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Institutional Defiance: How Modi Government Overturned Judicial Authority Through the CAPF Act 2026

THE HON'BLE SUPREME COURT'S directive to progressively reduce IPS deputation in Central Armed Police Forces was meant to be transformative. On 23rd May 2025, in the case of Sanjay Prakash & Ors. v. Union of India , the orders directed the recognition of CAPF Group A officers as Organised Group A Services (OGAS), a status that should have guaranteed them parity with IAS and IFS peers. The court's judgment directed a two-year timeline for phasing out the IPS Deputation from the Senior ranks up to

28 Oct 2026 6:29 pm
A Glimpse into the State of Affairs in Supreme Court of India During the Tenure of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi

CHIEF JUSTICE Dipak Mishras tumultuous tenure was followed by that of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who had been one of the judges addressing the press conference, though he would later claim he had only done so reluctantly. When Justice Gogoi was taking over, many of us, including Justice Nariman and I, felt it would be the best time for the courts leadership. He was tough, but equitably tough. He did not distinguish between which lawyer was appearing before him, was always ready with his brief and cou

28 Oct 2026 9:15 am
Last-mile Nutrition Delivery Systems in the Algorithmic Age: Are They Designed With Women?

EVERY DECADE HAS WITNESSED technological hype , catalysing innovation and automation by shifting systems from manual to digital. Each transition is judged by how far citizens and communities, especially those facing multiple social and digital divides, are left behind in the race towards socio-economic progress. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a disruptive technology across every sector, institution, and design, promising to reach where systems have struggled to reach. Yet th

19 Oct 2026 1:34 pm