IL Feature

A number of petitions filed in the Delhi High Court by traders’ bodies of various markets as well as street vendors has brought focus on the legal and Constitutional rights regarding their right to livelihood.

In order to enhance the health, well-being and nutritional levels of mother and child, the centre has cleared a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage of women to 21 years.

Lalit Modi has been based in London ever since he fled the country over accusations of wrongdoing and financial irregularities. The founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), who became a high-flyin...

Due to the pandemic, the impact was everywhere, which also resulted in the closure of schools and other educational institutions. As schools reopen in many parts of the country, it’s important that p...

Civil Judge (South) Neha Sharma recently rejected a civil suit seeking restoration of Hindu and Jain deities inside the Quwwat Ul Islam mosque located at the Qutub Minar complex in Mehrauli, New Delh...

cently passed two bills that aim to regulate in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinics and prohibit commercial surrogacy in India. While the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2021, that the Lok Sabha passed on December 1 got the nod from the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote, the Upper House also passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020, with amendments.

An Allahabad High Court judge volunteering to pay the fees of a Dalit student for her admission to IIT-BHU in Varanasi shows that the judiciary can be deeply compassionate. A 17-year-old student Sans...

Cryptocurrency has been in the news for quite a while now and more and more people are dabbling in this digital currency. However, the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021, listed in the Winter Session of Parliament, seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India. But it allows for certain exceptions.

By setting aside a Kerala High Court order, the Supreme Court sent a reminder that under existing law, the Courts do not have the power to alter a judgment and an order once passed, except to correct a clerical or arithmetical error.

The Allahabad High Court has reduced the jail sentence of a man convicted for sexually assaulting a child by controversially observing that oral sex does not fall within the category of “aggravated sexual assault” under POCSO.