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A Janmashtami display describing the Shudras role as serving higher classes has reignited the fight over the Supreme Courts stay on UGCs 2026 equity regulations.
The nine-judge bench in Jai Bir Singh spent pages saying what industry is not, leaving open the definition Justice Krishna Iyer settled in 1978 and extending a dispute that has already run through decades of industrial adjudication.
In Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Ltd., the Supreme Court held that a company can selectively extinguish minority shareholders capital under Section 66 of the Companies Act, provided the valuation is fair. It settled, for the first time, the legality of using Section 66 as a squeeze-out mechanism.
As the Supreme Courts Sabarimala Reference judgment remains reserved, the Solicitor Generals argument that constitutional morality is merely a sentiment threatens to unravel what grounded queer and transgender rights in Navtej Singh Johar, decided eight years ago today.
The appointments, made on Collegium recommendations, include Justice Sanjay K. Agarwal as Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court amid the ongoing controversy over Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, and bring the number of High Courts headed by judges from the Allahabad High Court to five.
SCs observations flagging multiple illegalities committed by BCI chief Manan Mishra against NALSAR students signal his transgressions of the Constitution and constitutional morality
The Supreme Courts quashing of FIRs against Jantar Mantar protesters, coming after Dharmendra Pradhans resignation, shows how sustained peaceful protest from Gandhis Duty of Resistance to Ambedkars Educate, Agitate, Organise continues to hold power accountable in India.
The recommendation to appoint Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal as Chief Justice comes days after lawyers went on strike demanding the removal of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, following allegations by Supreme Court judge Justice Sandeep Mehta of case-listing manipulation and intimidation of judicial officers.