Morning Digest | Revised statement from Modi, Macron drops key points on defence deals; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, and more

Morning Digest | Revised statement from Modi, Macron drops key points on defence deals; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, and more

Narendra Modi gifts a sandalwood sitar model to French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Revised joint statement post Modi-Macron talks drops key points on defence deals India and France have revised the joint statement initially released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, with the new version released on Friday omitting key details on defence deals which … Read more

Supreme Court Collegium refuses requests of 3 High Court judges against their proposed transfers

Supreme Court Collegium refuses requests of 3 High Court judges against their proposed transfers

The Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud stood firm by its July 5 recommendations to transfer these judges. It said the transfers were proposed in the better administration of justice.  | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court Collegium on July 12 found no merit in the reservations expressed by … Read more

Kesavananda Bharati case | SC creates webpage to host petitions, judgments of the historic 1973 Fundamental Rights case

Kesavananda Bharati case | SC creates webpage to host petitions, judgments of the historic 1973 Fundamental Rights case

The Supreme Court on the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati case announced it has created a website that lists submissions, petitions and judgments in the Fundamental Rights Case. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on April 24 announced that the Supreme Court has created a special webpage for the Kesavananda Bharati case in which … Read more

Morning Digest – January 20, 2023

Morning Digest – January 20, 2023

The Indian Army has begun the process for the selection of women officers for command postings in the rank of Colonel, which has so far been the domain of male officers. File | Photo Credit: PTI Women officers in command soon The Indian Army has begun the process for the selection of women officers for … Read more

Govt. asks SC to reconsider 20 names recommended for High Court judges

Govt. asks SC to reconsider 20 names recommended for High Court judges

Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider 20 names recommended for appointment as High Court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal. Mr. Kirpal has recently told the media that his appointment was delayed because of his gay status. He was one of … Read more

Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges

Chief Justice of India, Collegium judges meet protesting Gujarat, Telangana High Courts’ lawyers over proposed transfers of their HC judges

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, and two Supreme Court judges, met Gujarat and Telangana High Courts’ lawyers on Monday over the Collegium’s proposed transfers of Justices Nikhil Kariel and A. Abhishek Reddy, agreeing to “examine” their grievances while “strongly conveying” that they have to get back … Read more