A report by a Standing Committee has made far-reaching recommendations on the controversial Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 and has taken a sensitive stand to secure justice for ...
Above: A Kshatriya mahapanchayat deliberating over an issue in Faridabad. It’s imperative that such panchayats obey the law of the land. Photo: UNI
The first FIR is filed under a progressive new la...
Above: The standing counsels appointed by the Yogi government lack efficiency and expertise. Photo: UNI
In a scathing indictment of the UP government, the Lucknow Bench said these law officers are ...
Above Illustration: Anthony Lawrence
As the NGT questions 10 states on improper appointment of chairpersons of State Pollution Control Boards, the centre seeks to weaken not just this tribunal but ...
Above: (Left) Ashutosh Maharaj, who is supposed to be in samadhi; (right) the Dera which he heads claims to have 15 lakh followers across the world. Photo: djjs.org
The Court has allowed this relig...
The apex court has sought a law for the appointment of Election Commissioners as the present system is arbitrary and non-transparent and can’t be left in the hands of the Executive
~By MG Devasaha...
The higher judiciary is poised for a salary upgrade that will bring it on a par with the bureaucracy, with the Chief Justice of India maintaining his slight edge
~By Sucheta DasguptaThe wait is almos...
Above: Advocates and lawyers struggle as the Supreme Court experiments with its digital transformation. Photo: Bhawna Gaur
As the Supreme Court opens after the summer recess, advocates and judges a...
Above: MP’s Minister of Public Relations Narottam Mishra welcoming President Pranab Mukjherjee on his arrival at Datia in June this year. Photo: UNI
In a first case of paid news before a high court...
Above: GST is expected to bring down prices but the truth will be out only after a few months into the new tax-system. Photo: Shivani Sharma
The new regime is expected to put more money in the pock...