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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

The spectre of demonetisation still exists, for many companies and organisations that had justly and legally deposited their hard earned cash incomes during the government-provided window. The Delhi High Court has recently cut to size a marauding government agency

The provisions are expected to be notified anytime now. However, instead of protecting the common man, they might end up shielding corrupt government officials and might even nullify the great good that the RTI Act has achieved so far

The apex court recently delivered a pointed rebuke to a petitioner for filing an unsubstantiated claim in a politically sensitive incident that could have had far-reaching consequences