A terrorist attack on a judiciary building in Zahedan, a city in southeastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, left six people dead and around 20 injured on July 26. The attack targeted a courthouse and was carried out using firearms and grenades. Iranian security forces responded swiftly

The Supreme Court will hear on July 28 a writ petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court, who has challenged the findings of an in-house inquiry committee that linked him to a controversial cash recovery incident. The petition also questions the recommendation of former Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna to begin impeachment […]

In a rare and significant move, over 200 Members of Parliament have initiated impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma. The motion has been signed by 145 MPs from the Lok Sabha and 63 from the Rajya Sabha, surpassing the constitutional threshold required to begin the process. Controversy Over Cash Found at Residence The impeachment demand […]

Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has approached the Supreme Court challenging the findings of an in-house inquiry panel that accused him of misconduct in a cash recovery case. The panel had concluded that large quantities of burnt and semi-burnt currency were recovered from an outhouse at his former government residence in Delhi […]

Supreme Court judge Surya Kant, who will soon become India’s Chief Justice, has highlighted that some countries with strict immigration laws and histories of excessive force often criticise India’s human rights record. Speaking in Sweden, he called this stance “paradoxical” and urged for more self-reflection in global discussions on rights. India’s Strong Human Rights