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Northern Railways’ proposal to swap forest land in Delhi for areas in UP has raised eyebrows. How will the compensatory afforestation benefit Delhiites who choke on pollution in the capital?

Kerala High Court set an example by refusing anticipatory bail to a man who attacked a doctor while he was on duty. Stern action by governments is the only way to stop attacks on these professionals.

The Assam government started moving detainees to the Matia Transit Camp in January 2023. The Camp is the nation’s largest detention facility to imprison illegal foreigners. The Gauhati High Court deemed the state’s move to convert the Camp into a temporary prison odd and, on the surface, invalid

While there is a clamour for reforms, a vital question remains. If the power to do things is subject to a law made by Parliament and it does not do so for 75 years, is the Supreme Court justified in disturbing the constitutional machinery in place?

A question raised after Manish Sisodia’s arrest was whether an accused can be arrested for non-cooperation with the police. But the nature of the offence and chances of him tampering with evidence are taken into consideration

Organ transplant is a major issue in India with a long waiting list and strict guidelines, apart from social prejudices. Now, the Union health ministry has modified the existing organ transplantation guidelines and it is seen as a major step in making the process easier

Prof (Dr) GS Bajpai, the new V-C of National Law University (NLU), Delhi, has plans to make the institute a leading law university by promoting empirical research and national and international collaboration. He spoke to Sanjay Raman Sinha on his priorities and vision

The Supreme Court said that when the Maha Vikas Aghadi government was formed, the rebels were part of the decision. The anti-defection law applies even if a faction splits from a political party and gets a majority

The recent killing of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the 2005 murder of the then newly-elected Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal, has brought into focus the sorry state of the witness protection system in India.

In the recent past, several eminent, reformist political thinkers have been urging the judiciary to call out the Constitutional sins of the executive branch of the government. Prominent among them is Padma Bhushan and Magsaysay awardee Arun Shourie. Last month, in a well-publicised TV interview, this intrepid scholar-journalist-politician called upon the Supreme Court “to behave as if it’s at war in defence of the Constitution”.