Supreme Court

In a recent address to the 6th batch of Rajya Sabha interns, Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, strongly criticized a Supreme Court judgment that emphasized the need for the President of India to act within a reasonable timeframe when deciding on Bills referred by State Governors. The judgment in question arose from a case […]

At the inaugural address of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar First Memorial Lecture, an event organized by the Government of Delhi , to commemorate Ambedkar Jayanti, Justice B.R. Gavai of the Supreme Court, hailed Ambedkar’s vision of a unified India , one that transcends personal biases associated with caste and ideology. Highlighting Ambedkar’s dedication on the occasion,

In a significant ruling aimed at curbing rampant organized inter-state child trafficking rackets and ensuring effective handling of related cases by State authorities, the Supreme Court has issued a comprehensive set of directions to be complied with. All High Courts in the country are instructed to mandate lower courts to conclude trials in child trafficking

In a landmark pronouncement that reinforces the accountability of constitutional functionaries within a federal democracy, the Supreme Court of India has delivered a judgment with far-reaching implications for Centre-State legislative relations. The judgement addresses, among other issues, the chronic delay by Governors in assenting to State legislation and the corresponding inaction by the President of

On April 8, the Supreme Court annulled a prior order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which mandated a fine of ₹10 Lakhs on musician Vishal Dadlani and activist Tehseen Poonawala for allegedly insulting Jain Saint Tarun Sagar on Twitter The case originated from Dadlani's critical tweet on Tarun Sagar's nude appearance and Poonawala's

In a possibly unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court, a while ago, rapped the Governor of Tamil Nadu, RN Ravi, observing that a Governor does not possess the authority to indefinitely withhold bills sent by a state legislature. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan reprehended the handling of 10 bills that would

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court underscored the challenge of securing government jobs in India, observing that even after decades of independence, the dream of public employment remains out of reach for countless eligible candidates. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan, while delivering the judgment, lamented the stark reality stating “While

In view of increasing transparency in the judiciary, all 33 sitting judges of the Supreme Court have unanimously agreed to publicly disclose their assets on the Supreme court's official website. This decision was taken during a full court meeting held on April 1, where such resolution was adopted and to be applicable for future judges

The Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment on March 25, 2025 in the case of Ashish Kakkar v. UT of Chandigarh, making a crucial distinction between an arrest memo and the grounds of arrest. The bench comprising Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal ruled that merely providing an arrest memo does not

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Bela Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma withdrew its order, which had held that the advocates had prima facie committed contempt of court by filing a vexatious petition. After belligerent opposition and protests from members of the Bar the order was rolled back. The issue of contention came by when