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Live-in Relationships: Born Free, Live Free!

Above: Illustration by Anthony Lawrence In far-reaching judgments, courts have approved live-in relationships among adults even if the boy is not of marriageable age ~By Venkatasubramanian Fo...

Release of Detenues: By the Grace of GoD

Above: Delhi High Court said the petitioners’ right to make  representation against their arrest was denied The Delhi High Court has set free two persons held under COFEPOSA on the ground that the ...

Lessons in Litigation

While adjudicating the Amity Law School case, where students were debarred from sitting for exams, the Delhi High Court brought up some critical issues over BCI’s powers on the issue ~By Rajesh Kum...

Papa Don’t Preach

In a progressive judgment, the Madras High Court has ruled that it’s not mandatory to fill the father’s name in a birth certificate. But experts say this would be difficult to implement for all record...

Sitapur Attacks: A Dog’s Fate

Above: Over 150 community dogs in Sitapur were killed under official orders after a spurt in canine attacks in the district/Photo: Anil Shakya Animal lovers in Uttar Pradesh have approached the Sup...

The Digital Divide

Illustration: Anthony Lawrence Indian courts are getting digitised but there are hiccups on the way—slow conversion of case records, red tape, incompetently executed renovations and clients who are...

The paradox of the IT sack-able professional

Above: A call centre executive (file photo) IT industry employees converge, demand labour laws as protection, but can the industry bear the burden? ~By Sujit Bhar An interesting development h...

Jayalalithaa Memorial: Crowning Corruption

Above: An artist’s impression of the proposed Jayalalithaa memorial on Marina Beach/Photo: UNI Environmentalists, political parties and anti-graft crusaders oppose the AIADMK government’s decision ...

Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service Exams: Testing Times?

Another Judiciary-Executive tussle has erupted, this time over the conduct of exams for subordinate judiciary in Uttar Pradesh ~By India Legal Bureau In another spat between the Judiciary and t...

Democracy’s Finest Hour

Above: The decks are clear for JD(S) state chief HD Kumaraswamy to take over as next CM with BS Yeddyurappa resigning before the floor test in the state assembly/Photo Courtesy: Facebook Failing to...

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