Shivam Sharma

The Delhi High Court has...

The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgment on the batch of pleas challenging the state government’s order allegedly banning the wearing of the hijab by Muslim girls in state colleges and educational institutions. However, the Court’s interim order on the hijab row led to another twist when an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked by her college in Bengaluru to remove her turban.

The apex court, while hearing petitions highlighting the issue, has expressed its displeasure multiple times. In its latest show of quizzing, it pulled up the centre once again. Why does the anomaly persist?

The India Justice Report (IJR), which, since 2019, has been reporting on justice delivery in India, recently analysed prison statistics in India, 2020. It takes a closer look at prisons through the pandemic with a focus on overcrowding, vacancies and access to hospitals, among others.

The Supreme Court on Feb...

The Delhi High Court on ...

In a noteworthy judgment, the Delhi High Court allowed a woman to terminate her 28-week pregnancy as the foetus was suffering from defects. This was a departure from the earlier 24 weeks’ limit for MTP.

A UGC communication to c...

The Supreme Court on January 4, 2022, issued notice after a plea was filed by the West Bengal government against a Delhi High Court order. The order directed the state government to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the transfer of IAS officer Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru.

The apex court has directed that an immediate decision be taken on water levels in the dam, which is at the centre of a decades-old dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It has also observed that the court cannot be made a platform for political compulsions.