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Supreme Court Reform: The Case for Regional Benches

This editorial is based on “Should India have regional benches of the Supreme Court?” which was published in The Hindu on 23/02/2024....

24 Feb 2024 Judiciary

Standing Committee Calls for Legal Education Reforms

For Prelims: Parliamentary Standing Committee, Bar Council of India, National Council for Legal Education and Research (proposed), Advocates...

23 Feb 2024 Judiciary

SC's Use of Article 142 in Chandigarh Mayoral Election

For Prelims: Supreme Court of India, Article 142, Judicial Activism, Fundamental Rights, Judicial Overreach. For Mains: Significance of Article...

23 Feb 2024 Judiciary

Bail Under UAPA

For Prelims: Supreme Court, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, National Investigation Agency, Cyber-terrorism, Judicial review For Mains: Major...

19 Feb 2024 Judiciary

SC Questions Amendment of Preamble

Source:TH Why in News? Recently, a Supreme Court bench while hearing a petition seeking to delete the words ‘socialist’ and...

13 Feb 2024 Judiciary

Diamond Jubilee of the Supreme Court

For Prelims: Supreme Court of India, Indian Constitution, Digital Courts 2.0, Government of India Act of 1935, Chief Justice of India, Eligibility...

08 Feb 2024 Judiciary

Legal Triumphs and Challenges in Remission

This editorial is based on “Justice for Bilkis Bano, questions on remission” which was published in The Hindu on 10/01/2024. It...

10 Jan 2024 Judiciary

Supreme Court Verdict on Adani-Hindenburg Case

For Prelims: Supreme Court of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Short-selling, Naked Short selling, Tax havens, Justice Sapre...

09 Jan 2024 Judiciary

Supreme Court Legal Services Committee

For Prelims: Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, Supreme Court, National Legal Services Authority...

09 Jan 2024 Judiciary

Tribunals

For Prelims: Tribunals, Supreme Court, High Court, Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), Judge Advocate General, Article 226 of the Constitution. For...

26 Dec 2023 Judiciary

Parliament Passes Bills To Replace British-era Criminal Laws

For Prelims: Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023,...

26 Dec 2023 Judiciary

Supreme Court's Remarkable Case Disposal Surge in 2023

Source: TH Why in News? In a notable development, the Supreme Court(SC) of India has disclosed a substantial increase in the disposal of cases...

25 Dec 2023 Judiciary

Arbitration Agreements In Unstamped Contracts Valid

For Prelims: Arbitration Agreements, Curative Petition, Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Article 51,...

19 Dec 2023 Judiciary

All India Judicial Service

For Prelims: All India Judicial Services (AIJS), Union Public Service Commission For Mains: Initiatives Related to Judiciary in India, Challenges...

05 Dec 2023 Judiciary

Disclosure of Political Funding

For Prelims: Representation of the People Act 1951, Supreme Court, Electoral Bonds, Publicity Act of USA, European Union, Regulation of the...

01 Dec 2023 Judiciary

Reducing Supreme Court's Case Overload

This editorial is based on “It’s time to revamp the structure of the Supreme Court” which was published in The Hindu on...

29 Nov 2023 Judiciary

Transit Anticipatory Bail

For Prelims: First Information Report (FIR), Anticipatory Bail,Bail and its Types, Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, Article 21 For Mains:...

23 Nov 2023 Judiciary

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

For Prelims: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, IPC (Indian Penal Code), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Indian Evidence Act, Supreme Court,...

25 Oct 2023 Judiciary

LGBTQ+ Rights in India: The Supreme Court's Verdict

This editorial is based on “Law and custom: On the Supreme Court’s verdict on same-sex marriage” which was published in The Hindu...

23 Oct 2023 Judiciary

Contempt of Court

For Prelims: Contempt of Court, Supreme Court (SC), NCLAT (National Company Law Appellate Tribunal), Show Cause Notice, Chief Justice of India...

19 Oct 2023 Judiciary