By Sanjay Raman Sinha On the 76th Constitution Day, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant unveiled yet another dimension of his judicial philosophy—one rooted in India’s evolving social realities and committed to an equitable, inclusive jurisprudence. His address outlined a future in which India’s justice system speaks in a unified voice while remaining firmly…
Attorney General for India R Venkataramani has said that the Indian judiciary should remain intellectually porous to comparative and international judicial developments, even as it pursues a project of swadeshi institutional renewal that seeks to reinforce an indigenous constitutional tradition. Speaking at a felicitation organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the honour…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant has announced a fresh set of institutional and administrative reforms to enhance transparency, predictability, and efficiency in the working of the Supreme Court. Speaking at a felicitation ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJI said the pilot initiative, which would come into effect…
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Maharashtra local body elections to proceed as per the notified schedule, while directing that the results in constituencies where the reservation ceiling appears to have been breached will remain non-operative and subject to adjudication in ongoing constitutional proceedings challenging the State’s revised Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota framework…
The Supreme Court of India strongly criticized the Kerala Governor for failing to take action on the report submitted by Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia regarding the appointment of Vice Chancellors in two state universities. The Court made it clear that the report is not an ordinary document and represents the considered work of a former Supreme…
The Supreme Court of India strongly criticised former MLA Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy and his brother Pinnelli Venkatarami Reddy after discovering that they had obtained a confidential case diary connected to a double murder investigation involving members of the Telugu Desam Party. The Court expressed serious concern over the apparent ease with which such sensitive material…
Former Orissa High Court Chief Justice S. Muralidhar has been appointed as the Chair of a United Nations Commission tasked with investigating alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in Israel, Gaza, and the wider Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem. His appointment places an Indian jurist at the helm of one of…
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted in Bihar, noting that the exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India (ECI) may require a stronger constitutional and statutory basis. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made these observations…
The Supreme Court has expressed strong concern over what it sees as a growing pattern of newly constituted benches overturning decisions delivered by earlier benches. During a recent hearing, the Court noted that parties who are dissatisfied with existing judgments often attempt to approach a different bench after the composition of the Court changes, hoping…
The Supreme Court has remarked that it cannot single-handedly resolve Delhi’s worsening air-pollution crisis, emphasizing that the issue requires scientific expertise rather than judicial intervention. During the hearing, the Bench noted that the court has “no magic wand” to fix a problem of this scale, and that only specialists and environmental scientists are equipped to…