: SC reserves order, govt cites ‘vocal minority versus suffering majority’

Those filing intervention applications against SC order will have to take up responsibility and file affidavits providing evidence to support their claims, top court says.

‘Important to send message’: SC says CJI empowered to recommend removal in cases like Justice Varma’s

This power is drawn from a conjoint reading of Judges (Protection) Act, 1985 and Article 141 of Constitution, it asserts.

Judge cash row: Why did you wait till now to challenge enquiry? SC asks Justice Yashwant Varma

New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, at the center of the cash-judge row, faced some tough questions Monday from the Supreme...

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.

Sibal slams RS chairman for inaction on Justice Yadav impeachment motion following communal remarks

The senior advocate & RS MP further said the government was trying to save the Allahabad High Court judge after his communal comments last year.

Not becoming judges to be popular: Justice Oka demits office, lauded as ‘tireless judge’

The Supreme Court justice gave his farewell address after holding the post for 3 years and 9 months, after serving as a judge of Bombay High Court, & Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.

Supreme Court reserves interim orders on pleas challenging Waqf Act

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the petitioner described the law as a 'complete departure from historical legal and constitutional principles'.

Acquisition of waqf assets by legislative diktat—Sibal’s opening arguments for petitioners in SC

CJI Gavai told petitioners challenging Waqf Act amendments that, for interim relief, they must make out ‘very strong, glaring case; otherwise, presumption of constitutionality will be there’.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.