Supreme Court’s Remarks On NCERT Authors Reflect Poor Judicial Restraint

By BPN News Desk March 16, 2026

Op-Eds Opinion

The recent Supreme Court order concerning the Class 8 NCERT Social Science textbook chapter titled “Corruption in the Judiciary” has sparked an uncomfortable but necessary conversation about judicial language and restraint. In its observations, the Court questioned whether the academics

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The NCERT Case Shows Why Contempt Law Needs Modernisation

By BPN News Desk March 12, 2026

The Supreme Court’s response to social media mockery following its intervention in the NCERT textbook controversy has reopened a long-standing debate about the limits of free speech and the continued relevance of India’s contempt laws. When citizens respond to judicial actions with satire, caricatures, or criticism, the instinct of a democratic institution should ideally

Law & Order National

NCERT Withdraws Class 8 Judiciary Book

By BPN News Desk March 11, 2026

NCERT has withdrawn a Class 8 social science textbook and issued an unconditional apology after a chapter on the judiciary triggered strong objections and legal scrutiny. The move came after controversy over passages seen as inappropriate in the way they discussed corruption and functioning within the judicial system. NCERT Withdraws Class 8 Social Science Book […]

International

Iran Warns Diaspora Over Israel, US Links

By BPN News Desk March 9, 2026

Iran’s judiciary has warned that Iranians living abroad who cooperate with Israel or the United States could face confiscation of their assets and other legal penalties. The statement marks a significant escalation in Tehran’s domestic and overseas pressure campaign as the regional conflict deepens and the Iranian state moves to tighten control over perceived external […]

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Gender Balance In Judiciary Still Incomplete: CJI

By BPN News Desk March 9, 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said gender balance in the judiciary remains an unfinished task, highlighting the low representation of women in the Supreme Court and high courts. Speaking at an event on International Women’s Day at the Supreme Court premises, he called for faster and more deliberate efforts to improve women’s participation […]

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From Amanatullah Khan to Excise Discharge: A Pattern or Pure Procedure?

By BPN News Desk March 3, 2026

In less than eighteen months, one Special Judge at Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court has delivered a series of significant rulings in politically sensitive cases. The matters involved leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, a BJP leader, and high-profile corruption allegations. Each order, taken individually, rests on its own legal reasoning. Yet taken together, they place […]

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CJI Surya Kant Takes Suo Motu Cognisance of NCERT Textbook: Can the Judiciary Claim Immunity from Public Scrutiny?

By BPN News Desk February 26, 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s strong objection to the NCERT Class 8 social science chapter referring to corruption as a challenge within the judiciary has opened a deeper constitutional debate. By taking suo motu cognisance and declaring that he would not allow anyone to taint the integrity of the institution, the CJI has made […]

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Supreme Court Objects To NCERT Judiciary Content

By BPN News Desk February 25, 2026

The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of content in a newly introduced National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Class 8 Social Science textbook that refers to corruption in the judiciary, after objections were raised before the court. CJI Surya Kant Objects To NCERT Textbook Content Chief Justice of India […]

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Private Property, Private Choice: Why Courts Must Not Blur the Line

By BPN News Desk February 24, 2026

The recent public commentary by a sitting judge regarding housing discrimination has sparked a necessary debate, but the focus is drifting. This is not a lecture on social harmony or neighborhood ethics. It is a hard question of legal boundaries. In the Indian context, where “society NOCs” and landlord preferences are part of the urban […]

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Mamata Banerjee SIR Challenge and Supreme Court Pushback: Limits of State Resistance in Federal India

By BPN News Desk February 10, 2026

The Supreme Court’s warning that no impediment will be allowed to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was not just another procedural order in an election season dispute. It came after the West Bengal government raised objections to how the voter verification exercise was being conducted. What appeared on the surface as an […]