Centre Questions Courts Role In Religion & Constitutional Morality In Recent Rulings
New Delhi, 9April2026 : The Centre on Wednesday told a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that courts do not have the jurisdiction or the knowledge and understanding of religion to decide issues arising from religious beliefs, practices and even superstition, while strongly questioning reliance on the “vague” concept of “constitutional morality” in deciding […]
BENGAL SIR CUTS 90 LAKH VOTERS
NEW DELHI,8 April 2026 : Nadia Mondal, a homemaker from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, is angry because her name has been struck off the electoral roll days before the ruling Trinamool Congress and rivals Bharatiya Janata Party face-off in a critical Assembly election. “I am a resident of Duttapukur… married 27 years ago […]
JUDGE CALLS FOR INDEPENDENCE OF ECI
NEW DELHI ,7 April 2026 : Justice B.V. Nagarathna of the Supreme Court, who is in line to become the first woman Chief Justice of India (CJI) next year, has said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) must function independently if constitutional governance was to remain intact. “It is of utmost importance that these […]
SC SLAMS ATTACK ON BENGAL JUDGES ON SIR DUTIES
NEW DELHI ,3 April 2026 : The Bengal SIR controversy has taken a dramatic turn after judicial officers were held hostage in Malda, exposing the fragile state of election management under pressure. The officers, tasked with voter list revision, were surrounded by protesters for hours, turning administrative work into a law-and-order crisis. Visuals of stone […]
SC: SHAMEFUL TO SUMMON 4-YEAR OLD CHILD IN RAPE CASE
NEW DELHI ,25 March 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Gurugram Police for its response in a four-year-old’s sexual assault case and stated that the conduct of officers with the child and her parents reflected “heights of insensivity”. The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi criticised […]
Scheduled Castes Can Only Be Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist; Status Lost Upon Conversion: SC
New Delhi,25 March2026 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a Scheduled Caste person can only belong to the Hindu, Sikh or Buddhist faith, and that those who convert to other religions — Christianity in the present case — lose that constitutional and statutory protection. A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice […]
SC Flags “Entrenched Disadvantages” In ‘Systemic Framework’ For Denial Of PC To Women Officers In Armed Forces
New Delhi,24 March 2026: The Supreme Court on Tuesday called out “entrenched disadvantages” in the “systemic framework” responsible for the denial of permanent commission to women officers in the Armed Forces, observing that the assessment of women officers was based on an underlying assumption that they would not progress far in their careers. A Bench […]
UNI NEWS AGENCY’S HQ SEALED AFTER DELHI HIGH COURT ORDER
NEW DELHI,22 March 2026 : Police, accompanied by lawyers and officials, Friday night sealed the headquarters of the UNI news agency here after Delhi High Court ordered its eviction from the government land. The journalists were hounded out at the time of their peak time of work The Court said that UNI was effectively squatting […]
SC HOLDS THAT CONSENT DEMOLISHES RAPE CHARGE
NEW DELHI,21March 2026 : Drawing a sharp line between criminal culpability and a failed relationship, the Supreme Court has quashed a rape case against a Haryana man, holding that a consensual relationship cannot later be recast as rape merely because the promise of marriage did not materialise. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K […]
CJI RECUSES FROM POLL BODY APPOINTMENT CASE
NEW DELHI,21March 2026: Chief Justice Surya Kant on Friday recused himself from hearing a petition challenging the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under a 2023 law, stating that there could be a conflict of interest. In March 2023, the Supreme Court had ruled that the CEC and ECs should be selected […]
