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TopicSupreme Court of India

Topic: Supreme Court of India

SC refuses to entertain fresh plea challenging Waqf Act

Bench comprising CJI Sanjiv Khanna, and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K.V. Viswanathan, is scheduled to hear 5 out of the 70 litigants against the new law on 5 May.

When SC judges interpret words that don’t exist, Constitution becomes whatever they say it is

Article 124(2) and Article 200 did not have words now imported into them by the Supreme Court. “Consultation” has already become “concurrence” and now appointment could be “deemed”.

India’s Got Latent case: SC returns Ranveer Allahbadia’s passport, allows him to travel for work

Justices Surya Kant & N. Kotiswar Singh relaxed the condition after Assam & Maharashtra governments communicated the conclusion of investigation against influencer-podcaster.

Supreme Court’s Tamil Nadu Governor verdict is judicial zeal gone too far

The Tamil Nadu vs Governor judgment deserves reconsideration by a Constitution Bench—not because the Supreme Court’s motives were flawed, but because its methods exceeded constitutional bounds.

‘Have to be careful’: SC cautions judges against inappropriate observations in sexual violence cases

SC was hearing a suo motu cognizance matter over a controversial Allahabad HC order in a POCSO case. It also took note of a judge's remark that complainant 'herself invited trouble'.

Midnight’s grown ups & getting the short end of titanic tariffs

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

Media must exercise utmost caution before publishing any statement, news or opinion: SC

Apex court bench noted the media possessed the ability to influence public sentiments and alter perceptions with remarkable speed.

One does not have to be an atheist to be an independent judge, ex-CJI Chandrachud tells BBC

He also said Supreme Court set a timeline for restoring democratic process in J&K, and that its dispensation is not the same as the Union govt is evidence 'democracy succeeded' there.

SC stays proceedings in 2019 defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

In run-up to the 2019 elections, Gandhi had referred to Home Minister Amit Shah as 'murderer' inviting a criminal case from a BJP worker.

SubscriberWrites: Upholding the doctrine of revival and constitutional continuity under Article 31-C

The Supreme Court's ruling in Property Owners Assn. v. The State of Maharashtra reaffirms the doctrine of automatic revival of Article 31-C, impacting India's constitutional framework.

On Camera

Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

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.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

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.