Joyston D'Souza's Posts

On 2nd June 2022, activist Teesta Setalvad was arrested based on the Zakia Jafri Judgment

One month into summer vacation, the SC continued to pass important judgments in 'urgent' and pending matters

On March 16th 2022, the SC upheld the OROP policy as proposed by the Union Government.

In light of the widespread violence during the Agnipath Scheme protests, a PIL has been filed before the SC seeking an SIT probe

Pendency in recent years has been on an aggressive rise at the Supreme Court due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In 2020, 720 litigants were granted free legal aid and 572 cases were filed through the SCLSC.

Witness statement unreliable, Sessions Court Judge erred in denying bail to Mr. Khalid, claims Sr. Adv. Trideep Pais.

Out of the 5,585 RTI applications received in 2020 and 2021, the SC rejected 537 with a majority coming under the 'Other' category.

We break down the 2020 Amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, and the SC's decision upholding the Amendments.

DESK BRIEF: The Supreme Court's backlog continues to rise as cases take longer to be disposed of

Benches led by Justice L.N. Rao will decide key questions on reservations in promotion and rights of gig workers

The SC’s clearance rate dropped to its lowest in 33 years.

Congestion at the SC sees a fourfold increase over the course of a decade reaching numbers not seen in over 30 years.

We discuss the expected tenures of the next seven CJIs in this post.