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A Madras High Court order denying a Scheduled Caste certificate to a Christian woman who claimed to be a Hindu while applying for an upper division clerk job is just the latest in a number of pleas pending before the apex court that deal with the larger question on the constitutionality of using religion as a yardstick for Scheduled Caste quota

In response to a PIL, the Bombay High Court instructed urban planning authorities in Maharashtra to link their official websites with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority portal within a period of three months. The Court said that the integration is imperative for establishing a streamlined process for verifying the authenticity of certificates submitted in real estate registrations, as envisaged under the RERA Act

The Karnataka High Court, while considering a PIL, has made it clear that lack of cleanliness in public parks due to irresponsible pet parenting is becoming a problem. The feeding of stray dogs and the responsibilities of pet owners is a matter of concern all over urban India

The apex court recently took a significant step in addressing the issue of inter-state trafficking of such enslaved people, including minors. One of the key challenges highlighted by the Court is the disbursal of immediate financial assistance to rescued children. The directive is a crucial step towards addressing the issue which affects millions of people

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has admitted before the NGT thatthe glaciers across India’s Himalayas are receding and the snow cover is being degraded at an alarming rate. This is a dangerous trend

Indian democracy has seen several disquieting notes creeping into the use and final outcome of using Electronic Voting Machines

The Delhi High Court has instructed the central government to hold a meeting with deepfake technology providers and users, telecom service providers, and deepfake victims, as well as intermediaries, before finalizing recommendations for detecting and removing deepfakes

The apex court has recently reiterated that the terms “socialist”and “secular” in the Preamble need to be seen in the Indian context, and not as dogmatic principles. Who doesn’t want a welfare state, the Court wondered

The apex court has reacted to a contempt petition that said the state continues to use cruel methods to chase away pachyderms from human settlements that have encroached upon wild land and this was in violation of the Court’s order with the state reneging on its promise 

The Supreme Court, while expressing concern about the recurrent instances of foreign citizens who secure bail and abscond after being accused of crimes committed in India, has asked the central government to establish a formal procedure for addressing such situations