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Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case: Media in the dock

The Bombay High Court has slammed the way news channels handled the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, saying that some actions were contemptuous in nature.

Homebuyer’s relief: Supreme Court slams builders for delay, one-sided agreements

Two remarkable decisions of the Supreme Court have given hope to flat owners. Firstly, the Court declared that builders’ trend of asking for additional money

Big Tech: The New Superpower

Thanks to the pandemic, Big Tech has emerged with huge profits and enormous clout over individuals and governments, including sanctions against the president of the most powerful country in the world. Have the Big Five collectively become the new superpower?

Rules vs Rights: Protecting privacy of inter-faith marriages

In a laudable judgment, the Allahabad High Court said that it is not mandatory to publish a notice for inter-faith marriages. When it is not needed for marriages under personal laws, why should it be for secular laws?

Bitter Harvest

The apex court’s stay on the implementation of the three laws and the formation of a committee might be the first stage in resolving a complex situation where neither the government nor the farmers want to back off.

More Power to Women: 2020’s important gender-based judgments

The Covid-19 pandemic posed an arduous challenge to the judiciary. Even as it struggled to ensure regular functioning, it managed to give some important judgments.

Housewife’s income: All in a day’s work

In yet another remarkable judgment on gender equality, the Supreme Court said that while calculating the notional income of a housewife

Ties with Sri Lanka: A fine balancing act

As China gains a greater foothold in Lanka, India is cautiously watching if its influence in the region will be hit. Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo was an attempt to mend fences with the neighbour.

Act with Caution

In a landmark order, the Court set aside a Gujarat High Court order under Articles 226 and 227 and said that its power to interfere with the arbitration process needs to be exercised in exceptional rarity.

Pre-hiring background check gets complicated with criminal database opening up

The central government has set the ball rolling towards offering public and private sector business establishments access to the national database of crimes and criminals for contextual examination.

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