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Only 5 lawyers turn up outside SC to support CJI Gavai after shoe attack; 50 cops deployed to maintain order, video surfaces

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2025

In a protest called outside the Supreme Court against the shoe attack on CJI Gavai, only 5 lawyers turned up, journalist Prabhakar Kumar Mishra...

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The Streisand effect, not largesse of heart: Why CJI Gavai did not press charges against the lawyer who tried to hurl a shoe at...

Nupur J Sharma - 7 October, 2025

After advocate Rakesh Kishor hurled a shoe at CJI Gavai, he was pardoned and charges were not pressed against him - read why

CJI Gavai shoe attack row: No case filed against lawyer as SC registrar refuses to file a complaint, Delhi Police asked to return his...

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2025

On Monday (October 6, 2025), the Delhi Police questioned 71-year-old advocate Rakesh Kishore for nearly three hours after he allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe at Chief...

Supreme Court questions wife of Sonam Wangchuk for not approaching High Court first, turns down oral request for a meeting with ‘activist-husband’ in jail

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2025

For the uninitiated, Sonam Wangchuk is currently in jail in Jodhpur. His wife has claimed that the 'activist' has been illegally detained and has sought his immediate release.

News Reports

Does MP affidavit have anti-Hindu assertions? MP govt says viral screenshots not from affidavit but a 1980 report by expert committee formed by Congress,...

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2025

Viral claims that the MP government’s affidavit attacked Hindu texts were dismissed, with the state stressing it seeks 27% OBC quota, unlike the 35% suggested in the Congress-era report now resurfacing in judicial records.

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In the court of fantasy – how not to read UAPA: Umar Khalid’s father spreads propaganda, plays victim even as he admits Kapil Sibal...

Nupur J Sharma - 23 September, 2025

Former SIMI operative and father of Umar Khalid spreads propaganda while admitting Kapil Sibal was trying to fix SC bench, plays victim to exonerate son

News Reports

SC bench under CJI Gavai suspends jail sentence of Christian pastor Edwin Pigarez convicted of raping minor girl, grants bail saying he has already...

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2025

The apex court grant bail to Edwin Pigarez even as his appeals against the High Court’s conviction ruling are still pending. The court said that the appellant has already undergone imprisonment for almost 10 years.

News Reports

CJI Gavai claims ‘he respects all religions’ after drawing flak over “go pray” remark on Lord Vishnu idol plea

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2025

CJI Gavai ‘clarified’ that he respects all religions. The comments came during the post-lunch session of the CJI-led bench at the Supreme Court on Thursday.

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