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J&K’s Special Status: A Legal Minefield

Above: (L-R) Gulzari Lal Nanda, who was the PM for two short periods; Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Jawaharlal Nehru (photo: kashmirconnected.com).   The Court’s decision to examine the validity of ...

Hadiya case: Unholy Wedlock?

Above: Doubts are being raised as to why Akhila converted to Islam and married Shafin Jahan. Photos: shafinjahan.s/facebook With the Supreme Court handing over the case to NIA, there are larger imp...

Who is Ashok Kumar?

The recent Madras High Court order blocking 2,650 portals under the garb of a pre-emptive strike against piracy, leads to concerns about wider preventive censorship ~By Venkatasubramanian John D...

Offshore Deposits: The Flight from Swiss Banks

With the Automatic Exchange of Common Information kicking in from 2018, unaccounted wealth in banks in Switzerland is being withdrawn and parked in the US, Dubai and Singapore  ~By Rashme Sehgal i...

India Legal show: Govt hospitals suffer from administrative negligence, not medical negligence, say panellists

The latest edition of the India Legal show discussed the present medical negligence scenario in India and who should be held responsible in cases such as the one which happened at BRD medical college ...

Blocking Websites: An Open and Shut Case?

Above: Cyber law needs to quickly move forward so that the rights of the public are protected. Photo: Anil Shakya While various sites have been blocked, the legal framework does not provide checks ...

RERA: A House for Mr Biswas

Above: Jaypee Wish Town remains a dream for thousands who invested in it. Photo: Twitter This well-known novel could well exemplify the dreams of many middle class buyers. But with unscrupulous bui...

Rape Case: Compromise, the Name of the Game

Gender stereotypes affect judgments in rape cases as was evident in two recent cases in the Delhi High Court which had different verdicts given by the same judge ~By Venkatasubramanian Can an ac...

The Ball is in BCCI’s Court

With the ban on the cricketer lifted by the Kerala High Court, will the Board allow S Sreesanth to play competitive cricket? ~By Naveen Nair in Thiruvananthapuram Shanthakumaran Sreesanth may or...

Sports: Law of the Land

Above: Athlete PU Chitra (left) and ace sprinter, Dutee Chand, were disallowed at different times from competing on important international platforms. Photo: Wikimedia.com and UNI S Sreesanth is no...

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