A June 3 apex court order that all protected forest tracts and wildlife sanctuaries should have eco-sensitive zones of one kilometre from their boundaries has led to protests in Kerala. It is now thinking of bypassing the order
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg
“I always tell people that religious institutions and political institutions should be separate. So while I’m telling people that, I myself continue with them combined. Hyp...
A division bench of the Karnataka High Court has permitted a man to obtain a divorce from his wife on the grounds that the woman falsely accused him of being impotent, stating that allegations of imp...
The Union culture ministry is looking to rationalise the prohibited and regulated zones around protected monuments by amending the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The whole idea is to make them more flexible and public friendly
The Madhya Pradesh government has proposed to open 292 hectares for mining in five stretches along the Chambal river and its tributary, Parvati, to fight illegal mining in the National Chambal Sanctu...
By Shivanand Pandit
The saga of non-performing assets (NPA) continues. In the latest episode, three popular Indian banks have been taken for a dramatic ride for a total of Rs 150 crore by a couple...
Recently, in a noteworthy development, the Kerala High Court, while adjudicating in a child custody battle between a divorced couple, orally remarked that penal provision against rape should be made gender-neutral.
The Prayagraj Development Authority’s decision on June 12 to demolish the house of political activist and businessman Mohammad Javed goes against a 2020 ruling of the Allahabad High Court.
SA Bobde, former chief justice of India, had envisioned the employment of AI in the judiciary. He had expressed happiness at the introduction of the Supreme Court Portal for Court Efficiency Assistance (SUPACE).