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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicSupreme Court of India

Topic: Supreme Court of India

Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 33

The apex court will have a strength of 33 judges excluding the Chief Justice of India, once the Parliament approves the bill.

Modi govt will count hawkers in job data but must improve their Ease of Doing Business too

Street vendors are micro-entrepreneurs with aspirations. But they continue to be evicted by cops and municipalities, while courts do little to help them.

Sexism in Indian judiciary runs so deep it’s unlikely we will get our first woman CJI

A judge in Madras High Court once passed a comment on my short haircut. I protested but other male lawyers made me apologise. This is what women lawyers face.

Supreme Court issues notice to Puducherry CM Narayanasamy over tussle with L-G Kiran Bedi

The apex court was hearing applications filed by the Centre and Kiran Bedi while the state's administration has come to a standstill because of the tussle.

Election Commission can learn from Supreme Court on what to do when there’s dissent within

The content of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa’s dissent note against PM Modi is less important than making it part of public records.

Neighbourhood RWAs face greater scrutiny than political parties in democratic India

SC’s handling of CJI sexual harassment and Modi regime’s easing of norms for anonymous political funding are examples of a system upside down.

A perfect ‘100’ in Board exams and Modi as ‘King Chowkidar’

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

SC collegium’s two new judge picks set to give India its second Dalit chief justice

If the Modi govt clears Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai's elevation, he will be on track to become India's second Dalit CJI after K.G. Balakrishnan.

Indian society must find ways to hold ‘privileged’ judicial community accountable

India’s legal community operates like a self-serving guild enjoying influence and privilege at the cost of the society.

Former SC employee arrested for ‘fudging’ Anil Ambani order gets bail

Tapan Chakraborty was among those named in SC affidavit, alleging a conspiracy against CJI Ranjan Gogoi who has been accused of sexual harassment.

On Camera

‘Until Scheduled Castes get pen and stick in their hands, they will continue to be killed’

On 4 April 1968, Bansgaon MP Molhu Prasad delivered a speech in the Lok Sabha on the atrocities against the Scheduled Castes and their negligible representation despite reservation.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.