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The Examination has been controversial and divisive ever since its introduction and needs to be overhauled so that good law students who have spent years studying are nurtured to become good advocates 

By Pawan Kumar In 2024, with global internet users surpassing five billion, the pervasive influence of the digital world on our daily lives is undeniable. The Internet has become an integral part ...

Legal aid has a very important role in implementing access to justice for the poor and needy. It aims at rendering free legal services to individuals who are not in the position to pay lawyer’s fees. It recognizes that access to justice is a fundamental right, but still, obstacles remain

By Vikram Kilpady The Union government’s decision to henceforth observe the dreaded midnight knock of the Emergency with the June 25 Samvidhan Hatya Divas has met with sufficient scorn from the Op...

By Sujit Bhar Every now and then, news of yet another Indian river overflowing with putrid effluents hits the headlines. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and/or the Supreme Court sit up, sometime...

Even as the war rages on, the question that arises is whether the ICJ and ICC can punish Israel and Hamas for the untold misery inflicted. International legal framework remains flawed for effective enforcement

In this landmark order, the Court accentuates the environmental rule of law and principles of sustainable development and lambasts officials of the State who abdicated their duty of protecting forests

The apex court’s defence of private business and private property is par for the times when applying socialist interventions of yore can end up alienating investors

The number of disputes between the government and technological companies is increasing. One controversial and contemporary dispute is between the Indian government and WhatsApp. This conflict relates to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, which mandate the company to share or trace the originator of a message. But, the regulation goes against the end-to-end encryption rules of the tech company

The Calcutta High Court has cancelled the appointment of nearly 26,000 primary school jobs, just before the election. This has put the Trinamool Congress in a quandary. However, there seems to be mor...