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If secularism is part of the basic structure of Indian constitution and our democracy, then the question arises why has the enactment and implementation of the Uniform Civil Code taken a back seat till now? If secularism is to be acceptable by all, so should be the Uniform Civil Code.

A Delhi hospital has been ordered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay Rs 1.3 crore compensation to a couple for a botched-up in-vitro fertilisation procedure.

The draft bill, says the Federation of Indian Pilots, has not addressed safety issues or reduced harsh provisions such as the one year notice period, for which it has approached the Delhi High Court

The Court has issued a notice to the Kerala government after a boy was killed by stray dogs there. India has the highest number of such attacks and calls for euthanising the strays have increased

In a progressive move, the Madras High Court said that temple priests cannot be appointed based on caste. Instead, knowledge and dedication to religious practices will be the criterion

The levying of service charge by hotels and restaurants has been a contentious issue. Instead of letting customers decide whether they want to pay it or not, the charges are being forced on them

The face authentication feature in the app was recently launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Basically, it means farmers registered under the PM-Kisan scheme can now complete e-KYC by scanning their face without a one-time password or fingerprint

The Association for Democratic Reforms has taken the matter of wilful failure of political parties to publish details of criminal antecedents of candidates to the Election Commission. In a strong complaint to the Commission, ADR has termed it as a “deliberate act of contempt”

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had suggested that news that has been deemed “fake” by the PIB’s fact-checking team will not be permitted on online intermediaries. The reference to PIB was later dropped. Social media companies have submitted a proposal to the centre to establish the Misinformation Combat Alliance—a network of fact-checkers that will verify misleading content on their platforms

With India getting into a new tax regime mode, it is time to take a look again at the tax dispute adjudicating system and the philosophy underlying the new policy. RAJSHRI RAI, editor-in- chief, APN channel, spoke to GS PANNU, president, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, on issues related to direct taxes. The interview featured in the ILRF Symposium series hosted under the aegis of India Legal