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New Delhi: In an unprecedentedly swift process, Union govt completed the formalities for appointment of Chief Justice of India within seven days of initiating the process as on Thursday President Droupadi Murmu designated Justice Surya Kant as the next CJI. He will take oath on Nov 24.Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal had sent a…
Gitanjali Angmo (left), Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: : The Supreme Court on Wednesday took on record the amended petition filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the national security act (NSA) and sought a response from the Centre and the union territory of Ladakh within ten days,…
Air India flight AI171 crash (Picture credit: PTI) MUMBAI: The investigation into the fatal crash of Air India Flight AI171 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is facing legal challenges. A second case, this time a writ petition, has been filed before the Supreme Court of India demanding an independent, judicially monitored inquiry into…
The Supreme Court of India has broached the possibility of prosecuting farmers, caught setting fire to their fields, to prepare for winter sowing or rabi crop. ‘Stubble burning’ is a major contributor to air pollution in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, particularly in October and November, when the southwest monsoon has receded and adverse…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sharply criticised the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to keep the Lodhi-era monument “Gumti of Shaikh Ali” in Defence Colony clean, remarking, “You will clean it in two hours if a dignitary is coming.”A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and S V N Bhatti directed the…
Hemant Malviya (image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of sharing “objectionable” cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayam Sangh (RSS) workers on social media.Earlier, on July 15, the top court had given him interim protection from coercive action—a relief that has…
In what must be seen as a rap on the knuckles of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court of India ordered it to publish the names of 65 lakh voters excluded from Bihar’s draft electoral roll, and the reasons, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. That it required the Court to…
English medium education is an aspiration for many Indians, but state policy regarding the medium of instruction has been uneven across time and regions. The ongoing language debate in India, which stems from the renewed efforts of the Bharatiya Janata Party to enforce a three-language policy, has many components, the medium of instruction being one….
The Supreme Court of India’s pointed observations on Thursday (July 10, 2025) regarding Bihar’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls are a crucial course correction for the Election Commission of India (ECI), which it must heed immediately. By urging the ECI to consider including the Aadhaar, the Elector Photo Identity Card, and the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Karnataka high court should not have insisted on an apology from actor Kamal Haasan over his remarks about the Kannada language. The apex court also transferred all proceedings related to Haasan’s film Thug Life to itself.Hearing a plea seeking protection for theatres in Karnataka ahead of the…
