Counting Castes, Counting Controversies: Supreme Court, the Census and the OBC Question
Karnataka’s Menstrual Leave Saga: Judicial Pause Paves Way for Progressive Reform
In the evolving landscape of gender equity and workplace rights, menstrual health has emerged as a pivotal issue, challenging traditional notions of labor policy. The year 2025 marked a significant milestone in India when the Karnataka government introduced a groundbreaking me...Read More
U.S. Regulator Seeks Unprecedented Route to Serve Summons on Adani Executives in Bribery Probe
In an extraordinary legal maneuver, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a federal court for permission to bypass the Indian government entirely and serve legal summons via personal email to billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew, executive Sagar Adani....Read More
Supreme Court Slams ‘Battlefield’ Litigation: Ends 65-Day Marriage After 13-Year Legal War, Imposes Costs
In a scathing rebuke to couples who misuse the judiciary to settle personal vendettas, the Supreme Court of India has dissolved a marriage that barely lasted 65 days in cohabitation but dragged on through acrimonious litigation for over a decade. Invoking its extraordinary pow...Read More
Bail Is the Rule, Not the Exception: Reclaiming Justice from the Grip of Prolonged Incarceration
The maxim “bail is the rule, jail is the exception” is not merely a legal slogan; it is a constitutional promise rooted in the fundamental right to personal liberty. Yet, as former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has candidly observed, this promise often collapses ...Read More
When Campuses Can No Longer Look Away: Supreme Court Fixes Accountability for Student Suicides
The Supreme Court on 15 January Thursday in a judgment made Higher Education Institutions make answerable for suicides marks a decisive moment in India’s higher education discourse. For decades, student suicides were treated as tragic but isolated personal failures—e...Read More
From Charity to Constitutional Duty: Supreme Court Redefines CSR as Environmental Responsibility
In a landmark judgment that could fundamentally reshape corporate governance in India, the Supreme Court has decisively ruled that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is inseparable from environmental responsibility. By interpreting CSR through the lens of constitutional dut...Read More
Landmark Judgments of the Indian Judiciary in 2025: A Year-End Review
As 2025 draws to a close, the Indian judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, delivered a series of transformative rulings that addressed pressing constitutional, social, environmental, and governance issues. The year saw the Court navigate complex federal tensions, reinforc...Read More
Triumph of Truth: Congress’s Decisive Victory in the National Herald Case
On December 16, 2025, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi, presided over by Special Judge Vishal Gogne, delivered a landmark ruling that refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) money laundering complaint against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandh...Read More
Justice in Waiting: Should Courts Set Timelines for Constitutional Authorities?
A fundamental tension simmers at the heart of India’s constitutional democracy: the unbridled discretion of high constitutional authorities versus the citizen’s right to timely governance. Recent episodes—Presidential delays in assenting to bills, Governors indefinitely ...Read More
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of “Electoral Roll Irregularities”
A Democracy’s Alarm Bell Rings
In a rare but powerful intervention, the Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of alleged “electoral roll irregularities,” particularly claims of mass deletions in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elec...Read More
When Law Bends for Humanity: “The Return of Pregnant Sunali Khatun”
In a dramatic turn that has riveted the nation, Sunali Khatun — a heavily pregnant woman who was deported from India to Bangladesh in June 2025 — is now on her way back home. The decision comes after months of legal battle and a landmark intervention by the Supreme Court o...Read More
ECI to Supreme Court: No Mass Deletions, No Blanket Citizenship Verification in SIR
In a significant development with far-reaching implications for India’s democratic architecture, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on November 30, 2025, submitted before the Supreme Court that the Union government possesses only limited and clearly defined authority dur...Read More
Supreme Court’s Landmark Interim Order on Private Universities: A Nationwide Audit Begins
