- SC Praises MGNREGA as “Salutary Scheme”: Five-judge Constitution Bench examines whether right to work can be elevated to fundamental right under Article 21. Court calls repealed employment guarantee law “neither freebie nor exploitation” of rural workers.
- Judicial Entry Bar Reduced to One Year: SC retains 2025 requirement of prior practice for subordinate judiciary but cuts duration from three years to one. Rule effective April 1, 2027. Applicants in interregnum “deemed” to have completed year without proof certificates.
- SC Allows Withdrawal of Life Support in Harish Rana Case: Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration (CANH) via PEG tube constitutes medical treatment, can be withdrawn when medical boards agree continuation serves no therapeutic purpose.
- Samadhan Samaroh Resolves 400+ Cases Day One: Special Lok Adalat at Supreme Court part of “participative justice” initiative running April 21 through August 23.
- Delhi HC Shields Preliminary Investigations: Court declines compelling disclosure of government order to SFIO, aligning with January 2026 SC precedent protecting probes from early intervention.
- Jharkhand HC Stays Job Exam Cancellations: Court halts JMM government decision canceling 22 exams, probing 23 others after 26-day stir over irregularities. Successful candidates now fear job loss.
