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Friday, January 23, 2026
TopicSupreme Court

Topic: Supreme Court

Under lens in I-PAC case, businessman moves SC to stop ED from accessing data on his seized phone

Jitendra Kumar Mehta challenges ED’s move to seize and examine his mobile phone in the I-PAC case. SC issues notice to ED but refuses interim relief to petitioner.

Basant Panchami on a Friday at a temple-mosque complex: A look at Bhojshala dispute amid SC order

Protected complex in MP’s Dhar is claimed by both sides. While ASI has access rules for both, it hasn’t clarified arrangements when Basant Panchami coincides with Friday prayers.

‘Judgments binding, not optional’—SC steps in again, orders NEET disability norms rewrite by March

The court pulled up the National Medical Commission and the Directorate General of Health Services, asking them to abide by its February 2025 judgment.

SC gives states a deadline to frame media briefing policy for police. It all started with a 1999 plea

Expressing its dissatisfaction with the slow progress made, the SC has set the standard for framing the policy—a 61-page manual prepared by Amicus Curiae Gopal Sankaranarayanan.

Is Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake under threat? ‘Violations become routine’

AV Ranganath, Commissioner of the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency, said that ‘if you start delaying the mitigation process, the damage gets more deep-rooted’.

Indian judiciary is letting citizens down. When liberty is in danger, judges are looking away

If you are charged with a crime for which there is not a single scrap of evidence the judge will still send you to jail.

‘Is ED a person?’ Two states move the Supreme Court

Citing a 2003 Supreme Court judgment on Centre–state disputes, Kerala & Tamil Nadu governments contest Kerala HC ruling that allowed ED to invoke Article 226. 

Why SC ruling in Ambience Mall case comes as breather for real estate projects in Haryana

Dispute arose after some homebuyers had alleged that land earmarked for residential purposes was diverted for construction of commercial towers.

Vodafone bailout is problematic. Govt can’t pick favourites in private sector

There was a simpler way to give Vodafone a bailout on its AGR dues without raising the spectre of unequal treatment.

In SIR affidavit in SC, EC says Mamata’s ‘provocative remarks’ fuel threats to poll officials in Bengal

Affidavit was filed in response to an organisation’s plea that seeks protection for BLOs working in West Bengal. Petitioner has sought to highlight alleged violence against BLOs.

On Camera

Governor walkouts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have turned ceremonies into conflict

With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.