In a development that could reshape the landscape of higher education in India, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice N. V. Anjaria on 20 November 2025 passed a far-reaching interim order in the case titled Ayesha Jain v. Ami...Read More
Chief Justice B.R. Gavai’s Farewell Speech: A Stirring Critique of India’s Growing Bulldozer Culture
When a judge speaks, power listens. When a Chief Justice speaks, history listens. At the farewell of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai — India’s second Dalit Chief Justice after K.G. Balakrishnan — the nation witnessed a moment that went beyond ceremonial warmth. His address was ...Read More
Women — The Largest Minority India Cannot Afford to Ignore
When Justice B.V. Nagarathna remarked that “women are the largest minority in the country,” she did not merely offer an observation — she exposed a paradox at the heart of India’s democracy. Women constitute nearly half of India’s population, yet remain a political m...Read More
Five Years of Incarceration Without Trial: The UAPA, Dissent, and the Erosion of Democratic Rights
The recent developments in the bail hearings of activists Umar Khalid, Meeran Haider, Sharjeel Imam, Shifa-ur-Rehman, and others accused in the alleged conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi riots once again bring into sharp focus the disturbing reality of prolonged pre-tr...Read More
Beyond the Babri Masjid Judgement: The Human Side of Justice Chandrachud and the Practicable Resolution
(When the verdict first came, I remember feeling an unexpected sigh of relief — as though a century-old burden had finally been lifted from the nation’s chest. I had once critiqued Justice Chandrachud for not upholding the absolute supremacy of law in this case, but with t...Read More
Justice in Translation: Supreme Court Upholds Widow’s Inheritance Rights Under Muslim Law
A landmark verdict restores a widow’s rightful share and flags the critical issue of poor legal translations affecting justice.
A Case Rooted in Faith and Fairness
In a significant judgment reaffirming the principles of inheritance under Muslim ...Read More
Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing on Bihar Electoral Roll Revision: Balancing Transparency and Electoral Integrity
On October 16, 2025, the Supreme Court of India presided over a series of high-profile cases, one of which was the politically sensitive issue surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Bihar electoral rolls. The petitions, filed by the Association for Democratic ...Read More
Judgment Delivered, Justice Withheld: J&K Back in the Supreme Court Spotlight”
The Supreme Court on Friday, October 10, heard a batch of petitions seeking a definite timeline for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, a commitment recorded in the Court’s December 2023 judgment.
A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice ...Read More
Supreme Court Seeks Details on Deletion of 3.66 Lakh Voters in Bihar
Balancing Autonomy and Accountability
The Supreme Court of India has sought detailed information from the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the removal of 3.66 lakh voters from Bihar’s electoral rolls during the recent Special Intensive Revi...Read More
Detaining a Voice: Supreme Court Questions Centre Over Sonam Wangchuk’s Arrest
“When conscience becomes a threat, democracy stands at a crossroads.”
A Nation’s Reformer Behind Bars
In a move that has stirred public conscience and constitutional debate, the Supreme Court of India on October 6 issued a notice to the C...Read More
A Solemn Assault: The Shoethrow at India's Chief Justice and the Larger Crisis It Represents
On October 6, 2025, the hallowed halls of India's Supreme Court witnessed a shocking breach of both security and decorum when a lawyer hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai. This brazen act, accompanied by chants of "Sanatan ka apman nahi sahenge" (India will not ...Read More
Faith, Duty, and Discipline: Supreme Court to Examine Religious Freedom in the Armed Forces
In a case that could redefine the delicate balance between faith and uniformed duty, the Supreme Court of India is set to examine a crucial constitutional question — does military discipline override the individual’s right to religious freedom within the Armed Forces?
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A Storm in a Teacup or a Constitutional Question? The Chandrachud Controversy Explained
A recent lecture by Justice D Y Chandrachud, one of the most respected jurists and the former Chief Justice of India, has ignited a fresh political and legal firestorm. His remarks, touching upon two of the most sensitive aspects of the judiciary—the landmark Ayodhya (Babri ...Read More
