The SC ruled that the Freedom of Speech of public officials cannot be restricted on grounds outside of Article 19(2) of the Constitution.

The most important Freedom of Speech cases at the Supreme Court were characterised by the Union's inability to follow the Court's directions

CJI Lalit was a member of multiple Constitution Bench decisions including on the day of his retirement.

Section 43D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 lays down stringent provisions for the grant of bail.

DESK BRIEF: Dhulia J emphasised that ‘finality is a good thing, but Justice is better' in an opinion that will prolong the Hijab Ban saga.

Justice Nazeer commented that the two cases before them may no longer contain any issues for the Bench to address.

The SC granted bail to Mohd. Zubair over the FIRs filed against his tweets and said that the power of arrest must be pursued sparingly.

DESK BRIEF: Depositions made before the Technical Committee are published on its website, but there is no other update on the investigation.

Mr. N. Ram spoke about the threat to journalistic sources posed by Pegasus and criticised the Technical Committee’s method of examination

Halfway through the year a number of important cases are pending and in the process of being heard at the Supreme Court.

DESK BRIEF: The intended impact of the SC's relatively ambiguous Order remains unclear.