Supreme Court of India supports revoking of Kashmir’s autonomy: Insights on the verdict, impact and future elections

The abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which ensures the special status of the disputed region, was challenged by Kashmir’s pro-India political parties, local bar associations and individual litigants, culminating in Monday’s verdict. The court upheld the scrapping of the territory’s autonomy and called for Jammu and Kashmir to be restored to statehood “as […]

Dinajpur mayor sent to jail for making derogatory remarks on judge

Four Supreme Court lawyers filed a contempt of court petition over the mayor’s derogatory remarks against Appellate Division chamber judge M Inayatur Rahim, whose judgment was centered against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. The four lawyers are advocates Harun-or-Rashid, Mahfuzur Rahman Roman, Md Moniruzzaman Rana and Shafique Raihan Shaon. The Supreme Court also issued a rule […]

Protests continue at the Supreme Court against Israel’s judicial reform

Earlier on Monday, in the central Israeli city of Modi’in, hundreds of rowdy protesters, honking horns and chanting slogans through megaphones, converged on the home of the overhaul’s architect, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin. Israeli police said they had arrested six people on charges of disrupting public order and blocking roads. A few hours later, […]

Rahul Gandhi reinstated in Parliament after Supreme Court suspends defamation sentence

India’s top court on Friday suspended Gandhi’s defamation sentence, saying a preliminary hearing had failed to justify imposing the maximum sentence for his campaign rally comments four years ago. Justice BR Gavai, in his judgement, said, “Pending the finality, there is a need to stay the order of conviction.” Gandhi is the scion of India’s […]