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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicSupreme Court of India

Topic: Supreme Court of India

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.

SC notes ‘scurrilous allegations, insinuations against judges’ in plea against senior designations

Justice Gavai Thursday advised the petitioner to make legal arguments, not those for 'purpose of gallery'. The court allowed Nedumpara to make amends to his petition.

SC didn’t answer key question in preamble case. Does 42nd Amendment pass democracy test?

The verdict on the preamble amendments of 1976 suggests that the courts will accept flexible meanings of terms. A Constitution built of plasticine can be made to mean anything.

Sambhal mosque survey: SC stops trial court from proceeding, tells petitioners to move HC

Four people died in clashes on 24 November after a trial court ordered the survey on the back of a petition that there was once a Harihar temple at the site.

SC dismisses plea seeking regulation for quality of ‘prasad’ distributed in temples

A 2-judge bench observed such a plea should be addressed to an appropriate government authority as the matter was under state domain.

SC orders liquidation of grounded air carrier Jet Airways’ assets

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday exercised its extraordinary constitutional powers and ordered the liquidation of grounded air carrier Jet Airways' assets. A bench...

SC says cop who exposed Punjab’s ‘biggest drug syndicate’ was ‘victimised’ by AAP govt, upholds CBI probe

Senior officer Vaninder Mahajan, who was slapped with a graft case by state police, has alleged harassment by the Punjab govt after he made a big drugs haul & exposed pharma companies.

Urban Elite vs Union of India—what went behind the scenes of SC judgment on same-sex marriage

On 17 October 2023, the Supreme Court rejected the plea for queer persons' right to marry. A year later, a discussion on lawyer Rohin Bhatt’s book discloses what went wrong.

On Camera

New labour codes can change the harsh reality of gig work

Employers and customers need to understand that gig workers are as much workers as factory workers or farm labourers, and that they are not miscreants.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.