The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest petition questioning the legality and constitutional propriety of the decision of the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science to substantially lower the qualifying cut-off percentiles for the NEET-PG 2025–26 examination cycle. The Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe passed…
In an effort to tackle mounting case pendency, the Supreme Court Collegium has decided to invoke Article 224A of the Constitution to strengthen the Allahabad High Court by appointing five retired judges as ad hoc judges. The decision was taken during the Collegium’s meeting held on February 3, where it approved the proposal to appoint…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended interim bail to former Chhattisgarh Excise Minister and sitting Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma in proceedings arising out of the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The three-judge Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi took into consideration the prolonged period of incarceration…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the failure of the Uttar Pradesh Police to promptly register a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with an alleged hate crime incident in Noida, raising questions about systemic police inaction and compliance with settled criminal law principles governing mandatory registration of cognisable offences. The Bench…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Meta Platforms Inc. and its subsidiary WhatsApp LLC over their data governance practices, observing that the commercial exploitation of Indian users’ personal data under the guise of contractual consent warranted close judicial scrutiny. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg John Walsh, creator and former host of America’s Most Wanted, once said: “One missing child is one too many.” In India, that statement resonates not as a warning, but as a grim daily reality. The crisis of missing children in India is not merely a matter of numbers. It is…
By Kumkum Chadha Today he sits smug: like many times he has in the past. It is yet another day of “a win” in Court. The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a defamation case filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede against director Aryan Khan and his debut serial Ba***ds of Bollywood that was streaming on…
By Binny Yadav Caste bias in India rarely arrives with a declaration. It survives in silences, in assumptions, in the ease with which certain words are spoken and certain bodies are addressed. For communities historically pushed to the margins, humiliation has seldom required explanation or intent; it has been routine, inherited, and socially sanctioned. It…
The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former Punjab Cabinet Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a corruption case alleging the accumulation of assets grossly disproportionate to known sources of income, valued at over Rs 540 crore. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta allowed the appeal…
By Pawan Kumar The International Criminal Court (ICC), an independent international criminal tribunal, came into existence in July 2002 at The Hague in the Netherlands through its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of 1998. Distinct from the International Court of Justice—an official organ of the United Nations that adjudicates disputes between States—the ICC has jurisdiction…