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Supreme Court allows Amendment to plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk’s detention after centre confirms grounds supplied

The Supreme Court has permitted an amendment to the petition filed by Gitanjali Angmo challenging the detention of her husband, Sonam Wangchuk, after the Union Government informed the Court that the grounds for his detention have now been provided. The original plea had alleged that Wangchuk’s detention was unlawful because the authorities had not shared the reasons for it. During the hearing, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Angmo, sought permission to revise the petition in order...

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Even a Typo Can Sink a Case

In a landmark ruling underscoring the rigidity of the Negotiable Instruments Act, the apex court has held that even a minor error in the cheque amount mentioned in a legal notice can render the entire case invalid

When Words Weigh Heavy: The Perils Of Off-the-Cuff Courtroom Remarks

A stray courtroom quip recently spiralled into a storm, reigniting debate over judges’ spontaneous observations and their amplified consequences in the age of live-streamed justice
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Too Little, Too Late

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to give the rupee a bigger role, so that it can travel faster through the system. This may be a good thought, but it is somewhat impractical within the current financial and geopolitical realities of India

Poverty Behind Bars: When Justice Becomes A Privilege

With over three-quarters of India’s prison population awaiting trial and thousands more languishing behind bars after completing their sentences, the country’s jails reveal a harsh truth—in India, freedom often depends not on guilt or innocence, but on the ability to pay
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Power, Fear, and the Politics of Control: Expanding War at Home

As President Donald Trump pushes the limits of executive power, deploying National Guard troops against protestors and defying state authority, critics warn that the line between constitutional governance and authoritarianism is being dangerously blurred. KENNETH TIVEN examines how fear, force and political theatre are shaping America’s democracy in crisis

“Hope Is Still Alive”

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Justice Surya Kant says need to extend legal aid, access to justice to marginalized communities in East, North-East

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Justice Surya Kant, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), has stressed the need to extend legal aid and facilitate access to justice to the marginalized communities in the eastern and northeastern states. He expressed concern on the unequal development of communities and disparities in development  despite the region’s  resource abundance.  Speaking at the NALSA East-Zone Regional Conference held in Sonapur, Guwahati, Assamm, Justice Surya Kant stressed ...
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CJI BR Gavai says shocked by shoe attack, but it’s a forgotten chapter

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Blood on the Plateau

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Four years of peaceful protest for statehood and constitutional safeguards ended in bloodshed on September 24 in Leh; activist Sonam Wangchuk was detained and later  arrested under the National Security Act
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From Jalebi Baby to No Handshake: How India-Pakistan Match Became a Political Minefield

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A bungled anthem in Dubai, a pop star’s cheeky dig, and India’s defiant no-handshake policy turned an Asia Cup clash into a spectacle of politics, patriotism, and pain far beyond the cricket pitch

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