More than two decades after the death of Telugu-Tamil actress Pratyusha, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the conviction of Gudipalli Siddhartha Reddy for abetment of suicide while firmly ruling out claims of murder or sexual assault. A Bench comprising Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Manmohan dismissed appeals filed both by Reddy and by…
The Supreme Court of India has declined to entertain a plea challenging restrictions placed on the entry of Christian missionaries into certain tribal villages in Chhattisgarh. By doing so, the top court left undisturbed an earlier decision of the Chhattisgarh High Court, which had upheld the authority of local village bodies to pass such measures….
The Supreme Court of India on Monday declined to entertain a petition raising concerns about the worsening water quality of the river Ganga in Varanasi. The plea had been filed by Badaravada Venugopal, who is also known as Baba Khatarnak, seeking judicial intervention over the alleged discharge of untreated sewage into the river. A Bench…
Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court Complex has framed charges against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi in connection with the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The court observed that, at the prima facie stage, the material placed on record suggested the existence of a conspiracy purportedly “mentored by Lalu” during his…
The Supreme Court of India has refused to stay the recent amendment that links the country’s data protection regime with changes to the transparency law under the Right to Information Act, even as it agreed to examine the constitutional validity of the move. The challenge arises from amendments introduced through the Digital Personal Data Protection…
By Kumkum Chadha When Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus termed the elections in Bangladesh as “the birthday of a new Bangladesh” and “an unprecedented journey” for the country, he put to rest all speculation about the elections being a non-starter. As against this, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina dubbed the elections as a “well planned farce”…
By Inderjit Badhwar When India first chose to push back against steep American tariffs, it was not merely defending export margins. It was defending negotiating space. The subsequent decision to return to the table and craft an interim trade framework with the United States marks neither capitulation nor triumph. It marks calculation. This agreement arrives…
By Annunthra Rangan India’s decision to first resist steep American tariffs and then return to the negotiating table has produced what may prove to be one of the most consequential recalibrations in its recent economic diplomacy. The newly announced interim trade framework between India and the United States is being hailed in both capitals as…
The Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant has said that judicial leadership is undermined when judges project an image of perfection instead of embracing humility and continuous learning. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 11th Biennial Conference of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute in New Delhi, the CJI emphasised that judges are not…
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a comprehensive status report on its investigation into cases stemming from the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur. The direction came amid concerns over the pace of investigation, coordination gaps, and the need to ensure meaningful progress in prosecutions. A Bench…