The Punjab and Haryana High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to author Madhu Purnima Kishwar in an FIR registered over a social media post allegedly containing defamatory and misleading content related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The single-judge Bench of Justice Aman Chaudhary dismissed the plea on Friday, holding that the material on…
The Supreme Court has refused to review its 2025 judgment, which made it compulsory for in-service school teachers to qualify the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) to continue in service and become eligible for promotion. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan on Friday rejected a batch of petitions filed by various State governments,…
The Supreme Court has refused to reopen investigations into international wildlife transfers to the Jamnagar-based Vantara animal rescue and rehabilitation facilities associated with the Reliance Group, holding that the issues had already been comprehensively examined by a court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) and attained judicial finality through earlier orders. The Division Bench of Justice Prashant…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Few provisions in Indian criminal law carry the historical and political burden of Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code— the sedition law. Drafted by the British colonial administration in 1890, the provision was never intended to protect democratic freedoms. Its purpose was to protect imperial authority by criminalising speech…
When BJP’s Agnimitra Paul saw her “god”—read Prime Minister Narendra Modi— for the first time she was mesmerized. It was, to quote her, a dream come true: a moment that she had waited for several years without knowing whether it would ever happen. But once it did, it was kind of unbelievable and one that…
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, is known for his calm courtroom demeanour and measured conduct while presiding over complex constitutional matters. Yet, a recent off-the-cuff “cockroach” remark during apex court proceedings has unexpectedly triggered a political and cultural backlash far beyond the courtroom. What began as a spontaneous oral observation soon snowballed into…
By Dr JP Singh There is something deeply paradoxical in seeing Shirdi Sai Baba enclosed within temples. For seekers shaped by the nirgun tradition of saints like Kabir, the unease is natural. A being whose true dwelling should have remained in the awakened conscience of humanity slowly becomes surrounded by architecture, management, ritual, commerce, and…
“If both parents are IAS officers, why should they have reservations? With education and economic empowerment, there is social mobility. So then again to seek reservation for the children, we will never get out of it.” The observation made by the Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna during the hearing of Raghavendra Fakeerappa Chandranavar vs…
The Supreme Court on Friday introduced significant reforms to the constitution, electoral process and membership structure of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), including extending the tenure of the executive committee from one year to two years and revising the eligibility criteria for voting and contesting elections. The directions were issued in the case of…
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by news portal Cobrapost challenging a trial court order that permitted industrialist Anil Ambani to withdraw an earlier defamation suit with liberty to institute a fresh suit on the same cause of action. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,…