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When the Rule of the Bulldozer Outpaces the Rule of Law: One year after this landmark judgment

In November 2024, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that no home can be destroyed without notice, hearing, and legal process. Yet across various states, the past year has shown how that standard is often treated as optional

Gyanvapi case: SC extends interim order; ‘Shivling’ to remain protected without obstructing right to offer namaz

The Supreme Court will has extended the interim order ‘until further orders’

Supreme Court orders release of all six convicts: Rajiv Gandhi assassination 

Nalini, Ravichandran, Jayakumar, Suthenthiraraja @ Santhan, Murugan and Robert Pius: Six convicts in the assassination case

Give report on demolition of Azfal Khan’s Tomb: SC to Maharashtra

While some reports stated the demolitions involved only “illegal encroachments”, this is not entirely clear from what has been stated in the SC

“Unacceptable”, Centre withholding names approved by Collegium: Supreme Court Issues Notice to law secretary over delay in judicial appointments

A division bench of the Supreme Court has stated that appointments must follow after a second iteration by the Collegium

Embarrassing’, SC pulls up Modi govt for failing to file affidavit: Demonitisation

2,192 days later and government gives no answers; senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for one of the petitioners, said it has never been an accepted practice to seek deferment of proceedings before a constitution bench

Exclusion of SC/ST/OBC from EWS is valid for keeping balance of equality: SC bench in majority

The Supreme Court in a 3:2 judgement upheld the validity of the constitutional amendment that enables upto 10% reservations for EWS in education and public employment

Arrest of Shiv Sena MP, Sanjay Rautt a ‘Witchunt’ & ‘Illegal’ says PMLA Court granting him bail in Money Laundering case

The court  also rejected  ED’s application to stay the order in the Patra Chawl redevelopment project; HC also refused an urgent hearing for stay

Mangaluru court dismisses 2 interim applications by Juma Masjid (Mosque) authorities

Majoriatrian supremacist groups have created a conflict around this place of worship from April 2022

Supreme Court: Education not business to earn profit, tuition fee must be affordable

SC Upholds lower court’s decision quashing seven-fold increase of tuition fee in private medical colleges

Collegium system & transparency of judicial appointments: a conundrun

Between criticisms of opaque-ness and an absence of transparency to concerns of brazen interference from an Executive that has shown no regard for Constitutional basics even niceties, the Collegium system of appointment of Judges is once again in public debate

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