Jahanvi Agarwal According to the Public Relations Office (PRO) of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, was wrongly attributed to saying something in a fake piece of news that was circulated on social media and Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court held that the resolution of the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) to include B.Ed. as a qualification for teachers in a primary school is arbitrary and unreasonable. The apex court was hearing a Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On Friday, i.e., August 4, 2023, the Supreme Court refused to hear a Writ Petition brought under Article 32 of the Constitution that challenged the administrative guidelines established by the Madras High Court, which required that anyone applying Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal According to a recent decision by the Supreme Court, Hindi is the national language of India, and witnesses who are appearing before a tribunal in Uttar Pradesh are expected to communicate or depose in Hindi even if they Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ remark was put on hold by the Supreme Court on August 4th. The court held that although his remarks were not in good taste, disqualifying him Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In a rare move, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court was interrupted as Chief Justice DY Chandrachud rostered an urgent hearing for a petition on the conflicts in Haryana’s Nuh district on August 2nd. The court Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 2nd, the Supreme Court heard a batch of petitions challenging the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge constitution bench comprised of Chief Justice Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court considered forming a committee with former judges of the High Courts to make an overall assessment of the situation, rehabilitation and restoration of homes along with guaranteeing that the pre-investigation processes relating to recording Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 24th, the Supreme Court declared that it would consider whether the bail condition imposed on an accused by the Delhi High Court could be permitted under Article 21 of the Constitution. The condition was to Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In the case of Animal Welfare Board of India & Ors v. Union of India, the Supreme Court upheld the laws which allowed the practice of jallikattu and other similar bullock cart races. The Court maintained that Read more