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The Delhi High Court has said that a person’s right to be forgotten is intrinsically linked to his right to privacy, and search engines and intermediaries are legally bound to disable access to offending content.

It has become a regular front page feature in almost every newspaper—the photograph of some of the country’s top medal-winning wrestlers staging a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for sexual offenses. The matter has  now reached the Supreme Court and the question of who wins the legal bout hangs in the balance.

India’s wildlife habitats have always faced problems of illegal construction as well as villages, roads and highways piercing through sanctuaries, and other infrastructure deemed necessary. Now, the Supreme court has taken the debate further in modifying its earlier order ensuring there are inbuilt safeguards for preventing rampant construction and abuse of process.

As the conflict between governors and state governments rise to a higher decibel, the spotlight is not only on constitutional morality, but also on the constitutional provision regarding the discretionary powers of governors. A report.

SCBA vice president and senior advocate Pradeep Rai’s initiatives on mediation bore fruit with the appointment of 250 members as mediators.

Demographic dividend seems to be on the negative side in India. The most populous nation in the world might find this “crown” full of thorns, and that the country is driving down a road that leads to disaster.

The apex court came down on the Gujarat government for its decision to allow the release of 11 life convicts in the case. The Court said that the judicial order required convicts to be in jail for the rest of their natural life, but they were released by an executive order. It observed, “today it is this lady (Bilkis). Tomorrow, it can be you or me. There must be objective standards”.

Amid opposition to increasing factory working hours to 12 against the present eight, the Bill was put on hold. The constant jostling between productivity and labour rights often sees workers left high and dry.

A Constitution Bench is hearing a bunch of at least 15 petitions regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriage. The bench said it will restrict itself to the Special Marriage Act, 1954, and not broaden the canvas. Through the pleas, the petitioners are seeking wider constitutional entitlements based on the right to life and personal liberty and other related rights.

While the legal profession can benefit from AI and convert it into a perk, especially for research-based activities, it will also eliminate some jobs just as the personal computer and internet did.