Does the need for defence obliterate the need for a sustainable environment for future generations? This question was raised before the Supreme Court of India, a conundrum even for the highest court of the land to find a balance between the two.
In a laudable judgment, the Madras High Court recently advised the National Medical Council that medical colleges should not teach students in a way that is derogatory to this community.
The debate between personal liberty and national security concerns has been growing. In this context, the norms surrounding solitary confinement and speedy trial along with ensuring human dignity while being incarcerated need to be reemphasised.
The new Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, is a progressive legislation. The key changes brought to the juvenile laws reinforce the protection of children and also streamline the adoption system for juveniles.
The state became the third in India to bring in a bill to punish those damaging private or public property during riots, hartals and protests. After becoming a law, tribunals will be set up in this regard.
Although the Kerala High Court has dismissed her plea that her “kidnapped” child born out of wedlock be produced, a young mother’s fight against the parental control of her child is being seen as a milestone in a woman’s right to her sexuality.
The Supreme Court recently said that if any court finds that an offence registered under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989, is primarily a private or ...
On October 22, the Supreme Court set aside a Kerala High Court order, which had asked the centre to grant Kerala cadre to IAS officer A Shainamol who had been allotted the Himachal Pradesh cadre. Sha...
Defending the validity of the traceability clause embodied under Rule 4(2) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the centre recently infor...
The West Bengal government had filed an original suit before the Supreme Court raising the issue of continuous registration of FIRs by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the state despite t...