According to a 2017 survey conducted by World Vision India, one in every two children in India has been a victim of sexual abuse. To tackle the menace, the government enacted the Protection of Childr...
The friction between the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala and Governor Arif Mohammad Khan—who is the chancellor of all the universities—over appointment of vice-chancellors (VCs) in various universities has become a major political issue.
With CJI NV Ramana retiring soon, one legacy he left behind is that he filled up many vacancies in the Supreme Court and High Courts. This was unlike his predecessor, Justice SA Bobde, who made no appointments to the Supreme Court due to the collegium being deadlocked for 22 months.
By Shivanand Pandit
Even as internet companies are going to form a self-regulatory body to handle the grievances of social media users, there is a broadening divide among them. They have highlight...
A petition filed in the Delhi High Court recently sought to prevent a Noida-based, 48-year-old man from travelling to Switzerland, where euthanasia is legal. The petition was filed by a Bangaluru-based woman, a close friend of the man suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) since 2014.
Over 18,000 people from different walks of life signed an online petition addressed to West Bengal Higher Education authorities seeking disciplinary action against St Xavier’s University vice-chancellor Felix Raj.
Over the past few decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the understanding of slum dwellers and their rights. From being viewed as illegal occupants without any rights, they are now seen as people with rights and entitled to shelter by the government.
Google India submitted before a bench of Justice Yashwant Varma that this right has various shapes and shades and therefore passing of protective orders would depend on the facts and circumstances of each case.
The Supreme Court directed Supertech builders to immediately release Rs 70 lakh to the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), which was roped in as a consultant for the structural audit of the company’s 32-storeyed twin towers.
Over the years, countries across the globe have been working on the “right to repair” legislation to enable consumers to fix their products independently. Keeping abreast with the current trend, Indi...