21-May-2025 Custody, Camaraderie, and Cover-Up: Supreme Court transfers custodial death probe to CBI, slams MP police for “shielding their own” In a scathing judgment, the Court denounces State inaction, delays, and intimidation of the sole eyewitness, reinforcing the constitutional demand for impartial investigation and institutional accountability
10-May-2025 The Republic and the Poet: An analytical deconstruction of the Imran Pratapgarhi judgment A Republic That Listens: The Supreme Court’s poetic defence of dissent through Imran Pratapgarhi judgment
06-May-2025 “Abuse of law”: SC quashes second FT case against woman already declared Indian, reinforces finality of citizenship verdicts In Tarabhanu Khatoon v. Union of India, the Supreme Court quashed a second Foreigners Tribunal case by terming it as an abuse of process
21-Mar-2025 SC: Only 10 deported, 33 of 63 contest foreigner status from the Matia Transit Camp, Assam The affidavit submitted by the State of Assam in the ongoing Raju Bala case, provides a comprehensive breakdown of 270 individuals currently lodged in the Matia Transit camp, detailing their legal status, progress of deportation process, and challenges faced
04-Mar-2025 CJP Win! Gauhati HC stays deportation of Ajabha Khatun, will address bail demand on April 4 In a crucial intervention, a divisive bench halts Ajabha Khatun’s deportation, directs the Foreigners Tribunal to produce records to examine the procedural validity of the declaration as foreigner, bail prayer kept pending till then
27-Feb-2025 Ajabha Khatun, among the 63 facing detention in Assam, seeks Supreme Court intervention, emphasis on pending legal remedies Stripped of her rights, detained without proof—Ajabha Khatun’s battle exposes the deep flaws in Assam’s citizenship determination process and the urgent need for judicial intervention.
20-Jan-2025 Supreme Court frowns upon the absolutely inadequate functioning of the RTI machinery Upholding accountability, resisting the erosion of justice by the powerful
13-Jan-2025 Revolutionising Juvenile Justice: Landmark case of Om Prakash v. State of Uttarakhand and its legacy The Supreme Court goes beyond procedural rigidities ensuring juvenile’s their rights
07-Jan-2025 Religious Freedom v/s Neutrality in matters of Faith: An overview Religious neutrality in public spaces: India's courts repeatedly balance religious freedom with the state's duty to uphold secularism
23-Dec-2024 Hate-fuelled rhetoric at Mahayagya event, conducted instead of ‘Dharma Sansad’- Calls for violence and a Hindu nation by Yati Narsinghanand After Dharam Sansad denial, Yati Narasinghanand and others escalate communal rhetoric with calls for armed defence
13-Dec-2024 Supreme Court issues stay on suits on survey against religious places Interventions had highlighted the Act's intent to preserve India’s secular character
06-Dec-2024 The judiciary’s commitment to protecting rights: notable Supreme Court judgments of 2024 Defending Justice: Landmark rulings that upheld equality and India's constitutional values
13-Nov-2024 Public officials must face accountability for unlawful demolition actions, rule of law to be upheld: Supreme Court Bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan establishes clear guidelines to ensure due process in demolition actions, mandates accountability for public officials, and safeguards citizens' fundamental rights, including the right to shelter
06-Nov-2024 Bulldozer Justice: SC orders Rs 25 Lakhs interim Compensation for illegal demolition by UP Govt in 2019 The Supreme Court directs UP Govt to pay Rs 25 lakhs interim compensation for illegal demolition. During the hearing, the bench, led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud expressed serious dissatisfaction with the conduct of the authorities, terming their acts "high-handed”
04-Nov-2024 MHA asks States/UTs to implement section 479 of BNSS for providing relief to under trial prisoners Section 479(1) of BNSS, 2023 facilitates the release of under trial prisoners who have undergone detention for one-half of the maximum period of imprisonment but does not include those who are held for offence in which the punishment has been specified of death or life imprisonment; earlier the SC had also directed States/UTs that this provision shall/must apply to all under trials in pending cases irrespective of whether the case was registered against them before July 1, 2024
23-Oct-2024 Assam citizenship crisis: Aadhaar unlocked, lives shackled Aadhaar access restored by union government for some, but the fight for citizenship rights continues