By Sanjay Raman Sinha The recent remarks of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant have brought into sharp focus a growing crisis: the exponential rise of cybercrime in India, and its direct assault on the judiciary. “Almost every other day a new website is created in my name,” the CJI observed. “Some of my well-wishers…
There are judgments that advance the arc of justice, and there are those that remind us how fragile that arc truly is. The recent decision of the Chhattisgarh High Court, acquitting an accused of rape on the ground that penetration was not proved and that the act therefore amounted only to an attempt, falls uneasily…
The Supreme Court has prohibited the circulation of a Class 8 social science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) after raising serious objections to a chapter discussing alleged corruption within the judiciary. The bench, led by Chief Justice Justice Surya Kant, initiated contempt proceedings by issuing notice to the…
The Supreme Court of India has referred to mediation a dispute concerning the Isha Foundation and residents of a village in Coimbatore over the operation of a crematorium near their homes. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi, observed that the Foundation is engaged in…
The Supreme Court of India has declared the results of the Advocate-on-Record (AOR) Examination conducted in June 2025, bringing clarity and closure to hundreds of advocates who appeared for the highly competitive assessment. With the publication of the results, successful candidates are now eligible to be registered as Advocates-on-Record, a distinction that enables them to…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India, all state governments and Union Territory administrations on a contempt petition asserting non-compliance with its prior directions concerning the implementation of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the…
The Supreme Court of India has stayed the ongoing proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate against Hemant Soren, granting interim relief to the Jharkhand Chief Minister in a money-laundering case linked to alleged land irregularities. A Bench of the apex court passed the order while hearing Soren’s Special Leave Petition challenging the decision of the…
The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that neither private individuals nor public officials can use speeches, artistic works, films, cartoons or other forms of expression to demean or stigmatise any community on the basis of religion, caste, language or region. The observations were made by a Bench led by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, which stressed…
The Supreme Court of India has taken serious exception to content in a newly introduced Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which refers to corruption within the judiciary. The Court observed that it would not permit any attempt to tarnish or undermine the credibility of…
By Kenneth Tiven You know that real friends speak truth to power. Accepting that reality can be difficult, especially for someone who appears to have had no close friends or family in his entire life. Some of Donald Trump’s best friends in government—half the Republicans on the Supreme Court—warned him the only way they could: with…