The SC judgment on single mothers reflects how society has evolved
By Roshni Seth
THE Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, requires that a notice be given to the parents of a minor before a guardi...
Bizarre notions stopped single
mothers from getting their due for too long, until the Supreme Court intervened
By Bhavdeep Kang
FATHERHOOD is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fa...
Do banks have enough capital to lend in case India witnesses an economic recovery later this year? The answer is a clear no as minimum capital requirements are set to rise and mid-cap public sector ba...
Elevation of judges to the Supreme Court under the collegium system has been fraught with controversy, says a legal luminary who wrote this piece exclusively for India Legal
THE method and proc...
Even after the second phase of hearing of challenges to the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, the collegium system is still pitted against it
BY India Legal Team
The new system ...
Despite festering doubts, foreign direct investment in retailing is an enabling policy as it brings in capital and jobs which will have better training and good working conditions. So
why worry?
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A petition against the portrayal of Shiva by Amish Tripathi in his three books was rejected by the court for being frivolous
By Kaushik Joshi
Lord Shiva, with his matted hair, a snake around...
The court has upheld the right of death row inmates to be treated with dignity and exhaust all legal remedies before being executed. This has raised its prestige in upholding justice and human rights
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The state government, through its legal services arm, has ensured that the disadvantaged sections of society have access to law
By India Legal Team
Despite judiciary in ...
The stalemate over NJAC is having a deleterious effect on the vacancies of judges and additional judges in many high courts. This shows a serious deficit in the collegium system of appointments
By ...