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CJI Gavai backs exclusion of creamy layer in reservation to scheduled castesJustice Gavai observed in 2024 that states must evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer even among the Scheduled Castes (SC) and S...- Constitution is supreme, asserts CJI-designate B R Gavai, says no to post-retirement assignmentJustice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, poised to become the first Buddhist Chief Justice of India on May 14, has declined any post-retirement as...
- 'Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala': The enduring debate over India's 'basic structure' doctrineThe 1973 ‘Kesavananda Bharati vs State of Kerala’ case limited Parliament's power to amend the Constitution, introducing the 'basic structu...
- Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha: Congress gagged freedom of speech when in power, says Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during a Rajya Sabha debate on the Constitution, highlighted its resilience compared to other post-Wor...
- Kesavananda Bharati, petitioner in landmark SC judgement on Constitution, is no moreThe case in which Bharati had challenged Kerala Land Reform laws nearly four decades ago set the principle that the SC is the guardian of t...
- Congress says it disagrees with SC order on quota in jobs"In view of the law laid down by this court, there is no doubt that the state government is not bound to make reservations. There is no fun...
- If PM can be entrusted with nuclear button, why he can't appoint judges: Law ministerThe remarks of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was in response to members raising issues concerning the apex court verdict overturning a n...
- Does the nation not reflect the sentiments of the Republic?Three recent instances of constitutional subversion that infringe our fundamentalrights and make celebrations meaningless.
- Draft MoP: Parliamentary panel backs SC collegium on national security clauseIndications are that the collegium headed by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur and comprising four senior judges continues to have reservat...
- Poke Me: Arunachal mess is not just a BJP-Congress battle. It’s an attack on India’s federalismThe judiciary can strike down the proclamation if it is found to be mala fide or based on extraneous or irrelevant considerations.
- National Herald case: No vendetta, just routine judicial process, says Arun JaitleyBJP leaders alleged that Congress was unreasonable in trying to hold Parliament hostage for a routine judicial action where the government ...
- Basic structure can't be dismantled to protect only judiciary independence: Arun JaitleyFinance Minister Arun Jaitley today said doctrine of basic structure, including elected government and parliament's sovereignty, cannot be ...
- Pakistan SC relies on rulings of Supreme Court of India in election casesThough the Pakistan SC has often relied on judgments from Indian SC, the reverse trend had not been seen in the last two decades.
- Did Supreme Court encroach into government's sovereign treaty making power?The Centre told SC that disclosing names of all Indian foreign bank account holders without arriving at their alleged illegality would brea...
- Judges selection debate far from overEminent jurists are desirous of moving the Supreme Court for a clause-by-clause scrutiny of the bill to test whether it impinges the sacros...
- The government should keep its hands off judiciaryThe AOR judgment of the Supreme Court was followed by a special reference dated July 23, 1998, made by the President to the Supreme Court u...
- Procedure for selection of judges should not compromise the independence of judiciaryCare will have to be taken by Parliament to ensure that the composition of the Judicial Commission should not compromise the independence o...
- Pakistan SC refers to Indian SC verdicts to disqualify GilaniPakistan's Supreme Court referred to two judicial verdicts by the Indian apex court in its ruling disqualifying Prime Minister Yousuf Raza ...
- Environ min powers usurped by empowered panels: Cong MPMinister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh came in for criticism from members for 'allowing' the judiciary to 'encroach' o...
- 'Let there be a judicial body initially'Even after the bill is passed by parliament, there is apprehension that the act may face another round of litigation.
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