IL Feature

The Supreme Court last month issued a notice in a matter seeking simplification of the adoption process in India. A bench, comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant, heard the petition in which the counsel for the petitioner highlighted the ground reality with respect to the adoption process in India and the kind of impact it has had on the country over a period of time.

Indian data mining company Just Dial has got an interim injunction from the Delhi High Court on a complaint that a local company had been stealing data from the well-known and established data miner. This is a good precedent in this world of uncertain data ownership rights.

The Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha last year to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972—a law that provides a framework for the protection of wild plants, birds and animals.

After the ropeway accident in Jharkhand’s Trikut Hills which left three people dead and led to a terrifying ordeal for almost 60 tourists in the swaying cars which collided due to a technical snag, t...

Is the Indian legal system structured in a way that it marginalises a sizeable section of the population and favours the rich? A High Court chief justice sparks a debate.

It is been a long simmering dispute that is once again creating a political slugfest. The latest development was when the new Chief Minister of Punjab and Leader of the state assembly, Bhagwant Mann,...

As Covid rise slowly in the Capital, the Delhi’s Directorate of Education (DoE) on April 14 issued an advisory asking schools to temporarily shut down a section or the whole premises if a student or ...

The recent Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, which was passed by both Houses of Parliament, has created a furore. The Bill seeks to replace the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. Th...

NCP leader Supriya Sule recently introduced a private member’s Bill that seeks to give equal rights of marriage to the LGBTQIA+ community. The Bill also seeks to replace all references in the Special Marriage Act to “husband and wife” with the word “spouse”. What are the chances of it becoming a law?

A judgment by the Karnataka High Court has held a man guilty of raping his wife and said marriage is not a license for such acts. India is one of the few countries that have still not criminalised marital rape.