While the apex court very recently cracked down on diesel pollution, the government has proposed a new formula to reduce Delhi’s traffic burden. But that may end up as a cosmetic move. What’s needed i...
An attempt by the Gujarat government to reserve seats in private medical colleges for non-resident Gujaratis was struck down by the High Court as it goes against the constitution.
By Kaushik Joshi
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The apex court has been swamped by diverse opinions to reform its collegium system. Fresh guidelines are expected by the time TS Thakur takes over as the chief justice of India
By Venkatasubramani...
An HP High Court order bans cow slaughter and consumption of beef in the state. It also quotes a feedback which said it would cost `28.5 lakh to make just one home for cows. Imagine replicating this a...
As the Madras High Court hits one crisis after another, be it over caste or language issues, in an unprecedented move, central security forces will be deployed there.
By R Ramasubramanian in Chenn...
While some states have banned the sale of beef, courts are unable to tell the difference between different kinds of meat and are using dubious evidence to settle disputes
By Vipin Pubby in Chandig...
The apex court ban on surrogacy for foreign couples will put paid to a thriving industry in Gujarat. The way out is to have tighter regulations to oversee this market
By RK Misra in Anand
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Indian jails are hell holes of corruption, drug dealing, gang wars and sexual predators. Far from being institutions to reform
criminals, they are sliding into more chaos and despair
By Ramesh M...
Since a couple of decades the appointment of Judges to the High Courts hasbecome a problematic and procrastinating exercise. Before the judgment of theSupreme Court in Supreme Court Advocates-on-R...
A Madras High Court judge initiating contempt proceedings against his own chief justice and members of the bar indulging in acts of hooliganism does not augur well for the judiciary
By Venkatasubr...