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Recently, a ruling by a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court made the process of passive euthanasia less difficult and less time-consuming. What is the legal history of this matter and the issues involved?

The Calcutta High Court slammed a husband for initiating divorce proceedings due to his wife’s infertility and asked him to be a pillar of support for her. Courts have often taken an empathetic view in such matters.

Protests have erupted across Kerala after the state government made public a satellite survey report on areas that are to fall within the proposed buffer zone around 22 wildlife sanctuaries and parks in line with the Supreme Court directions. The protests are against what they say is the government’s “hasty” satellite survey of forest areas.

In various judgments, the Court has reiterated that bail is the rule and jail is the exception. The accused must have his freedom in order to establish his innocence, it said.

A famous liquor distilling factory in Punjab has been shut down on the orders of the chief minister. The grounds for closure are to do with environmental concerns, which is in line with current trends in other states.

The Delhi High Court recently held that while children cannot be barred from exams for non-payment of fees, private unaided schools cannot be forced to retain them.

Courts have stressed that daughters, single or married, have an equal right over their father’s property. But till mindsets change, they will continue to get the short end of the stick.

A 16-year-old Muslim girl has become the focus of a petition in the Supreme Court where Muslim Personal Law clashes with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, which prescribes 18 years as the age for sexual consent. There are some precedents, but this case is an important landmark.

The particular section of the Supreme Court collegium—comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph—that has been in the forefront of the current judi...

In a significant move towards revamping the higher education system in India, the University Grants Commission unveiled draft regulations to facilitate the entry of foreign higher educational institutions in India. However, the draft is not without some contradictions.