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As over 400 such people from West Bengal are held illegally by Odisha police and charged with being: “foreigners”—Bangladeshis, in other words—the Calcutta High Court has responded strongly. The entire issue is set to flare up as a divisive plague that could  one day engulf the entire nation

CJI BR Gavai has initiated suo motu proceedings to examine a trend in which the agencies, particularly the Enforcement Directorate, had summoned senior advocates for questioning in relation to the legal advice they offer to their clients facing criminal prosecution. This dangerous trend needs to be nipped in the bud

In what can be called yet another dark day for the state, a student at the South Calcutta Law College was raped by a functionary of the ruling Trinamool Congress within the College campus. It is being said that this victim has been lucky enough to escape with her life, or she might have been another piece of statistic, quite like the unfortunate lady junior doctor, who was gangraped and brutally murdered inside the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital of the same state, merely 11 months back

A daughter’s legal fight over property and social norms shows up the deep faultlines in Indian family values, vis-à-vis legal preconditions

The Supreme Court recently ruled that the right under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution—the right to practise any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business—also includes the right not to carry it on. The verdict can be viewed through the lens of the socio-economic dilemma that exists in India today

A recent Delhi High Court order protecting the personality and publicity rights of the founder of Isha Foundation opens up possibilities for a fresh piece of legislation that can handle recent AI and deepfake developments

Recently, the Delhi High Court upheld an Army court’s order of dismissal of a Christian officer who refused to take part in multi-religious activities, citing his faith. The Court made it clear that “unity is forged in uniform, not through religion”

As the Calcutta High Court recently set aside a judgment delivered by a trial court in a divorce suit filed by a husband on grounds of cruelty and desertion by his wife, the higher court made a very important observation: “The entire mindset of the learned trial judge appears to spring up from a patriarchal and condescending approach.” This shows how toxic social norms still prevail upon judicial officers

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The apex court’s endorsement of privacy in a dispute over CCTV surveillance in a Kolkata ancestral home opens up larger questions about personal liberty, domestic oversight, and the evolving tensions within India’s joint family system