IL Feature

The impounding of 15-year-old vehicles by Delhi’s transport department has raised a furore among the owners. While courts have given exemptions in certain cases, a clear-cut policy is needed

In a startling video, a horse is shown being forced to smoke by two men on the Kedarnath Temple route. An FIR was filed under the IPC and Animal Cruelty Act.

A recent verdict passed by the Madras High Court in a domestic dispute case that allowed a housewife equal share in her husband’s property significantly expands the rights of homemakers over their husband’s property and has been hailed as a positive sign

America celebrates 247 years of Independence against a backdrop of a nation at war with itself over what democracy means. The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has become the major player in changing the regulatory power of the federal and state governments. There are two reasons—because they can and because the US Congress is gridlocked by performative politicians, accomplishing very little.

A Delhi hospital has been ordered by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to pay Rs 1.3 crore compensation to a couple for a botched-up in-vitro fertilisation procedure.

The Court has issued a notice to the Kerala government after a boy was killed by stray dogs there. India has the highest number of such attacks and calls for euthanising the strays have increased

In a progressive move, the Madras High Court said that temple priests cannot be appointed based on caste. Instead, knowledge and dedication to religious practices will be the criterion

The levying of service charge by hotels and restaurants has been a contentious issue. Instead of letting customers decide whether they want to pay it or not, the charges are being forced on them

The face authentication feature in the app was recently launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. Basically, it means farmers registered under the PM-Kisan scheme can now complete e-KYC by scanning their face without a one-time password or fingerprint

In a sign of progressive times, High Courts have often said that controlling a woman’s sexuality hits her autonomy and dignity and claims of her being detained by another man will not be entertained