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Supreme Court

Speeding up Justice

Above: Supreme Court The apex court has said that the stay granted in civil or criminal cases will not extend beyond six months, except in rare situations ~By Rajesh Kumar In a significant ve...

Honour and Dishonour

Above: A khap panchayat in progress. The apex court has disapproved of their conduct/Photo Courtesy: ddnews.gov.in The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on honour killings and khap panchayats is libera...

Building a Case

Above: Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda (file pic)/Photo: UNI With the apex court coming down hard on the acquisition process by the previous government led by Bhupinder Singh Ho...

Out Of Bounds!

The Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court judgment which denied permission to foreign lawyers to practice in the country but allowed them to visit for a temporary period to give advice to clien...

Double Trouble

Above: Muslim women in a district court/Photo: UNI Muslim women may be emboldened by the triple talaq verdict but two new petitions against polygamy and nikah halala reveal that they still face dis...

Easing the Burden

Above: Lawyers and litigants discussing cases at a Gurgaon district court/Photo: Anil Shakya In a move that could increase the number of judges in high courts and reduce pendency, the apex court ha...

Open Prisons: Unshackle These Fetters

An agricultural work camp in Bikaner for prisoners. Photo: Smita Chakraburtty Following a top court initiative, the centre will frame guidelines for setting up open prisons which are a far cheaper ...

Handle with Kid Gloves

Above: Children enjoying an activity at a juvenile home in Hyderabad/Photo Courtesy: YouTube In an indictment of the treatment of various governments towards juveniles, the apex court laid down spe...

Election Commission’s Powers: Give More Autonomy

Above: Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat (in grey suit) along with Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa in New Delhi. Photo: PIB A petition seeks directions to the centre to make ...

Aadhaar Issue: Belated Recognition

In the face of numerous instances of Aadhaar glitches, the government and the UIDAI have backtracked and said that other identification papers would do ~By Sujit Bhar Even as a Supreme Court co...

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