IL Feature

The Delhi High Court recently expressed anguish at the misuse of laws meant for protection of women from sexual harassment by falsely invoking the provision “at the drop of a hat” to register displea...

The Kerala cabinet recently recommended to the governor to issue an ordinance to amend the Kerala Lokayukta Act, 1999. This would give it the power to dismiss any report of the anti-corruption body. ...

In a new development, the government is mulling over ranking  ministries on their ease of doing business after extensive consultations with industry leaders, startups and trade bodies. This seem...

The basis of the recent judgment by the apex court dates back to the case involving Gurunatha Grounder, who owned the entire property. He had two sons, Marappa Grounder (the elder) and Ramasamy Groun...

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has decided to rank states based on the speed with which they grant environmental clearances to development projects, specifically State E...

By Ajay K. Agrawal First-time “drinkers” could get away with a penalty rather than face arrest; cases can be withdrawn; a vehicle in which liquor is found may no longer be confiscated and, if it i...

The Indian judiciary, has time and again, upheld the right to privacy. Courts in their orders/judgments have observed that any private conversations of any individual have to be protected unless it i...

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Nothing in this world is constant but change. The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that human tenacity knows no bounds. What was unthinkable till a few months ago is the norm n...

The Delhi High Court on January 12, sought the response of the central government on a petition seeking to declare talaq al-sunnah, the absolute discretion of a Muslim husband to divorce his wife wit...

A government college in Balagadi village in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district has banned hijabs and saffron scarves on the campus. On January 12, 2022, in a meeting between the students, parents and the management, it was decided that Muslim girl students would not wear the hijab and Hindu students would also not be allowed to wear saffron shawls along with their dress.