The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition challenging its March 24, 2026 judgment holding that a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste (SC) loses that status immediately upon converting to any religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Manmohan held that there was no error…
The Karnataka High Court has struck down the Health Security and National Security Cess Act, 2025, and the Rules framed under it, holding that the Union government’s method of levying cess on pan masala manufacturers based on the presumed production capacity of machines, rather than actual output, was arbitrary and violated Article 14 of the…
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the removal of various online links containing the teaser of the proposed film “Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legacy,” observing that the promotional material prima facie infringed actor Salman Khan’s personality rights and had the potential to cause irreparable harm to his reputation. The film is alleged to…
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Manoj Kumar Jha has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions for registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) against police personnel accused of using excessive force against students participating in nationwide protests over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak between July 20 and 25. The matter was mentioned before the Bench of…
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the right to peaceful and lawful protest is a constitutionally-protected right and that the mere fact that citizens are protesting cannot justify the use of lathi charge by the police. The Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana observed…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that it has no information to share regarding allegations of foreign funding or external involvement in the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests over the NEET-UG paper leak, while also issuing a clarification debunking misleading social media posts that falsely attributed statements to its official spokesperson. During a…
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) against personnel of the Delhi Police and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) over the alleged use of excessive force against students participating in the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi from…
By Kenneth Tiven More Americans now appear to recognize that US President Donald Trump has engaged the USA in six wars at the same time, giving voters multiple issues to oppose. The Republicans’ slim majority control of Congress is at risk in the midterm election just 100 days away on November 3, 2026. There is…
Sanjay Raman Sinha (SRS): In October 2019, you became the first chief justice of Andhra Pradesh. You built the entire judicial system there from scratch and cleared nearly 45,000 cases. What were the biggest challenges in setting up that new system? Were there any particularly difficult moments or anecdotes you’d like to share? Justice JK…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg At its heart, the Supreme Court’s judgment in NALSA vs Union of India asks a profoundly human question: what purpose is served by keeping a frail, terminally-ill prisoner behind bars? It is a question that goes beyond prison administration and into the moral foundations of criminal justice. Somewhere behind the…