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Third Gender ‘Defined’

The Supreme Court today, reiterated its previous stand that the term “third gender” categorically refers to transgender and not to gays, lesbians or bisexuals. The purpose of the clarification was ...

Area of Darkness

After putting out a draft forest policy, the government suddenly backtracked in panic. If it had got through, it would have seen more areas getting commercialized, adversely affecting ecology By Ra...

Gujarat HC rules out retirement age for minority institutes

In a judgement that could become a legal benchmark for minority-run educational institutes in India, the Gujarat High Court recently said that such institutes could not be subjected to the state gover...

Himachal HC refuses to interfere with government order

The Himachal Pradesh High Court refused to step into the territory of the executive while responding to a petition related to an officer’s posting on deputation. According to an IANS report, the court...

Bigger Pictures, Better Warnings

The SC’s order last month directing tobacco companies to display bigger health warnings on their products is a shot in the arm for those campaigning against nicotine abuse. The industry’s plea against...

Supreme Court to hear plea against Section 377

The Supreme Court is likely to take up a petition on decriminalizing Section 377 of the IPC on Wednesday, June 29. According to The Times of India (TOI) report, five eminent LGBT activists have moved ...

A Legal Prescription

Only if the Clinical Establishment Act (2010) becomes operational and brings into its ambit patients’ rights, will the unregulated private medical sector become accountable and credible, says a new bo...

US Supreme Court strikes down Texas anti-abortion law

In a significant verdict, the US Supreme Court has struck down a Texas law that made it more difficult for women to have abortions. The top court reasoned that the law put an undue burden on women. ...

Madras HC Advocates Association goes on strike

The Madras High Court Advocates Association decided on Monday (June 27) to go on strike from Tuesday (June 28) in protest against the recent amendments made by the High Court to the Advocates Act. The...

In Muddy Waters

The National Water Framework Bill and a Model Bill for Conservation, Protection and Regulation of Groundwater are meant to regulate the use of water. However, they are vague and the government has the...

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