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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

As the Delhi government outlaws bike taxis, issues of pricing and customer safety have cropped up. Will regulation manage these concerns so that lakhs of passengers get last-minute connectivity?

The Supreme Court bench of Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna dismissed a plea seeking the setting up of a Renaming Commission of India. Can’t let the past weigh down the present and the future, noted the judges.

The Indian social hierarchy of caste has become an issue in the city of Seattle, Washington. Caste discrimination has been added to an existing ordinance to do with race, religion and gender identity. What’s behind the caste issue?

Uttarakhand has brought in an ordinance to crack down on paper leaks and use of unfair means with hefty fines and jail terms. Can law eliminate cheating in exams, especially for recruitment to government jobs?

Donald Trump’s bid to win the Republican nomination for US president in 2024 has run into stumbling blocks. Indian-American politician Nikki Haley announced she was running for president against her former boss. Meanwhile, an Atlanta prosecutor is probing possible criminal interference by Trump in the 2020 election in Georgia.

Access to law is a pre-condition for access to justice. In order to realise this, regional languages should also be used as the language of law as proposed by the Law Minister and the Chief Justice of India.

Artistic expression was once again under fire as a student of MS University was debarred for “objectionable” artwork. But courts have, time and again, come down heavily on such moral policing.

The furore in both houses of parliament about expunctions from the speeches of two leading members of the Opposition relating to an Indian businessman has brought focus on this parliamentary practice. What are the official compulsions?

The ban on BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised questions on the application of IT rules and right to freedom of expression. The controversy was discussed threadbare on the India Legal show hosted by Editor-in-Chief, APN channel, Rajshri Rai. A report.