How can a prisoner be brutally stabbed within a high security ward despite the presence of security personnel? Indian jails, ...

Over the past few decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the understanding of slum dwellers and their rights. From being viewed as illegal occupants without any rights, they are now seen as ...

A local court in Maharashtra has directed the Bhayander Police to lodge a first information report (FIR) against Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) MLA Jitendra Awhad, accused of ...

The Supreme Court on Friday observed that family members of a person accused of domestic violence, who did not come to the rescue of the complainant and remained as mute spectators, could not be ...

Returning to power with a vendetta, Donald Trump has turned the US government into a battlefield of retribution, empowering Elon Musk to dismantle institutions, override congressional authority, and u ...

Officially a dead language, ornate Latin phraseology and words continue to insert itself into judicial pronouncements in courts across the county. Has it passed its sell by date?

India’s debate over synchronizing elections resurfaces, balancing efficiency against federalism, diversity, and democratic accountability. Professor Ranbir Singh dissects the complexities ...

The Gauhati High Court, in a recent judgment, has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by a resident of Narba Colony, Itanagar, challenging the tender process initiated by the Executive ...

The Allahabad High Court, while disposing a petition, has said that granting back wages in the teeth of the principle of “no work no pay” will lead to unjust enrichment of the petitioner and unfair ...

The Allahabad High Court has said that the District Basic Education Officer of the state is passing cyclostyle manner orders without application of mind. Time and again such kinds of orders are coming ...

Two speeches last week defined the proceedings in Parliament—one by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the other by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Both addressed the Motion of Thanks to the ...

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition challenging the directions issued by the Kerala High Court over the registration of FIRs based on the depositions given by witnesses/victims before the ...