By Kenneth Tiven Donald Trump is angry and frustrated with the US Constitution and federal judges, but the only person he should blame is England’s King George III, whose indifference towards North American colonists ignited the American Revolution nearly 250 years ago. Trump’s PR machinery calls it judicial activism. His most mean-spirited adviser, Stephen Miller,…
By Kumkum Chadha When Prime Minister Narendra Modi named India’s retaliation against Pakistan Operation Sindoor, it was a masterstroke. Even his bitterest critics could not fault the choice of nomenclature, which resonated with right-minded Indians across the board. If reports are anything to go by, the name was chosen by Modi himself. It was symbolic…
Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai has stressed on the importance of arbitration in justice delivery mechanism, calling it a prominent pillar that showcased the significant shift towards modes of alternative dispute resolution. Delivering the keynote address at Navigating the Evolving Landscape: The Impact of the 7th Edition of the SIAC Rules on India-Related…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Delivering a landmark judgment in In Re: Refixation of Pension Considering Service Period in District Judiciary and High Court (2025), a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and comprising Justices AG Masih and K Vinod Chandran, ruled that all retired High Court…
By Sujit Bhar In a recent and significant judgment, the Delhi High Court upheld the dismissal of a Christian Indian Army officer who had refused to participate in weekly religious parades and rituals, which were part of his regiment’s traditions. The officer, commissioned in 2017, had persistently defied commands citing his personal faith, even after…
By Prof Upendra Baxi The judicialization of the various presidential orders curtailing a whole lot of autonomy of the Harvard University, now headline news in the United States of America, is likely to move fastrack in the Supreme Court of United States (SCOTUS). We engage only the question of judicial recusal, which is bound to…
By Binny Yadav In February 2025, the Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that a husband cannot be prosecuted for rape or unnatural sex with his adult wife—regardless of her consent. Weeks later, the Madhya Pradesh High Court delivered a seemingly more progressive judgment—it held that forcing a wife into unnatural sexual acts against her will, and…
By Inderjit Badhwar In a moment that may well mark a watershed in India’s constitutional conscience, Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has chosen to say the unsaid—and in doing so, has forced open a conversation the judiciary has long tiptoed around: the post-retirement trajectory of judges. For decades, the hush-hush appointments of retired…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has forcefully flagged the ethical dilemma of judges accepting post-retirement roles in government, warning that such practices can undermine public trust in the judiciary and create damaging perceptions of judicial bias and quid pro quo. While speaking at a high-profile roundtable at the Supreme Court…
Supreme Court denies urgent hearing to plea challenging Bombay High Court order allowing animal sacrifice at Kolhapur Dargah on Bakri-Eid The Supreme Court on Friday denied urgent hearing to a petition challenging the June 3 Bombay High Court order that permitted animal sacrifice in a Dargah at the Vishalgad Fort in Kolhapur on the occasion…