Context: The controversy surrounding Bollywood actor Imran Khan's participation in a political protest in Mumbai and the subsequent "Leave India" notice highlights the limitations faced by foreign citizens holding Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) stat...

Context: On November 6, 2026, the Supreme Court reaffirmed its March 11, 2026 judgment on determining the creamy layer status of Other Backward Classes (OBCs).The Court upheld the 1993 Office Memorandum (OM), which excludes parental salary and agricu...

Context: The Supreme Court, in a judgment by a two-judge Bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice A.S. Chandurkar, rejected the artificial distinction between arrest and detention for investigation.The Court held that the 24-hour period for...

Context: The Supreme Court reaffirmed its March 2026 judgment that parental salary income alone cannot determine the creamy layer status of children belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs).The judgment clarifies the criteria for excluding socially...

Context: The exclusion of the creamy layer is essential to ensure that the benefits of Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation reach the genuinely disadvantaged.However, its implementation must be consistent and based on actual social advanceme...

Context: The Supreme Court held that the right to access and use the internet is a fundamental right extending to children, irrespective of age. It rejected blanket restrictions, observing that keeping children offline because platforms fail to remov...

Context: The Delhi Police denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, citing short notice. The organisers argued that permission had been sought on October 7, three days before the protest, w...

Context: Photographs of arrested or wanted persons are increasingly circulated through social media and police briefings, sometimes before the accused is produced before a magistrate.A Supreme Court PIL seeking a nationwide protocol for police-media...

Context: Article 44 of the Constitution states: “The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India.”It forms part of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) and is therefore not direct...

Context: On 21 September 2026, the Supreme Court in Jaskaran Jeet Singh Deol v. State of Punjab strengthened safeguards against illegal arrest and subsequent re-arrest.A Bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar held that when an accused...

Context: Supreme Court held that failure to communicate grounds of arrest and provide access to counsel violates Article 22(1) and makes detention unconstitutional.Article 22(1): An arrested person has the right to:Be informed of the grounds of arres...

Context: Recent Developments: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has indicated implementation of UCC in all National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled States by 2029. Uttarakhand implemented it in January 2025, while UCC Bills passed by Assam, Gujarat and M...

Context: 14 September 1949 marked a crucial decision by the Constituent Assembly on the language question through the Munshi-Ayyangar formula, after prolonged and contentious debate.The Constitution did not designate any “national language”. Instead,...

Context: The Supreme Court (SC) recently invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 to quash FIRs against participants in nationwide examination protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP).The order gave legal effect to an assurance...

Context: A ‘shuddhikaran’ (purification) ritual was performed at Haldwani’s Ramlila Ground on August 10, two days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally there.Kharge described it as reflecting the “sting of untouchability” and...