The Latest Breaking News from Supreme Court of India

A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’

India’s top court cannot be seen to be helpless when faced with issues of individual liberty

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022

Bulldozer injustice to ‘teach a lesson’

In today’s interpretation of the law in some States, the tempter’s provocation is overlooked and the tempted found guilty

The Hindu · Jun 16, 2022

The weight of the GST Council ruling

The Supreme Court judgment is a treatise on the democratic and federal imports of the GST legislations

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022

Explained | Marital rape in India: The history of the legal exception

The court took seven years to hear petitions seeking to criminalise marital rape before coming up with a split verdict.

The Hindu · May 11, 2022

Explained | How are Supreme Court judges appointed in India?

With the new appointments, the Supreme Court will regain its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges till Justice Vineet Saran retires on May 10.

The Hindu · May 10, 2022

A new track for capital punishment jurisprudence

The Supreme Court of India’s intervention paves the way for reaffirming the fundamentals of the rarest of rare principle

The Hindu · May 6, 2022

Revisiting death penalty jurisprudence

The top court may have to look at the core question in ‘Bachan Singh’ — the constitutional validity of the death penalty

The Hindu · Apr 28, 2022

Lawbreakers, not quite citizens: ‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor

Predictably, Jahangirpuri has slipped off the radar. The high drama of April 20, as excavators – or bulldozers, in popular parlance – razed homes, shops, walls, gates, food carts, awnings, and temporary and permanent structures has ended, at least for the moment, as we await the verdict of the Supreme…

Newslaundry · Apr 28, 2022

Letters to the Editor — April 23, 2022

At Jahangirpuri

The Hindu · Apr 22, 2022

Letters to the Editor — April 22, 2022

Jahangirpuri eviction

The Hindu · Apr 21, 2022