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A delegation of Sri Lankan Tamils, now visiting India, trying to drum up support, say they are being persecuted in their country, and that their religion is being held against them by the government. Here are some legal excerpts from an interview with APN channel

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has recently said that the State must ensure that judicial officers upon retirement must live a life of dignity. This is a case for all government officials

While even political campaign rallies are generally categorised within the right to protest sphere, what relief does a common, apolitical citizen have when the rally’s side-effects infringe upon his human rights?

In 11 years, the Sahara-Sebi Refund Account was able to identify and pay 17,526 applicants involving 48,326 accounts, but the payout was of only Rs 138 crore. How much can a new fund, guarded by an online portal, be able to achieve?

The current administration of the Supreme Court, under Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, has taken up the setting up of Constitution benches with right earnest, reducing pendency to a great extent. This Constitution Day, India will celebrate its day of common rights

In a recent judgment, the Kerala High Court ordered that “by no stretch can the farmers, who effectively sell grains to the government under the Paddy Receipt Sheet (PRS) scheme, be construed to be borrowers by any bank.” That affects their credit rating and this cannot be allowed

Several reputable companies in India and around the world have had their reputations smeared by lawsuits that have failed, but have left in its wake a destroyed brand Several reputable companies in India and around the world have had their reputations smeared by lawsuits that have failed, but have left in its wake a destroyed brand

A recent verdict by a Karnataka sessions court judge, transferring the onus of proving rape on the victim, needs to be seen in the context of the elements of the POCSO Act

The Supreme Court has come out guns blazing against the Union government’s intransigence on the issue of the collegium and judicial appointments. It has issued a clear warning and has passed the message to the government through Attorney General R Venkataramani

Two Calcutta High Court judges are in focus, and how important optics is to the justice system is again to the fore. In every action of the justice system and of the judges, this remains the key issue