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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicSupreme Court judgment

Topic: Supreme Court judgment

From Romesh Thapar to Indra Sawhney, CJI Khanna’s picks on landmark SC verdicts that shaped India

Closer look at landmark judgments cited by CJI Khanna in his speech on occasion of Supreme Court completing 75 yrs, and how these rulings moulded Indian jurisprudence over the years.

How the question of ‘material resources of community’ under Article 39(b) reached 9-judge SC bench

SC has ruled that not all private properties can be considered ‘material resources of the community’. The issue can be traced back to a 1977 minority opinion by Justice Krishna Iyer.

SC’s sub-quota order has Tamil Nadu’s Dalit parties divided. The united front of the ’90s is missing

Apex court’s decision to allow SC/ST sub-classification, the row over a BSP leader’s murder & parties’ political alliances have exposed a rift among state’s Ambedkarite parties.

Justice BV Nagarathna set to examine father’s judgment. Here’s what the case is all about

Nine-judge bench of Supreme Court’, including Justice Nagarathna, is delving into complexities of industrial alcohol regulation — a matter her father, then CJI, ruled on in 1989.

SC to examine panel’s report on Adani group’s possible lapses in regulatory disclosures

SEBI, in a petition filed on 29 April, had sought six months to complete its probe, following a court order on 2 March that gave the regulator two months to submit its report.

‘This has to go’: Tribal women in Himachal’s Kinnaur pin hopes on Murmu to scrap century-old law

Despite the SC judgment that women have equal rights in inheritance, women in Kinnaur fail to get their due and are waiting to narrate their ordeal to country’s first tribal President on 18 April.

Why Haryana changed creamy layer rules for OBCs, and why Rs 6 lakh income cap is controversial

Haryana has said children of those earning over Rs 6 lakh annually will be part of the creamy layer, adding that it will be the sum of all sources of income. 

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.