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Ten critical Supreme Court cases impacting Constitutional rights, society in 2026
December 25, 2025 9:11 am
From challenges to newly enacted laws on online gaming, and religious conversions, to high-stakes disputes involving, electoral roll revisions, the cases lined up before the court are likely to have far-reaching implications.
BR Gavai at Idea Exchange: ‘Scrutiny should not affect judges. They are answerable to their conscience... not whether people will like their decision’
December 15, 2025 7:55 am
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who recently retired as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI), left a lasting imprint on the country’s judicial landscape through some landmark judgements.
Advocate Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at former Supreme Court Chief Justice B R Gavai attacked with slippers in Delhi court
December 09, 2025 3:50 pm
Rakesh Kishore Delhi Court Incident: The lawyer recounted the incident and said he was attacked and told that he was being punished for 'throwing a shoe at the Chief Justice of India'.
CJI Surya Kant: 10 noteworthy remarks, observations
November 24, 2025 3:00 pm
As a judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Surya Kant presided over matters spanning a wide spectrum of legal domains, including constitutional law, social justice, electoral integrity, and governance.
Can't have 'straitjacket' period for Governors to clear Bills, says outgoing CJI Gavai
November 24, 2025 3:54 am
On November 20, the five-judge Constitution bench headed by CJI Gavai had said in response to the reference made by President Droupadi Murmu that no timeline can be fixed for the President and Governors to act on Bills passed by state legislatures.
CJI Gavai: A tenure marked by many milestones, and some road bumps
November 28, 2025 11:25 am
Only the second Dalit to hold CJI post, Justice B R Gavai was part of judgments from demonetization to Waqf Act cases, tricky bail petitions, and “intra-court” appeals.
On his last day in office CJI Gavai recalls job challenges: Faced criticism from own community for creamy layer verdict
November 21, 2025 11:34 pm
CJI Gavai called out the politics over the issue saying, “at times politics plays more important role than logic”.
Supreme Court’s opinion on timeline for governors just adds to the confusion
November 21, 2025 6:34 pm
Expecting a dialogic process to settle potential tussles between constitutional functionaries is mere optimism. Ambiguity in defining the role of the governor in granting assent can only give rise to disputes
Top lawyers hail 'people's judge' B R Gavai
November 21, 2025 6:04 pm
BR Gavai farewell, CJI Gavai impact: While some senior advocates praised the CJI’s impact on the legal justice system, others hailed him for his humility and demeanour both on and off the court. Some even termed him as ‘people’s judge'.
CJI Gavai bats for ‘creamy layer’ exclusion in SC reservation. But there's a better solution
November 21, 2025 4:34 pm
The experience from OBC reservation reveals that the ‘creamy layer’ has been the constraint in filling the 27 per cent quota: Barely 17 per cent has been filled for over three decades
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