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The BJP’s manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections reiterates that the party, if it returns to power, would bring in a jail term of minimum 10 years for those found guilty of indulging in love jihad. Election promises tend to ignore Constitutional rights.

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anup Jairam Bhambhani is considering issues pertaining to interpretation and effective implementation of several pro...

Life throws different challenges at every step. And the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown its own set of challenges for advocates. For the last one and half years, advocates throughout India are grappling with the restricted functioning of courts. They have to answer a flurry of questions emanating from their infuriated clients on a daily basis. 

The Delhi government recently withdrew its order where it was compulsory to wear a mask while driving alone. This happened after an observation by the Delhi High Court where it termed as “absurd” a Delhi government order making it compulsory to wear a mask while driving alone in the context of Covid-19 and asked why the decision was still prevailing.

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that no “moral policing” can be allowed if two adults are willing to stay together by way of marriage or a live-in relationship. A single bench of Justice Nandita Dubey passed this order while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by one Gulzar Khan, who alleged that he had married at BMA Maharashtra (Bandra) and his wife had willingly converted to Islam. It was alleged that his in-laws had forcibly taken her to Banaras and illegally detained her there.

The Supreme Court on February 4 directed all states to provide full particulars regarding details of compensation given to the concerned State Legal Service Authority (SLSA), including orphans, withi...

By Ajay K. Agrawal The apex court recently declined to grant any interim relief to NGOs whose licenses were not renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) ...

The Delhi High Court recently expressed anguish at the misuse of laws meant for protection of women from sexual harassment by falsely invoking the provision “at the drop of a hat” to register displea...

The Kerala cabinet recently recommended to the governor to issue an ordinance to amend the Kerala Lokayukta Act, 1999. This would give it the power to dismiss any report of the anti-corruption body. ...

In a new development, the government is mulling over ranking  ministries on their ease of doing business after extensive consultations with industry leaders, startups and trade bodies. This seem...