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2026-07-14
Explained: The Supreme Court's First Real-World Order on Passive Euthanasia Since 2018
Nearly a decade after declaring that the right to die with dignity flows from Article 21, the Supreme Court has, for the first time, actually applied that right to permit withdrawal of life support for a man who had lain in a persistent vegetative state for thirteen years.
2026-07-14
No Turning Back the Clock: Supreme Court Rules New District Judge Eligibility Norms Apply Only Prospectively
A Constitution Bench has held that a fresh eligibility requirement for direct recruitment to the post of District Judge cannot upset appointments and selection processes already under way, reaffirming the principle that judicial rule-changes ordinarily look forward, not back.
2026-07-14
Why the Supreme Court's District Judge Eligibility Ruling Will Only Apply From Today Onwards
A Constitution Bench decision on who can become a District Judge shows how India's top court balances legal certainty with fairness by making some rulings operate only for the future.
2026-07-13
The SIR Judgment: How the Supreme Court Read the Constitution on Electoral Rolls
The Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has reopened the constitutional conversation on who guards the guardians of the franchise.
2026-07-13
The Right to Walk: How the Supreme Court Turned the Footpath into a Constitutional Question
The Supreme Court has held that safe, walkable footpaths are part of the fundamental rights to move freely and to live with dignity, and has asked for a legal framework to make pedestrian safety enforceable rather than aspirational.
2026-07-13
Why an Ordinance, Not a Bill, Just Made the Supreme Court Bigger
The Union Cabinet's move to raise the Supreme Court's sanctioned judge strength through a presidential ordinance has reopened old questions about how India expands its highest court — and who gets to decide.