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Justice Surya Kant succeeds Justice BR Gavai as CJI Part of key rulings on sedition law, EC reforms and presidential references Former Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Will demit office on February 9, 2027 GG News Bureau…

Justice Gavai stands by judgment enabling sub-classification within SC/ST reservations Says equal treatment in unequal conditions increases inequality Criticises “bulldozer justice”, defends right to shelter Plans to work for…

Poonam Sharma The recent actions of Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Gavai, taking personal control of the appointments of tribunal judges, raise very serious constitutional questions. Though judicial independence is a cardinal feature of the…

Poonam Sharma In a seminal constitutional moment, the Supreme Court has returned a unanimous advisory opinion to clarify whether the judiciary had the authority to issue time-bound directives on the President or state governors when they…

Supreme Court says no mandatory timelines for assent to Bills Actions of President, Governors not open to judicial scrutiny until law enacted Verdict delivered on reference from President over Tamil Nadu case ruling Bench…

Supreme Court appeals to married Hindu women to leave a will to avoid disputes Current law transfers a childless widow’s property to husband’s family after death Bench refuses to rule on constitutional validity of Section 15(1)(b) in…

Kerala High Court says consensual intimacy cannot be labelled rape after a breakup. Court notes deception must exist from the beginning to invoke rape on false promise of marriage. Observes relationship began when complainant was…

Calcutta High Court rules juveniles can now seek anticipatory bail. Landmark judgment delivered by a three-judge bench. Majority opinion says personal liberty applies equally to minors. Ruling fills a gap in the Juvenile Justice…

The Supreme Court directed Punjab and Haryana to file affidavits on steps taken to curb stubble burning. Air quality in Delhi-NCR has dipped to the “severe” category despite GRAP-III measures. Senior advocates urged for immediate…

Newly appointed Supreme Court judges were honoured at a felicitation event in New Delhi. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and senior judges attended the ceremony. The event was hosted by the All India Senior Advocates…