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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 29 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the decision of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to close the case against former Prime Minister (PM) late Manmohan Singh in relation to the coal scam matter.   A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 29 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Central government's 2021 office memorandum (OM), which created a protocol for the grant of retrospective environmental clearances (EC) to projects that had commenced without obtaining prior EC (Vanashakti v. Union of India).   A Bench of Chief...

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Moneylife Digital Team 29 July 2026
Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers' welfare Bhagirath Choudhary has refunded the ₹99 lakh subsidy he received under a national horticulture board (NHB) scheme, with the Union government informing the Lok Sabha that the concerned bank has been directed to return the subsidy...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 28 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that no coercive action be taken against protestors involved in the recent student protests led by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in Delhi's Jantar Mantar and various other States.   A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices...

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Moneylife Digital Team 28 July 2026
In a major rollback of police action against students and youth protesting the alleged National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate (UG) question paper leak, the governments of Assam and Bihar have announced the withdrawal of criminal cases registered during the demonstrations...

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Ritwik Choudhury (Bar  and   Bench) 27 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that there were "enormous issues" with India's anti-defection law, but that it was made by lawmakers sitting in parliament.   A Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe made the comment while hearing a petition moved by Senior Advocate Kapil...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 27 July 2026
Right to hold peaceful protests is guaranteed under law and police excesses on such agitations cannot be justified, the Supreme Court orally remarked on Monday (Shailendra Mani Tripathi vs. Union of India and Ors).   A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

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Moneylife Digital Team 27 July 2026
Prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force on examination reforms under the leadership of Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, saying the panel's recommendations will help build a more transparent, technology-driven and credible...

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Moneylife Digital Team 25 July 2026
Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union minister of education on Saturday, citing the need to protect students' futures and prevent anti-national forces from exploiting the ongoing protests over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) undergraduate (UG) paper leak controversy — a crisis...

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Last week, this column talked about falling bridges – especially in Bihar—and India’s crumbling infrastructure. Almost immediately after, the Times of India reported on an even more surreal example of wasteful planning — a ghost railway station. Even Harry Potter’s Hogwarts restricted its magic...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 27 (Monday) a plea alleging police excesses against students protesting at Jantar Mantar (Shailendra Mani Tripathi vs. Union of India and Ors).   The matter was mentioned today before a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and...

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Prashant Jha (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests and its march to parliament on July 20.   A Bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
In what could be a push back against the misuse of videos of court hearings, the Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order prohibiting the unauthorised use or circulation of live-streamed court proceedings on social media and other digital platforms without prior permission. It clarified...

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Prashant Jha (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
The Delhi High Court has designated Judge Anu Grover Baliga as a special judge to deal with criminal cases arising out of paper leaks and the use of unfair means in public examinations.    A notification to this effect was issued by the High Court on Thursday evening.    Judge Baliga was...

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Moneylife Digital Team 24 July 2026
Education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday ended his 26-day indefinite hunger strike after the Union government assured him that his key demands, including reforms to India's examination system and stronger accountability for paper leak cases, would be taken up in Parliament.   The...

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Debayan Roy (Bar  and   Bench) 24 July 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it is, prima facie, not acceptable for compensation disputes over land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, to be decided by government-appointed bureaucrats. (M/S Riar Builders Pvt Ltd v. Union of India).   A Bench led by Chief Justice...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 July 2026
A group of lawyers at the Supreme Court on Thursday recited the Preamble to the Constitution during the lunch recess in a show of solidarity with students protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar over alleged examination irregularities, while condemning the recent police action against...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 July 2026
The Indian government on Thursday unveiled a series of measures as the standoff over recurring examination paper leaks deepened in the national capital, with prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi announcing the setting up of fast-track courts to ensure swift punishment for those involved in...

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Pratik Patnaik (The Leaflet) 23 July 2026
When the people gathered at Jantar Mantar this Monday, fasting and chanting and holding copies of the Indian Constitution above their heads to demand that a Union minister answer for a leaked examination that had upended a generation, the Government of India had a tidy explanation for why they...

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Moneylife Digital Team 23 July 2026
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior advocate Dr Vikas Singh has written to prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi and Union home minister (HM) Amit Shah seeking a time-bound judicial inquiry, headed by a sitting or retired Supreme Court judge, into the recent police action...

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