Justice or Selective Outrage? The Kolhapur Temple Elephant Case, PETA, and Unanswered Questions on Faith, Fairness, and Animal Rights

By BPN News Desk July 30, 2025

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For over three decades, a female elephant named Mahadevi – lovingly known as Madhuri – was a part of the religious and cultural life at a Jain Math in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. Brought to the Swastishree Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sansthan Math in 1992, she took part in

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Supreme Court Issues 15 Guidelines to Protect Student Mental Health

By BPN News Desk July 26, 2025

The Supreme Court of India has laid down 15 detailed guidelines to improve the mental health support system in schools, colleges, universities, and coaching centres across the country. The move comes amid growing concerns over student suicides, particularly in high-pressure academic environments. Common Policy for All Institutions The court has directed all educational

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SC Extends Stay on Rahul Gandhi’s Savarkar Case Summons

By BPN News Desk July 25, 2025

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the stay on the summons issued to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a magistrate court in Maharashtra in a defamation case concerning his remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The case stems from Gandhi’s statement during a rally in which he allegedly said, “Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British.” […]

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Centre Shows Fake Supreme Court X Account in Court

By BPN News Desk July 18, 2025

In a striking demonstration before the Karnataka High Court, the central government revealed that it had successfully created a verified X (formerly Twitter) account impersonating the “Supreme Court of Karnataka.” The move was intended to highlight the ease with which social media platforms can be misused, even for impersonating judicial institutions. Solicitor

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Justice Varma Moves SC, Challenges Cash Inquiry

By BPN News Desk July 18, 2025

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 […]

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge Against Bihar Voter List Revision on July 10

By BPN News Desk July 7, 2025

The Supreme Court will hear a set of petitions on July 10 challenging the Election Commission’s special drive to revise electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the upcoming state elections. The petitions have been filed by a coalition of opposition MPs, civil society groups, and activists who argue that the revision process is flawed, exclusionary, […]

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Supreme Court Sends HDFC CEO to Bombay HC in Lilavati Case

By BPN News Desk July 4, 2025

The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a plea filed by HDFC Bank CEO and Managing Director Sashidhar Jagdishan, who had approached the apex court seeking to quash an FIR lodged by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. Instead, the court directed him to pursue the matter before the Bombay High Court, which is […]

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SC Mandates SC/ST Reservation in Supreme Court Staff Recruitment

By BPN News Desk July 2, 2025

In a landmark judgment on July 1, 2025, the Supreme Court of India directed that SC/ST reservation norms must be implemented in staff recruitment processes within the Supreme Court registry. This decision marks a major stride toward inclusivity and affirmative action at the highest levels of the judiciary, ensuring proportional representation for historically disadvantaged

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US Supreme Court Limits Judicial Power Over Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order

By BPN News Desk June 28, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a pivotal decision curbing the power of lower federal judges to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at revoking birthright citizenship for children born in the country to non-citizens. The ruling instructs courts to refrain from issuing nationwide injunctions against the policy until appellate courts complete

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Supreme Court Raises Concern Over Karnataka HC’s Retroactive Arrest Orders

By BPN News Desk June 27, 2025

The Supreme Court of India has expressed serious concerns regarding a recent practice by the Karnataka High Court in which it issued retroactive orders of arrest in criminal cases, effectively extending the arrest power of lower courts beyond valid periods. The top court’s alarm stems from observations made during proceedings, where senior justices highlighted the […]