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Increasing cases of men being falsely implicated of rape have shown the need for guidelines for compensation to victims of wrongful prosecution and miscarriage of justice

Despite guidelines to weed out spurious PILs, the problem continues to plague courts. So fed up have courts become that they have started imposing huge fines on such petitioners

The Delhi High Court has granted “one last opportunity” to the centre to frame the policy on online sale of medicines within eight weeks. Noting that the matter has been pending before it for five years, the Court observed that the government has had sufficient time to frame the policy

The Madras High Court recently upheld the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022, but said rummy and poker would not be prohibited under the Act. The decision of the Court is the second such verdict on the constitutionality of laws banning prize money games

The Supreme Court has decried the confiscation of electronic devices from media personnel. It reiterated the danger of giving government overarching powers without guidelines. At stake is the freedom of the press to gather news and protect sources without fear

According to a new proposal, if a senior citizen complains against their children or relatives for failing to pay them money for their livelihood, the local tribunal for senior citizens can forcibly evict anyone living on their property. Thirty days time will be given for them to vacate the house and if required, police force can be used.

A recent verdict by a Karnataka sessions court judge, transferring the onus of proving rape on the victim, needs to be seen in the context of the elements of the POCSO Act

The Supreme Court has from time to time passed sweeping orders for the betterment of air quality in the region. The first such order came 25 years ago in 1998 on a petition filed regarding vehicular pollution by environmentalist MC Mehta. Now, the top court has stepped in again, this time with a sharper focus

The Bombay High Court has ordered measures to tackle the growing pollution in Maximum City. Despite various action plans and guidelines, there is poor implementation, leading to bad air quality

Recently, Justice Biren Vaishnav, the senior judge of the Gujarat High Court upbraided his colleague Justice Mauna Bhatt for voicing a difference of opinion regarding an on-going tax matter. It has created something of a legal precedent