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Off the cuff
Casual remarks and comments are a part of the judicial discovery process. But propriety demands that judges be wary of tone and word choices
10th Aug 2025
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‘Operation successful, patient alive’
By stipulating a timeline for the Speaker to rule on defection petitions, the Court went beyond ‘Shiv Sena’. Could it have gone further?
3rd Aug 2025
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Justice Yashwant Varma moves the Supreme Court
His petition not only challenges the findings of the in-house committee in his case, but also the very basis of the procedure
27th Jul 2025
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The Court’s back!
We bring you the key highlights from the first week of the Supreme Court’s new term
20th Jul 2025
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Trusting the Election Commission
In a hearing on electoral roll revision, the SC reiterated its inclination to trust the ECI, but not before offering friendly advice
13th Jul 2025
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The Right to Truth (Serum)
The Supreme Court clarified whether an accused person had a right seek a voluntary narco-analysis test to lead evidence
23rd Jun 2025
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A revenue ‘stream’ for states
A recent Supreme Court judgement upheld an added financial burden imposed by states on DTH providers through an “entertainment tax”
15th Jun 2025
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What’s in a name?
The Court’s rebranding of Vacation Benches is a response to public criticism. But the terms of the discourse need a fundamental shift
2nd Jun 2025
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Tell me why
Professor A.K. Mahmudabad was jailed for a Facebook post. The Supreme Court has constituted a Special Investigation Team to decode it
25th May 2025
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A quiet legacy
CJI Sanjiv Khanna's brief tenure may have lacked the pomp of the Chandrachud Court but was by no means uneventful
11th May 2025
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A substantial question of law
Why wasn’t the TN Governor Case referred to a Constitution Bench?
6th May 2025
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The Waqf challenges
The Supreme Court grants Union seven days to file response as petitioners allege ‘parliamentary usurpation of the faith of 200 million’
20th Apr 2025
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