The roadmap for India’s tobacco control program lies in more stringent laws and higher taxes to wean the public from the pernicious habit
By Shoba John
Come November, government delegations ...
Only 20 percent of the income of political parties can be traced. What about the rest?
By Usha Rani Das
In 2014, the Delhi High Court convicted the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Jan...
When a bill journeys through parliament, it goes through an elaborate process. What finally emerges from the parliamentary crucible is unassailable.
By Devender Singh
Come every parliament sessi...
India Legal show debates whether Nitish Kumar’s government is to be blamed for the RJD strongman Mohammad Shahabuddin getting bail
By India Legal Bureau
On October 1, the Supreme Court set aside...
A new network of lawyers, rights activists and those exonerated in terrorism-related cases dedicates itself to fight for compensation and rehabilitation of those wrongly framed and prosecuted
By Ajit...
Though Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 has been amended, several lacunae still remain in the existing arbitral regime, creating confusion in the minds of litigants and lawyers
By Usha Rani Da...
If India is serious about implementing the Paris Climate Agreement, it has to draw up stringent laws and policies that will make it an example for developing countries
By Ramesh Menon
India has ...
This gutsy mother’s fight for justice for her deceased son, Nitish, finally came to fruition with the Supreme Court handing out a severe sentence to his killers
By Karan Kaushik
The Supreme Cou...
Retaining the minimum age of marriage for a girl at 15 under the amended law has made many child brides vulnerable to abuse. The law is also at variance with others, allowing the guilty to go scot-fre...
Section 497 defines adultery as a crime committed by men when they have sexual intercourse with a married woman. It is not an offence when a woman has sexual intercourse with a married man. This anoma...