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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicSupreme Court

Topic: Supreme Court

On triple talaq, voices in a Muslim neighbourhood contradict that of the clergy

Opinion about the Supreme Court’s hearing of the controversial practice of triple talaq is divided but surprisingly apolitical SANYA DHINGRA

Scrutinising composition of judicial benches is a welcome barometer

The religious scrutiny of the Supreme Court bench hearing the triple talaq case has been lauded and criticised. But more glaring is an all-male bench in a case linked with gender justice issue. SANYA DHINGRA

The Supreme Court petition on FGM will get a boost if victims join, lawyer says

In the first instance of legal intervention in the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM), the Supreme Court has issued a notice and sought a detailed reply from the Centre and four states. SANYA DHINGRA

India’s courts have already invalidated triple talaq. The Supreme Court is unlikely to bring new closure

Several Indian courts, including the Supreme Court, have ruled that the practice of instantaneous triple talaq is invalid and un-Quranic. It is unlikely that the upcoming hearing from May 11-19 by a constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice, will be groundbreaking. SANYA DHINGRA

Seven other countries where the punishment for rape is death

Indian courts apply the principle of “rarest of rare” circumstances when they award capital punishment. RAJGOPAL SINGH

Talk Point: Will legalising euthanasia give patients rights, or will it result in abuse by relatives?

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has recognised and given sanction to passive euthanasia and "living will"

Gently, your lordships

The Supreme Court has been a pillar of stability in a chaotic five year period, but its role in Indian cricketing matters appears messy.

The accused

The charge against Manmohan Singh, always, was that he was weak. Unwilling to shoo away encroachers on his authority and shy of defending his own policies.

The power of one

Last Saturday, I found myself at an unusual sort of book release. This was the launch, at India Habitat Centre, of The Cobra Dancer,...

On Camera

SC order on stray dogs is like Tughlaq’s march to Daulatabad—grand in tone, empty in substance

SC’s order asks institutions to breed unnecessary panic and build fortresses, when they are yet to achieve basic safety or dignity.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.