A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025. The petitioners — including former civil servants and experts — argue that the new law dilutes crucial safeguards relating to nuclear liability and…
The Supreme Court of India has stayed a decision of the Delhi High Court that had enhanced the retirement age of all personnel in the Indian Coast Guard to 60 years. The interim order was passed while hearing an appeal filed by the Union Government challenging the High Court’s ruling. A bench comprising Chief Justice…
A Special Court in Delhi has brought the Central Bureau of Investigation’s prosecution in the excise policy matter to a close, discharging all twenty-three accused persons, among them former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. The proceedings arose from allegations surrounding the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped 2021–22…
The West Bengal government has objected before the Supreme Court of India to a training module prepared by the Election Commission of India for judicial officers supervising the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State. Appearing for the State, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the Commission’s training material appeared to prescribe…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The corridors of justice often echo with stories of resilience. Sometimes, they carry the quiet yet unyielding voice of a woman who refuses to be silenced. A recent judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court is one such story—an account of a teacher’s struggle against institutional apathy, a hostile…
By Professor Upendra Baxi No matter how the incumbent POTUS (the president of the United States) may claim ascendancy over all other organs of government, the SCOTUS (the Supreme Court of USA) has finally invalidated the sweeping tariffs that were imposed by a series of unprecedented 2025 executive orders. Of course, invalidation is a step…
By Prof (Dr) S Surya Prakash Humanity today stands divided between the AI-literate and the AI-illiterate. Increasingly, opportunity, efficiency, and influence flow towards those who understand how to work with intelligent systems. The AI Impact Summit 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, has amplified this reality, marking a decisive shift in how artificial…
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…