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Tuesday, May 21, 2024
TopicSupreme Court

Topic: Supreme Court

Apex court’s judgment on Diwali firecrackers is not the first case of judicial overreach

SC-appointed committees in BCCI and MCI cases have powers to virtually run executive affairs, sidelining the government and elected executive bodies

Ban on sale of crackers: SC picks public health over cultural practices

The Supreme Court Monday directed the government to suspend all temporary licenses that were granted to sell fire crackers in NCR till 1 November

SC collegium to make recommendations public, lawyers say it’s ‘merely cosmetic’

After the brouhaha over Justice Jayant Patel, collegium resolves to be more transparent, but some senior lawyers want minutes of meetings too. New Delhi: In...

Kerala ‘love jihad’: NIA finds four common PFI links between Athira and Hadiya cases

The NIA, which is probing 94 ‘love jihad’ cases handed over by Kerala Police, says four PFI-linked men who forced Hadiya’s conversion also encouraged Athira.

After Justice Jayant Patel quits, lawyers’ body moves SC seeking collegium reform

The collegium debate is set to play out in open court now as the National Lawyers’ Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms has challenged its legitimacy.

Collegium system back under scanner after Justice Patel and Justice Shakdher’s cases

The assumption that the independence of the judiciary is entirely safe in the hands of judges is now in question again.

Justice Jayant Patel transfer case another test for SC’s collegium resolve

Collegium’s decision to supersede Justice Jayant Patel’s elevation to Chief Justice of Karnataka HC is set to be challenged by Gujarat Advocates’ Association.

The conversation we’re having about reservations isn’t the one we should be having

The government should end its embargo on caste data from the 2011 Census, and the Supreme Court should revisit its arbitrary limit of 50 percent on reservations.

Courts should be about more transparency, not restricting media

The judiciary crawls back every time issues of internal reforms come up.

Lawyers boycotting accused in heinous crimes violate the rights of the victim as well

For the rule of law to be upheld, it is essential that the right to counsel is zealously protected.

On Camera

The IST story—How Indian Railways, and Sardar Patel, helped synchronise India’s clocks

Several requests have been made to have a separate time zone for the eastern region to leverage daylight-savings schedule. It's time for India to at least discuss the pros and cons.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?