Above: The Supreme Court has slammed khap panchayats for objecting to inter-caste marriages
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court has said that any adult person can marry anyone of their choice an...
Above: (L-R) Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan B Lokur addressing a press conference in New Delhi/Photo: UNI
In a move that has shocked the na...
Above: Supreme Court
2018 will see some important cases coming up in the Supreme Court, be it the contentious Aadhaar issue, the Babri Masjid dispute or the tussle between Delhi’s chief minister an...
~By Kunal Rao
There were some interesting judgments in 2017 that need to be recorded for posterity. They range from legal opinion on playing a small-stakes rummy game at home to intellectual property ...
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
SEEKING VOTES IN THE NAME OF RELIGION IS A CORRUPT PRACTICE
Date of Judgment: January 2, 2017
Describing religion as a private relationship between man and God, a seven-...
A case filed by this reputed carmaker against a local company saw it losing the suit in the apex court, which said that trademark rights are territorial, not global
~By Venkatasubramanian
The ai...
Above: Gujarat BJP workers celebrating paty's victory in assembly polls in Ahmedabad on December 18. Photo: UNI
In a nail-biting finish where leads and trails changed every 30 minutes, BJP finally ...
Above: By expropriating words and assigning them fresh meanings, Modi has robbed debates of nuance and silenced voices. Photo: UNI
The denigration of language in political discourse in recent times...
Above: Can the common man no longer expect a secure future?
The Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill 2017, cleared by the cabinet and before a parliamentary panel, will lead to a bail-in...
A plea regarding the late CM J Jayalalithaa’s thumb impression on a document opens many questions about the relevance of Aadhaar data after a person’s demise
By Sujit Bhar
On December 8, the Supre...