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A string of recent verdicts are restoring the constitutional guarantees of liberty that were under severe threat from the courts’ reluctance to grant bail to citizens facing trials for alleged offenses, especially under the PMLA’s draconian provisions

The apex court has pointed to concerns over bulldozers being used to demolish the houses of people accused of some crimes in some states and said that it would lay down “pan-India” guidelines on the issue

A vanguard of women rights, the judge led a life committed to the legal profession. Her verdicts have been a reflection of her unwavering commitment to the jurisprudence of equality

Zee Entertainment Enterprises chairperson Subhash Chandra has brought very serious allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, already under the scanner for conflict of interest involvements

The presidential contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face a moment of truth when they meet face to face on the September 10 debate. The decision by President Joe Biden to drop out of the race, giving rise to a thunder-clap political moment, may have altered American history for the next several decades

A new book published by India Legal’s Managing Editor Dilip Bobb looks at the promise and the perils of the transformative new technology, including in India. Below are excerpts from the chapter on India:

A war-weary world questions the excessive pursuit of the prolonged self-defence war which admits of no-reasoned ceasefire and is wary of the mounting Palestinian casualties and war cruelties that do not take any account of age, gender and physical frailty. One hopes that the normative force of the ICJ opinion will advance the prospects of just peace in the region

When a small motorcycle showroom decided to go for an IPO to raise Rs 12 crore, it attracted bids of nearly Rs 4,800 core! What is causing this “irrational exuberance” among retail investors in an overpriced Indian market?

The methodology is being used by investigative agencies to understand the motive behind a crime and to read the criminal’s responses and behaviour as in the Kolkata rape and murder case

The apex court has directed states and union territories to dispense the funds raised by judicial officers for clearance of arrears and allowances. The bench said top bureaucrats will have to appear in person for the delay and rejected the request of several states that chief secretaries be allowed to appear virtually