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Following the uproar and the widespread protests after the August 2024 rape and murder of a medical professional in Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital, there were demands for death penalty for the accused. The state government passed the Aparajita Woman and Child [West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment] Bill 2024 [awaiting presidential…

As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 circular from the Delhi government refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for both the Union and Manipur governments, on August 1 told the Supreme Court that “most of the unclaimed bodies are of infiltrators”. His remark came towards the end of a half-day-long hearing on the violence in Manipur, before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of…

The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Manipur government, while referring to media reports, about the purloining of a “large number of weapons” from police stations.

A three-judge Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud ordered the Manipur Government to file an updated status report detailing the actual situation on the ground before July 10, the next day of hearing.

Ruling dismays free speech activists who accuse Modi government of systematically shrinking space for dissent

The senior counsel says the Supreme Court should refer the case to a Constitution Bench

Bench clarifies it has not formed any opinion on the veracity of the allegations by petitioners

Bench was hearing a plea to intervene against attacks on Christian establishments across the country