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The Supreme Court of India recently overturned a 16-year-old National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission verdict that had categorized charging excessive interest rates on credit card dues as an unfair trade practice. This judgment enables banks to continue imposing interest rates exceeding 30 percent on overdue credit card payments. While legally sound, the decision has sparked debates about its ethical implications

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna recently apprised the full court of the Supreme Court of the Collegium’s meeting with the Allahabad High Court judge. The Collegium had met the judge after his remarks targeting Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event led to an uproar and Opposition demands for his impeachment 

November 26, Law Day, is also known as Constitution Day or Samvidhan Divas, a day that commemorates the adoption of our Constitution and reflects our commitment to the rule of law and justice. As we celebrate this foundational moment, it is imperative to consider the future of this legal landscape—our law students

The island-nation is grappling with a crisis that stems from years of  economic mismanagement, entrenched corruption, and political instability. The unprecedented 2022 protests, known locally as the Aragalaya movement, brought about the resignation of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, effectively ending the Rajapaksa family’s two-decade-long political dominance. The new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a pragmatic approach to ties with New Delhi

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

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?

Despite the resumption of patrolling, the underlying issue of disengagement remains unresolved. Patrolling is inherently an aggressive act aimed at asserting control over territory, and without complete disengagement, it risks further escalating tensions

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Indian judicial system has long since been characterized by the Lady of Justice- the Nyay Ki Devi as she is also referred to with her flowing robes and the traditional ...

Short-term gains for the Canadian prime minister will prove long-term losses for his own country

Over time, the country has expanded its influence in India by engaging journalists, organisations with Marxist leanings, think-tanks, and even Bollywood, to shape narratives and gather intelligence on key sectors like defence, space, nuclear capabilities, and information technology