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Babri Masjid case: An Open-ended Issue

The case takes an unexpected turn as the BJP’s old guard comes under pressure. What are the consequences for the ruling party? ~By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao JrIn the Babri Masjid demolition case, Jus...

SC wants govt to ban Gau Rakshaks

The Supreme Court, on April 7 ordered for a ban on self-styled gau rakshak dals and served notice upon the Union government and the governments of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Karnat...

Andhra HC bifurcation issue yet to be settled

While the state of Telangana was sliced out of the state of Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014, the high court’s bifurcation issue is still to be decided. The Telangana Judges’ Association (and Another) h...

Two Indians elected as arbitrators

In its new Young Arbitrators Forum, the International Chamber (ICC) of Commerce has named two Indian arbitrators. This is as per the ICC’s 2017-2019 mandate. Arbitrators have been elected from 40 c...

POCSO Act, a case for the age of innocence

Keeping in mind the vulnerability of children, Parliament initiated a process and came up with the POCSO Act. It came into effect on November 14, 2012. POCSO has strong provisions on sexual offences, ...

SC insists on new courts, public prosecutors for POCSO Act cases

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justices DY Chandrachud and Sanjay Kishan Kaul on April 7 heard a petition filed by Gaurav Kumar Bansal who is crying for the appointment of inde...

Babri case: SC indicates Advani, Joshi may be back in the dock

~By Sujit Bhar As the CBI ended its submission on the high profile December 6, 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case on March 6, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fa...

Will not move from our original order on liquor vends, says SC

The Supreme Court has, in its last directive, refused to change anything in its judgement of December 15, 2016, on the alcohol ban beside highways. The directive from the bench, headed by CJI J S K...

Jayalalithaa not to be named convict again, says SC

The late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa, will not have her name blemished in the disproportionate assets corruption case after all. When the Supreme Court decided on the case, throwin...

Facebook-WhatsApp issue sent to constitutional bench

When Facebook acquired WhatsApp, it was said that social media giant Facebook would be using data from the hugely popular WhatsApp to personalize content on its platform. While this was apparently ...

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