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A notice issued by a Pune district court on October 20 asking women advocates not to “arrange” hair in the open court led to a social media uproar. The notice said that women arranging their hair disturbs the court

By Manoj K. Srivastwa Of late, a section of media1 and a cross-section of society inter alia some legal experts have been advocating vociferously that legal language particularly judgments of judg...

Incorporating feminist thinking into law is not easy primarily because the language of legal decision making is substantively and linguistically male. The next chief justice of India has told law students to incorporate “feminist thinking” in the way they deal with law

The MoU between GEC and corporate houses to make the workforce vote is illegal and goes against the Representation of the People Act, which allows a person to vote or refrain from it at an election

By Ashok Bhan Although the targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandits over the past few months has evoked anger in civil society, it manifests the deep societal divide between the communities in the pre...

Recently, the apex court set aside a preventive detention order of the Tripura government. This is not the first time it has pulled up state governments. Such detention is often used as a tool to curb personal liberties

India’s long held position is that country specific resolutions are never helpful and dialogue is the way forward. Does its surprising abstention from voting on human rights in China serve its national interest?

Pension denialism behaviour by concerned authorities keeps on brutally manifesting itself in various individual cases. Matters concerning fixation, quantum, duration of pension constantly go before the High Courts and reach even the Supreme Court of India. On a conservative estimate, senior citizens grow even older as they consume at least a decade and half.

A public interest litigation seeking a minimum stipend for newly enrolled advocates was filed before the Delhi High Court. The Court appealed to senior advocates to provide a sufficient stipend to their juniors. Is it time for greater empathy?

In a first, the apex court collegium will access the judicial records and judgments of judges of High Courts for elevation to the Court. Judges find this derogatory, while the rest of the fraternity welcomes it.