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The Meghalaya High Court has issued a directive in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Registrar General, High Court of Meghalaya, against the State of Meghalaya.  The PIL was heard by the Division Bench of Chief Justice IP Mukerji and Justice W Diengdoh on Tuesday. The PIL centered on concerns regarding the Myntdu River, which flows through the Jaintia region, and into Bangladesh, providing sustenance to approximately 40,000 people.  The river holds signif...

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Multiple Wives and Compensation

The Madras High Court recently made a significant ruling regarding Muslim men taking multiple wives. It said that the wife cannot stop the husband from entering into a second marriage, but she has the right to seek maintenance and refuse to be a part of the matrimonial household

Lessons Learnt

By setting aside the decision of the Rajasthan High Court which quashed a sexual harassment case based on a compromise between the accused and father of the victim, the apex court has ruled in the interest of justice and held that the lower courts must have due regard to the nature and gravity of the crime which could have a serious impact on society 

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Foregoing life support

The recent Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s draft guidelines on foregoing life support in terminally-ill patients is a test of the robustness of the right to refuse medical treatment in India

Symbolism in Justice Administration

Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud installed a new statue of Lady Justice in the library of the Supreme Court, removing the blindfold from it and replacing the sword with a copy of the Constitution. To what extent this symbolic practice would translate into the transformative ideals of justice administration?

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The Vicious Cycle

In the state’s political landscape, change appears as a façade. For the ruling Trinamool Congress, nothing matters more than power and money 

Indians at a Crossroads

By Inderjit Badhwar With a population of over ...

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The Union government has appointed second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, as new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice said that in exercise of powers conferred under Clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, President Droupadi Murmu was pleased to nominate Jastice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as Executive Chairman of NALSA...