By Sujit Bhar When the Supreme Court bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and KV Viswanathan recently held that orphaned children must be treated as “children belonging to disadvantaged groups” under Section 2(d) of the Right to Education Act, 2009 (RTE), the order did more than address the loopholes that could be dreamt up through clever…
By Prof Upendra Baxi On the face of it, this is one more book on Indian constitutionalism. But what makes it distinctive is that it (comprising 60 press articles) is written during 2018-2025 by Faisal CK , an incumbent deputy law secretary of Kerala. While India is blessed with the continuation of normative labours of…
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju issued a public apology following a controversial remark that sparked outrage within legal circles and beyond. The former judge had recently claimed during a social media interaction that female lawyers who “winked” at him often received favorable orders, a statement that triggered severe criticism for being misogynistic and…
By Inderjit Badhwar The Supreme Court’s handling of Delhi’s stray dog crisis has taken a dramatic turn. Within days of its August 11 directive to “immediately remove” stray dogs from the capital’s streets, a larger bench modified the order, stressing vaccination, sterilisation, and regulated feeding over wholesale removal. The reversal has brought relief to activists…
By Binny Yadav Days after a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan of the Supreme Court directed the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on August 11 to “immediately remove stray dogs from all localities” in the capital, the order was modified by a…
By Om Upadhyay On a sultry afternoon in Lucknow, 22-year-old Neha (name changed) stepped nervously into a cybercrime police station. Her hands shook as she held out her phone. A video—meant only for her partner—was now being shared across WhatsApp groups in her neighbourhood. Before she found the courage to approach the police, she had…
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to mandate the sale of petrol blended with 20% ethanol, commonly known as E20 fuel. The plea, moved by advocate Akshay Malhotra, argues that the government’s policy is arbitrary and unreasonable as it fails to provide an option for ethanol-free…
India is at a defining moment in its energy journey. With rising urbanization, increased power demands, and growing environmental awareness, solar power has shifted from being a futuristic idea to an everyday solution. From bustling cities to quiet towns, homes across the country are looking toward the sun, not just as a source of light,…
The Supreme Court of India has issued significant directives to ensure fairness and transparency in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, following concerns over the exclusion of approximately 65 lakh voters. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ruled that individuals whose names were omitted from the draft electoral rolls can…
The Supreme Court of India has intervened to prevent the Assam Police from taking coercive action against senior journalists Karan Thapar and Siddharth Varadarajan. The court’s decision follows the issuance of fresh summons under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a provision addressing acts that endanger India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity. A bench…