Surya Kant

Fallible Judges: What Nehru and Ambedkar had once said

Saket Suryesh - July 8, 2022

No Supreme Court and no judiciary can stand in judgment over the sovereign will of Parliament. If we go wrong here and there, it...

The matter of not clubbing Nupur’s FIR: What are a few precedents?

Ashish Shukla - July 6, 2022

(This is an open letter to Honourable Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana.) Honourable Chief Justice of India, You have often raised voice from public platforms...

“Indelible scar on the Justice System”, say retired judges

Newsbred Staff - July 5, 2022

An open letter, signed by 15 retired judges, 77 former bureaucrats and 25 army veterans, condemned the “unfortunate and unprecedented comments” made by the...

In this Season of Absurd, what if we have a new Constitution, a new Republic?

Ashish Shukla - July 3, 2022

The observations by the Supreme Court judges (Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala) on “loose tongue” Nupur Sharma is still hanging heavy in the air. The...

SC view on Nupur: Law minister says he could have a “serious objection”

Newsbred Staff - July 3, 2022

A day after the Supreme Court used hard words against Nupur Sharma for her remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju hinted...

Can Deputy Speaker be judge of his own court?: SC

Newsbred Staff - June 27, 2022

Acting on Eknath Shinde's petition challenging the disqualification notices issued to him and 15 other rebel MLAs last week, the Supreme Court on Monday...

Why the Yogi government could feel aggrieved at SC on anti-CAA “fining”

Ashish Shukla - February 13, 2022

I am neither a lawyer nor a Constitutional expert. I nevertheless hope the Supreme Court sees how its two recent rulings could be viewed...

SC to appoint committee to probe PM’s security breach in Punjab

Newsbred Staff - January 10, 2022

A high-level committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge will investigate the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security in Punjab that has...

SC forms panel to probe Pegasus; upholds right to privacy

Newsbred Staff - October 27, 2021

The Supreme Court has formed an independent panel of technical experts to probe into the Pegasus snooping charge, adding that the indiscriminate spying on...

What’s new in this Pegasus? What were you doing for 2 years?: SC to petitioners

Newsbred Staff - August 5, 2021

Supreme Court today made petitioners on Pegasus case—Editors’ Guild and journalist N Ram and Shashi Kumar—red in face, asking them what’s new in this...

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