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Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud installed a new statue of Lady Justice in the library of the Supreme Court, removing the blindfold from it and replacing the sword with a copy of the Constitution. To what extent this symbolic practice would translate into the transformative ideals of justice administration?

The Rajasthan High Court recently made some critical observations about the natural resource while taking suo motu cognizance of unauthorised constructions and encroachments over rivers and other water bodies in the state. It is a problem faced by many cities in India

The Madras High Court in a recent judgment held that “spousal privacy is a fundamental right and documents violating it are not evidence”. The Madurai bench of the Court refused to accept as evidence the call record documents of a woman, obtained stealthily by her husband to seek divorce on the grounds of adultery and cruelty. The verdict is important as it goes a long way in maintaining that the right to privacy trumps all rights

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has taken action against tobacco addiction among school students. Citing concerns over products like smokeless tobacco being smuggled from neighbouring states, the Court has directed the central government to ban such products nationwide

The Delhi High Court in connection with a 2013 suicide abetment case recently observed that persons holding a certain post in the course of duties have to take certain decisions which can cause hardship to an employee. The Court ruled that the same cannot, in the absence of the requisite mens rea, be termed as an action which would amount to incitement/abetment

A recent verdict of the apex court has said that not all private  property can be taken over by the State, while overturning Justice Krishna Iyer’s 1978 observation. Socialism may have been forgotten, but public welfare is still a focus, said dissenting judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

As Justice Sanjiv Khanna steps into his role as the 51st chief justice of India, he faces a formidable challenge: to usher in a Judiciary that is both progressive and vigilant, standing firmly for individual rights and the rule of law 

Donald Trump’s strong victory for a second term return to the US presidency marks the end of 80 years of political alignments where America supported an age of global democracy, not without missteps, but generally with national independence as a key goal. In making this choice, the American citizens have trashed the post-World War II approach by backing a candidate who openly dismisses diversity and equality as key elements of a nation built on immigration over 250 years

By Inderjit Badhwar As election night started, one point emerged clear from the opening 5pm exit polls: the nation was ready for change. According to both CNN and MSNBC—two news outlets often at o...

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the “family pension” provisions outlined in the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, and the associated Rules shall apply to the pension awarded to the Chairperson of the State Law Commission under the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission Act, 2010