Nearly four years ago, the Supreme Court of India had asked the state governments to specify the criteria for granting compensation to dog bite victims, especially when someone bitten dies. The criter...
NUJS releases Diversity Report
The West Bengal National University of Judicial Science (NUJS) has released the Diversity Report 2019. The report is a result of a year-long process conducted in NUJS...
BCI and Law Colleges to ensure internships for students
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has assured the Delhi High Court that henceforth, the council and the law schools will be responsible to provi...
Excerpts from a speech by Professor Upendra Baxi on the Festschrift Release Function at the Judicial Academy, Chandigarh on 14 February, 2020
I am disappointed at not being with you on this occasion ...
By Vikas Bhadauria
Soon after the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act spiralled across the country and activists, political parties, as well as student organisations, approached the Supr...
By India Legal Bureau
The Collegium system of recommending judges for transfer, appointment and elevation is anything but transparent. Seniority is often violated, merit is not considered as a crit...
Long before the Centre's decision to bifurcate the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Delhi was also stripped of its statehood under the Reorganization Act.
The Aam Aa...
By Dilip Bobb
Thanks to our very own guntoting Dirty Harry, we have been reliably informed as to who the real enemies of the people are. It’s a long and lengthening list thanks to such progressive ...
NLU Delhi students write open letter to High Court
Over 145 past and present students from the National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) have addressed an open letter to the Delhi High Court, urging th...
There has been a trend among death row convicts to get their execution delayed through appeals and curative petitions. What are the legal loopholes that allow them to prolong their sentences despite t...