IL Feature

The legislative assembly of the state has adopted a resolution urging the central government to amend the Wildlife Protection Act to alleviate human-wildlife conflicts which are on the rise. What are...

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad moved the Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Jalpaiguri district, challenging the forest department’s naming of a lioness Sita and a lion Akbar, adding an unnecessary communal angle to a normal process in zoological areas

The Court’s admonition to a single woman for wanting to be a mother  is debatable and begs the question if her marital status is more  important than her financial means or mental health

In a reversal of sorts, courts have come to the rescue of husbands who have been subjected to mental cruelty by their wives, either due to their financial constraints or weight problems, and granted divorce

The introduction of two bills on waste management in the assembly places responsibility on individuals for the waste they generate. Imprisonment and fines are attempts to clean up God’s Own Country

The apex court has said that the Tribunal’s recurrent engagement in unilateral decision-making, provisioning ex-post facto review hearings and routinely dismissing them has regrettably become a prevailing norm

The Bill is meant to tackle the widespread malaise of exam leaks and imposes a 10-year-jail term and a fine up to Rs 1 crore. But will this curb the malpractice in a country where there are so few jobs?

Pleas by eight interfaith couples for protection of life were dismissed by the Allahabad High Court as their marriages were not in compliance with the Act. Pleas from other states regarding such laws are pending before the Supreme Court

Recently, the Delhi High Court observed that the principle of carry-forward of unfilled economically weaker section category vacancies in a particular class in one year to the next class in the next year in the same school is legal and valid. The judgment brings out differences in standards adopted by the Department of Education

The Ernakulam District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Kalyan Silks’ Vastalaya to compensate Rs 75,040 for refusing to replace silk saris with defects, marking a pivotal moment for consumer rights