The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), in its response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) notice, disclosed before the Tribunal that it had carried out an inspection of the stretch of River Yamuna near Palla (Ghat No 4) and collected samples from three points.
The sample analysis report revealed that the Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) of Drain No 8, which originates in Haryana and discharges wastewater into the River Yamuna, had a high pollution load affecting the water quality of ...
The Madras High Court recently made a significant ruling regarding Muslim men taking multiple wives. It said that the wife cannot stop the husband from entering into a second marriage, but she has the right to seek maintenance and refuse to be a part of the matrimonial household
By setting aside the decision of the Rajasthan High Court which quashed a sexual harassment case based on a compromise between the accused and father of the victim, the apex court has ruled in the interest of justice and held that the lower courts must have due regard to the nature and gravity of the crime which could have a serious impact on society
The recent Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s draft guidelines on foregoing life support in terminally-ill patients is a test of the robustness of the right to refuse medical treatment in India
Recently, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud installed a new statue of Lady Justice in the library of the Supreme Court, removing the blindfold from it and replacing the sword with a copy of the Constitution. To what extent this symbolic practice would translate into the transformative ideals of justice administration?
The Union government has appointed second seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, as new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice said that in exercise of powers conferred under Clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, President Droupadi Murmu was pleased to nominate Jastice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai as Executive Chairman of NALSA...