IL Feature

Recently, the Kerala High Court quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man who was arrested by the police for watching obscene videos on his mobile phone on the roadside. The Court made it clear that the individual had committed no offence as he was viewing the obscene video in his private time without exhibiting it to others. The case has, however, revived the debate about pornography and the laws that govern it

Even as Delhi grapples with pollution every year during Diwali, petitions in the top court have urged the lifting of the ban on crackers. But the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court have refused to relent

There are differences between the IT ministry and DoT over inclusion of internet-based communication services in the new Bill. While telecom companies need a license to offer services, OTTs don’t

In an order that took note of the trauma inflicted on an acid attack victim, an empathetic Delhi High Court refused bail to the attacker saying that while he wanted to enjoy freedom, she was condemned to a life of pain

The World Health Organization says rabies is endemic in India, which accounts for 36% of the world’s rabies deaths. The organisation estimates that the number of deaths caused by dog bites is 18,000-20,000 every year. The latest instance is a case in Ghaziabad where a 14-year-old boy died after being bitten by a pet dog. What can be done to stop this menace?

Gender-based presumptions have no place within the justice system. The Delhi High Court has confirmed this once again in the light of the recent judgment passed by it wherein it has set aside a trial court order and remanded the case, involving attempt to murder and kidnapping allegations, back to the trial court

The increasing number of student suicides in this coaching hub has led the Rajasthan CM to form a panel of stakeholders to solve this problem and to work on a law to regulate mushrooming coaching centres

The Muzaffarnagar slap-case made us finally aware that within the four walls of classroom, social abhorrence and religious bigotry is being played out and now, inevitably, it has become a political football as well

With the Supreme Court overturning a Madras High Court judgment, couples intending to marry despite family opposition can do so in the presence of advocates and without any public declaration of it

Over the years, pressures of urban development have seen forests of Delhi Ridge under threat. In many areas, landscaped public parks and public housing have come up. The area also faces dumping of construction waste. Now the Delhi High Court has expressed concern over the presence of 63 structures inside the Central Ridge in the capital