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Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea against Madras HC order, which stopped Namaz at sacred Thirupparankundaram hill during non-festival days: Details

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2026

Imam Hussain also stated that he is a regular worshipper at the Hazarath Sultan Sikkandar Badhusha Avuliya Dargah and the adjoining prayer space at Nellithoppu.

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Supreme Court Collegium clears appointment of five retired judges as ad hoc judges of Allahabad HC to address backlog cases

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2026

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved five retired judges as ad hoc appointments to the Allahabad High Court for two years. Utilizing Article 224A, this rare move aims to reduce the massive case backlog in India’s largest High Court amid significant vacancy levels.

In another headline grabbing stunt, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to appear in Supreme Court against SIR today to argue for her petition

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2026

This comes after Mamata Banerjee recently filed an Article 32 petition challenging the SIR exercise and accusing the Election Commission of political bias and authoritarianism.

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National Council of Churches moves SC to dilute anti-conversion laws: Read how the nation is plagued by the virus of illegal conversions by missionaries

Rukma Rathore - 3 February, 2026

A previous judgement by the Supreme Court has already upheld the anti-conversion laws of Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.

SC to examine pleas challenging Kerala HC order scrapping priest appointments based on traditional practices and religious texts

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2026

It must be recalled that on 22nd October, the Kerala High Court dismissed a writ filed by Akhila Kerala Thanthri Samajam (AKTS) against the accreditation and recognition given to institutions deemed Thanthra Vidyalayas by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board (KDRB).

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“Not a single digit of our data”: CJI warns Meta over WhatsApp privacy abuse

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2026

The Supreme Court warned Meta to follow India’s Constitution or "leave the country" during a hearing on WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy. Chief Justice Surya Kant called the platform's data-sharing practices a "mockery of constitutionalism," vowing to protect citizens from commercial exploitation.

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Pune Porsche case: SC allows bail for 3 accused who helped with evidence tampering, expresses ‘sadness’ over reckless driving and bad parenting

OpIndia Staff - 2 February, 2026

Aditya Avinash Sood, Ashish Satish Mittal, and Amar Santosh Gaikwad were arrested on charges of swapping blood samples of the accused.

Supreme Court says right to life under Article 21 of Constitution includes right to menstrual health, directs schools and governments to implement hygiene measures

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2026

The court held that the inaccessibility of menstrual hygiene management measures would amount to undermining the dignity of a girl child.

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As Supreme Court stays UGC Regulations of 2026, read about the 2012 Rules that are currently in force and the key differences between them

OpIndia Staff - 29 January, 2026

The 2012 regulations did not limit the definition of discrimination to select caste groups only. However, the 2026 UGC guidelines explicitly left out General Category students. 'Caste-based discrimination' in the new regulation was defined as discrimination only on the basis of caste or tribe against the members of the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes.

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