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Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has nominated 21 two-judge Benches to hear cases during the partial working days of the Supreme Court, from May 26 to July 13, 2025. In its 2025 calendar, the Supreme Court of India has rechristened 'summer vacation' to 'partial working days'. From May 26 to June 1, five Benches will conduct proceedings. These include the Benches of CJI Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice S...

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Live-In, Not Lied To: Supreme Court Validates Consent in Modern Relationships

In a landmark judgment that embraces the evolving dynamics of relationships in India, long-term live-in partnerships cannot be reduced to false promises of marriage 

Privacy vs Kinship

The apex court’s endorsement of privacy in a dispute over CCTV surveillance in a Kolkata ancestral home opens up larger questions about personal liberty, domestic oversight, and the evolving tensions within India’s joint family system

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The Optics and The Messaging

The jury is still out on whether the rapidly unfolding events spell a setback to India’s diplomacy and whether the country’s much publicized “clout” on the world stage is illusory

Arms and the Woman

It has been described as a PR masterstroke, but there is another battleground that lies behind the sight of two female officers—Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh—conducting the briefings during Operation Sindoor. Their professionalism was clearly visible, but it also reflects a long, hard legal struggle to get where they have: specifically chosen to reassure a nation during a potentially perilous military conflict

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Tensions, Missiles and Misinformation

By Annunthra Rangan Just days after a fragile ...

Chilling Dissent, Weaponizing Power

The release of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian scholar detained for pro-Palestinian speech, reveals growing judicial resistance to Donald Trump-era authoritarian overreach—and signals the high-stakes battle over America’s democratic future

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Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of India-designate Justice BR Gavai has showered praise on former CJI Justice NV Ramana for his contribution to the judiciary and his vision in making justice accessible to the people. Calling Justice Ramana a people’s CJI, Justice Gavai said he was one of the first Chief Justices of India who broke the ice of judges being isolated from the public. Speaking during the launch of the book Narratives off the Bench: A Judge Speaks, a collection of speeche...