Sexual preferences were once again the crux of a legal battle which unfolded in the Kerala High Court where the love affair of two women was taken in by the Court with raised eyebrows and a reprimand. A judicial intervention by the apex court, however, ensured that LGBTQ+ couple’s rights are protected from wanton intervention by courts and society
As the Delhi chief minister is sent to six-day ED custody in the case, questions are being raised on the politics behind the arrest and its pre-poll timing. He is the first sitting chief minister to be arrested by any agency in the country
The IAS officer has had another face-off with the Haryana government, this time over his appraisal report. However, the apex court has sided with the state, leading to a setback to the honest officer
Will the centre’s plan to streamline the electoral process be accepted by Opposition parties and regional satraps? Many countries have adopted this model, which was also prevalent in India in the past
As the Kerala High Court sentences the killers of Marxist leader to 20 years of rigorous life imprisonment, it triggers adebate on what constitutes “rarest of the rare” killing and who qualifies for the death penalty
With southern states raising concern and opposition against delimitation, it is incumbent that the centre talk with all stakeholders and arrive at a consensus so that there is a level playing field
The apex court’s verdict on the Electoral Bonds Scheme signals the coming of age of a strong citizen rights jurisprudence in the country. Another laxman rekha has been breached, and for good, but is there an alternative?
Can judges be notched on a scale of efficiency and given the benefit of a tenure extension? While the government has reservations, the judiciary has no model to measure productivity
As the state becomes the first to implement its own brand of the Code, concerns are being raised against potential state vigilantism, moral policing and infringement of individual and minority rights