Supreme Court Must Order SIT Probe Into AAP-Linked Cockroach Janta Party Campaign Against Judiciary

By BPN News Desk May 22, 2026

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India has witnessed political criticism of judges before. Courts have often faced ideological attacks from activists, politicians, media commentators, and social media influencers unhappy with judgments or courtroom observations. But the controversy surrounding the so-called “Cockroach Janta

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Supreme Court Questions Time On Religion Cases

By BPN News Desk May 7, 2026

The Supreme Court has questioned whether it should spend extensive time hearing religion-related disputes when thousands of cases remain pending before the judiciary. Supreme Court On Religion Cases A bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M M Sundresh made the observation while hearing a matter linked to religious rights and marriage-related issues. The […]

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Supreme Court Refuses Transgender Act Stay

By BPN News Desk May 4, 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, while seeking responses from the Centre, States and Union Territories on petitions challenging the law’s constitutional validity. Supreme Court On Transgender Amendment Act A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the court was not […]

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SC Plea Seeks Forced Conversion as Terror Act

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

Supreme Court Plea Seeks Forced Conversion as Terror Act A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to classify forced religious conversion as a “terrorist act” and to frame stricter measures against coercive conversion practices. The petition comes in the backdrop of the Nashik BPO case, which has triggered a wider national […]

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Supreme Court On Sabarimala PIL

By BPN News Desk April 9, 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the public interest litigation challenging the Sabarimala temple’s traditional restriction on the entry of women of menstruating age might not have been entertained if it were filed in today’s legal climate. The remark came during a hearing on the broader issue of judicial intervention in matters of faith, […]

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SC Panel Seeks Withdrawal Of Transgender Bill

By BPN News Desk March 25, 2026

A Supreme Court-appointed advisory panel has asked the Centre to withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, saying the proposed law would remove the right to gender self-determination and reverse key protections recognised by the courts. The recommendation has added to growing criticism of the Bill from transgender groups, rights

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Supreme Court Rejects Brahmin Speech Plea

By BPN News Desk March 20, 2026

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking action against alleged hate speech targeting the Brahmin community, with the bench saying no community in the country should face hate speech and stressing the broader value of fraternity. Supreme Court Rejects Brahmin Hate Speech Plea A bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and […]

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Supreme Court Urges Law On Paternity Leave

By BPN News Desk March 17, 2026

The Supreme Court has urged the Union government to bring a law recognising paternity leave as a social security benefit, while also ruling on the rights of adoptive mothers under the Social Security Code, 2020. The court said leave policy must respond to the needs of both parents and the child, linking the issue to […]

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

By BPN News Desk March 16, 2026

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 involved in drafting the chapter possessed reasonable knowledge of the Indian judiciary

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Supreme Court’s Pulse Import Advice Raises A Simple Question: Where Was This Advice During The Farm Law Protests?

By BPN News Desk March 14, 2026

The Supreme Court recently urged the Union government to revisit its policy on yellow dal imports and consider incentivising domestic pulse cultivation. The bench suggested that ministries and stakeholders should sit together and examine whether the current import framework is undermining Indian farmers. At first glance, this may appear like a reasonable policy