A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) questioned the claims of high development rate and per capita income when certain States have about 70% of their population living below poverty line, and wondered whether distribution schemes of … Read more
People in large number seen basking in the sun near Kartavya Path on a cold sunny afternoon in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 19, 2024) compared the implementation of emergency anti-pollution measures like the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) to “medicine … Read more
Getty Images Judges at the Supreme Court are considering how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a relatively niche piece of legislation at the Scottish Parliament, but which could have big UK-wide implications. It will set … Read more
Film actor Siddique after he was appeared before a special investigation team for questioning in an alleged rape case, in Thiruvananthapuram. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 19, 2024) ordered that Malayalam film actor Siddique, in the event of arrest in a sexual abuse case, should be released on … Read more
Aligarh Muslim University Vice-Chancellor Naima Khatoon arrives at the Supreme Court on November 8, 2024 ahead of the top court’s verdict in the case related to granting minority status to the university. | Photo Credit: PTI A wave of celebration pervaded Aligarh Muslim University after the Supreme Court judgment on Friday (November 8, 2024) affirmed … Read more
Aligarh Muslim University Campus. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Supreme Court overrules 1967 verdict holding that since AMU was central university it cannot be considered minority institution. A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday (November 8, 2024) delivered four separate judgements in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case. There are three … Read more
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Founder, Isha Foundation. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The Supreme Court on Friday (October 18, 2024) closed the proceedings in a habeas corpus petition filed by a man who had alleged that his two daughters were held captive inside the premises of spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation at Coimbatore. … Read more
The story so far: The Supreme Court on October 3 declared that caste-based division of labour in prisons is “unconstitutional” marking a significant milestone in addressing institutional biases entrenched in India’s correctional system. Accordingly, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud struck down several provisions in State prison manuals that reinforced … Read more
The Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its judgment, which held that States are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes for granting reservation. A seven-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices B.R. Gavai, … Read more
Union Minister Murugan strongly condemns Kolkata rape-murder, criticises Bengal government Union Minister L. Murugan strongly condemned the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata and criticised the West Bengal government for “failure” to take action. “It’s a strongly condemnable incident. The West Bengal chief minister should have taken severe action against the accused, … Read more