Making political parties transparent about funding has not been easy. As they don’t need to reveal the source of contributions which are Rs20,000 or less, they often get away. Can this loophole be plu...
A recent judgment which allowed a raped girl to abort her 24-week fetus is being lauded for its sensitivity. What are the medical and psychological reasons for allowing this termination?
By Shobha...
Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s BRINDA KARAT hails the landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court granting guardianship rights to unwed mothers.
She spoke to SHANTANU GUHA RAY
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The SC judgment on single mothers reflects how society has evolved
By Roshni Seth
THE Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, requires that a notice be given to the parents of a minor before a guardi...
Bizarre notions stopped single
mothers from getting their due for too long, until the Supreme Court intervened
By Bhavdeep Kang
FATHERHOOD is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fa...
Elevation of judges to the Supreme Court under the collegium system has been fraught with controversy, says a legal luminary who wrote this piece exclusively for India Legal
THE method and proc...
Even after the second phase of hearing of challenges to the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, the collegium system is still pitted against it
BY India Legal Team
The new system ...
The court has upheld the right of death row inmates to be treated with dignity and exhaust all legal remedies before being executed. This has raised its prestige in upholding justice and human rights
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The stalemate over NJAC is having a deleterious effect on the vacancies of judges and additional judges in many high courts. This shows a serious deficit in the collegium system of appointments
By ...
Several hurdles have prevented the commission from taking off, including recusal by Justice JS Khehar, and CJI HL Dattu saying he can’t participate in it. At the root of the problem is independence of...